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    <font size="-1"><font face="Arial">My apologies for chiming in... 
        (again)  <br>
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        The terms "public work" or "public building" are not defined for
        purposes of Chapter 255, and no reported opinion has addressed
        it in that context.  </font></font>The term ‘public works’ has
    been otherwise defined as all fixed works, constructed for public
    use, as railways, docks, canals, water-works, roads, etc. (citation
    omitted)”.  Demeter Land Co. v. Florida Public Service Co., 99 Fla.
    954, 963, 128 So. 402, 406 (1930).  In Housing by Vogue, Inc. v.
    Department of Revenue, 422 So.2d 3 (Fla. 1982), the Court broadened
    the definition of “public works” to include portable classrooms
    despite their character as “personalty”, citing to the general
    definition of public works contained in American Jurisprudence,
    Second Edition:<br>
    <br>
            The determination of what are public works is often a
    question<br>
        of statutory construction and interpretation.  The question of
    whether <br>
        a work is a public work is not to be determined by the mode of
    payment <br>
        or by the instruments used in attaining it, but rather by the
    objects<br>
        to be accomplished. <br>
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    (If you are listening out there Arnie . . .  I really need to find
    time to finish that article with RJ)<br>
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              color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">I assume you are
              referring to the addition of "or private
              entity" to the first sentence of 255.05(1)(a).  However,
              the contract in
              question still must have as its object one of the
              following three enumerated in
              that sentence:  "<font color="#000000">the construction of
                a public building,
                for the prosecution and completion of a public work, or
                for repairs upon a
                public building or public work . . . ."  </font><font
                color="#0000ff">Is it
                the case that an improvement constructed and occupied by
                a private entity under
                a lease with a governmental entity necessarily is a
                "public building" or that
                the construction of same is a "public work"?  If it's
                procurement is
                done pursuant to the applicable procurement statutes and
                regulations, then I
                suppose it would be.  However, I don't believe that is
                always or even
                mostly the case.  One example that springs to mind is an
                airport hotel
                constructed upon public land.  Is that a "public
                building"?</font></font></span></div>
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      <div align="left"><font face="Arial"><strong>Reese J. Henderson,
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            <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1">Jacksonville,
                Florida 32202</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1">Main:
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              <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1">Email:
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Reese.Henderson@gray-robinson.com">Reese.Henderson@gray-robinson.com</a></font></div>
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        <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b>
          <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>
          [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>] <b>On
            Behalf Of
          </b>Joseph G. Thresher<br>
          <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:35
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          <b>To:</b> 'RPPTL constructionlaw'<br>
          <b>Subject:</b> Re:
          [RPPTL-constructionlaw]713.10 lien for private leasehold
          onpublic
          land<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d">If you
            diagramed sentences in
            grade school, diagram 255.05(1)(a). That yields conclusion I
            offered for
            interpretation of 255.05(1)(a). The person contracting for
            improvement with a
            private entity to be constructed upon public property or
            public work “shall be
            required” to get and record payment and performance bond.
            There are many cases
            that explain the purpose of 255.05 as to supply a remedy
            because the lien laws
            don’t supply remedy for lienors when improvement is to
            public work. Both the
            grammatical structure and purpose for the amendment was to
            make private
            participants to construction to be accountable for security
            for payment because
            lien remedies are insufficient on public property. There is
            no “right” to
            contract for improvements for benefit of private parties.
            The amendment in 2007
            merely corrects a gap in what has always been intention
            under 255.05 to protect
            Lienors. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span
                style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
                'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>] <b>On
                  Behalf Of </b>Reese
                J. Henderson, Jr.<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:25
                PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> RPPTL constructionlaw; Danay Diaz<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                [RPPTL-constructionlaw] 713.10 lien for private
                leasehold onpublic
                land<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:
              blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Joseph: 
              Your meaning is not at all clear.  How would a statutory
              chapter 255.05
              payment bond even be required for an improvement
              contracted and paid for by a
              private entity leasing public land?  The purpose of
              255.05, as I had
              understood it, was to secure payment for subcontractors
              supplying labor,
              services and materials to governmental entities, not
              private
              parties.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY:
              'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
              FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
              FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
              FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Reese J. Henderson,
              Jr.</span></strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
            FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Courier"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">GrayRobinson,
              P.A.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY:
              Courier"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR:
              black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">50
              North Laura Street, Suite 1100 </span><span
              style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Courier"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt;
              FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Jacksonville,
              Florida 32202</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt;
              FONT-FAMILY: Courier"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY:
            'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><b><span
              style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
              'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span
            style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>
            [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
            <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joseph G. Thresher<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 07,
            2012 12:10 PM<br>
            <b>To:</b> 'RPPTL constructionlaw'; 'Danay
            Diaz'<br>
            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL-constructionlaw]713.10 lien for
            private
            leasehold onpublic land</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
            FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d">Not if the
            amendment by 2007-221
            laws of Florida are interpreted consistent with purpose of
            255.05.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
                  FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span
                style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
                'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>
                [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peyton White Lumpkin<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 06,
                2012 3:35 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> 'RPPTL constructionlaw'<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                [RPPTL-constructionlaw] 713.10 lien for private
