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jurisdiction over the appeal of the Maronda Homes case, shouldn’t the
legislature wait to see what happens before advancing a bill overturning the 5<sup>th</sup>
DCA’s decision before the Florida Supreme Court has a chance to issue its
opinion? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org
[mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Reese J. Henderson, Jr.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 13, 2011
1:40 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RPPTL constructionlaw<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [RPPTL-constructionlaw]
FW: SB 1196 - Construction Warranties<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Folks: Please see the
attached. I am soliciting comments from CLC members before formulating a
response to the higher-ups with the RPPTL section. Due to the
time-sensitive nature of these things, I will only be able to include responses
received by COB today.</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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Robert S. [mailto:rfreedman@carltonfields.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 13, 2011
12:33 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Reese J. Henderson, Jr.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> SB 1196 - Construction
Warranties</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Reese,
I am not sure if I sent this one to you previously. Does the CLC have a
position on SB 1196 (attached), as </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>introduced by Senator Bennett? This is the
homebuilders’ legislative attempt to reverse the <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Maronda Homes</span></i> decision, and also narrows
the common law doctrine in <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gable v. Silver</span></i>.
The Condominium and Planned Development and the Real Property Litigation
committees have both advised that they are opposed to the proposal. Pete
is meeting tomorrow with the homebuilders’ representatives (one of whom
is Chris Dudley, Fred’s son, for purposes of disclosure) to discuss the
proposal. We do not have a Section position at this point in time, but
want to consider one and need to know the CLC’s thoughts. Please
advise at your earliest possible convenience, and sorry for the rush.
Regards, Rob</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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