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</P><DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN class=043292016-11072011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> I could not make the call today but write
to express my views on the proposed legislative changes. The proposed
changes to Ch. 85 (dealing with Owner's exposure to personal judgments on claims
brought by non-privity claimants) and Ch. 95 (dropping the one year SOL for all
bonds) are problematic for following reasons:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN class=043292016-11072011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN class=043292016-11072011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN class=043292016-11072011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> 1. Fla. Stat. s.
85.021--- This unintelligible legislation admittedly cries out
to be rewritten. Issue is making the Owner liable personally to
non-privity lienors foreclosing their construction liens. I realize that
there is a 1917 case and a 1969 case that arguably supports holding an
Owner personally liable for claims of non-privity lienors. As construction
law is practiced today, however, at least in my universe, the Owner is only
personally liable to lienor claimants who enjoy a direct contractual
relationship with owner. So, for example, when a subcontractor lien is
bonded off by a GC pursuant to Fla. Stat. s. 713.24, the Owner is no longer
a proper party to the action. Owners should not bear personal liability
for construction debts owed to subcontractors. I believe having an in rem
remedy along with a contractual remedy against the contracting party (other than
Owner) is adequate for the protection of lower tier subs and suppliers. I
would recommend that the statute be clarified, consistent with practice today,
that the Owner not be subject to personal liability when a non-privity lienor is
foreclosing its lien. Owner, under certain circumstances, should continue
to be liable to non-privity claimants for unjust enrichment.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN class=043292016-11072011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN class=043292016-11072011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN class=043292016-11072011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> 2. Fla. Stat. s. 95.11 (2) (b) and
(e)-- While there is an inconsistency among the SOL's as noted, the
prescribed "cure" will prove far more harmful than the existing
shortcoming (which boils down to measuring the one year SOL period from the date
of sub's last date of furnishing vs. GC's last date of furnishing). The
proposed change will lead us right back to the bad old days when bond
claims were dominated by arguments about whether the bond was a "statutory bond"
or a "common law bond". The provision sought to be deleted at s. 95.11 (2)
(e) was actually passed to eliminate all the uncertainty and expense associated
with litigating that issue which generated great confusion in the trial
courts. The beauty of the existing language is that it doesn't
matter whether the bond is "statutory" or "common law"-- the one year period
applies. Now we are going to replace that clarity with the ambiguous
proposed language which introduces the same fog that generated the years of
unproductive and wasteful litigation on common law vs. statutory bonds. If
you want to make the SOL's all consistent, it is easy to do without injecting
all the uncertainty and ambiguity the proposed legislation offers.
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B>Michael R. Gibbons (<A href="http://lowndes-law.com/our-people/michael-r-gibbons">Bio</A>)<BR>Shareholder<BR></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor &
Reed, P.A.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>450
South Orange Avenue, 8th Floor<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>Orlando, FL 32801<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>Phone: 407-418-6378<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>Fax: 407-843-4444<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>email:</FONT> <A href="mailto:michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com"><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com</FONT></A></SPAN><BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>website:</FONT> <A href="http://www.lowndes-law.com/"><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://www.lowndes-law.com</FONT></A></SPAN><BR><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org
[mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Reese
J. Henderson, Jr.<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 11, 2011 11:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RPPTL-constructionlaw]
Lien Law Legislative Proposal<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Folks,<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>In connection with today’s call, please find attached the
legislative committee’s proposal for which we are seeking approval to forward to
the Executive Council for further action and, hopefully, submission during the
2012 legislative session. Attached are:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>Legislative Position Request Form<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoListParagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
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<P class=MsoListParagraph style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>White Paper<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The long and short is that we are seeking to clarify certain
provisions of the lien law to eliminate contradictory references, clarify the
statute of limitations on actions on payment bonds, tweak the statutory claim of
lien form; tweak the statutory notice of commencement form and clean up the
section dealing with electronic proof of delivery. I will be on the call
to answer any questions.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Reese<o:p></o:p></P>
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