                leasehold onpublic
                land<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d">A 255 bond
            would not apply to a
            ground lease of public  vacant property being developed by a
            private
            developer, with title to the improvements in the developer
            until the end of the
            lease when they revert back to the public entity, correct?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR:
              blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Dark Courier'">Peyton White
              Lumpkin, Esq., LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR:
              blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Dark Courier'">The Lumpkin
              Law Firm P.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR:
              blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Dark Courier'">2655 Le Jeune
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
                  FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span
                style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
                'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>
                [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:fred.dudley@hklaw.com">fred.dudley@hklaw.com</a><br>
                <b>Sent:</b>
                Monday, February 06, 2012 3:04 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b>
                Re: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] 713.10 lien for private
                leasehold onpublic
                land<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d">There’s also
            an old case out of
            north Florida holding county commissioners PERSONALLY liable
            for failing to
            require a 255 bond! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
                  'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span
                style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
                'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>
                [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joseph G. Thresher<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 06, 2012
                2:44 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> 'RPPTL constructionlaw'<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                [RPPTL-constructionlaw] 713.10 lien for private
                leasehold onpublic
                land<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span
            style="COLOR: #1f497d">Why
            not enforce your bond remedy?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span
            style="COLOR: #1f497d">Note
            the first sentence of 255.05(1)(a); the recent amendments
            creating existing
            language requires private party to obtain bond(s) for work
            that private party
            contracts for as improvement to public property or a Public
            Work .  To
            understand better the meaning of the amendment, do research
            on use of “public
            work”; that wording is not limited to “ public property” or
            there would be no
            disjunctive “or”. A very early case used “public work”  as
            private property
            of a railroad that would serve the public; that case did not
            deal with lien or
            bond, but it illustrates how general “public work” means in
            current version of
            statute.   A more interesting issue is defining the remedy
            for
            non-compliance against the public body or the private party
            that failed to
            obtain bonds. In some past cases the commissioners or
            council members were
            liable to person or entity that by law had right to rely
            upon existence of the
            required bonds. Who was advising the public body; the
            private party. Does the
            license or lease have an indemnity clause in favor of public
            entity?  Have
            fun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span
            style="COLOR: #1f497d">         JG
            Thresher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span
            style="COLOR: #1f497d">813-229-7744<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span
            style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                <b>On Behalf Of </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:fred.dudley@hklaw.com">fred.dudley@hklaw.com</a><br>
                <b>Sent:</b>
                Friday, February 03, 2012 2:25 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b>
                Re: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] 713.10 lien for private
                leasehold onpublic
                land<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span
              style="COLOR: #1f497d">Can
              you send a copy of the Order on your motion for SJ?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    COLOR: black">Frederick Dudley</span></b><span
                  style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black"> | </span><b><span
                    style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #001a63;
                    FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia','serif'">Holland
                    & Knight</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE:
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                  Board
                  Certified Construction Lawyer<br>
                  315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 600 |
                  Tallahassee FL 32301<br>
                  Phone 850.425.5668 | Fax 850.224.8832 | Cell
                  850.294.3471<br>
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                      style="COLOR: #002776; TEXT-DECORATION: none">www.hklaw.com</span></a>
                </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span
              style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #bbbbbb">________________________________________________<br>
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                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bryan L. Capps<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 02, 2012
                  4:34 PM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> RPPTL constructionlaw<br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                  [RPPTL-constructionlaw] 713.10 lien for private
                  leasehold onpublic
                  land</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:
                  'Arial','sans-serif'">Steve
                  Pickert and I had such a case many years ago, wherein
                  the City of Coral Springs
                  entered into a renewable "Concession Agreement" (i.e.,
                  a lease) for a
                  private party to build an ice-skating rink on City
                  property.  Under the
                  Concession Agreement,
                  the concessionaire/lessee actually owned the
                  improvements subject to the City's reversionary
                  interest at the conclusion
                  of the lease.  The concessionaire/lessee didn't pay
                  the contractor
                  and, in fact, sold its interest during construction. 
                  The contractor, our
                  client, recorded a lien against the property, and both
                  the concessionaire/lessee
                  and the purchaser said the property was not lienable. 
                  We moved for and
                  were granted summary judgment in our favor on that
                  issue.  Attached is the
                  motion/brief, which is a matter of public record
                  and may be helpful. 
                  Presumably much of the law has changed/evolved over
                  the past 14 or so
                  years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
                  'Arial','sans-serif'">Bryan
                  Capps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span
                style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
                'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>
                on behalf of Larry Leiby<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Thu 2/2/2012 3:44 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b>
                RPPTL constructionlaw<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] 713.10 lien
                for private leasehold onpublic land</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">The
                answer is in the definitions in 713.01 (and if you are
                referring to 8:3 of my
                book, it is set out there).  The statutory reason that
                you can’t lien
                publicly owned property is because a governmental owner
                is not within the
                definition of owner in 713.01.  The definition of real
                property also
                excludes governmentally owned property.  This is
                intended to keep
                governmentally owned property out of the lien law
                because a government must
                usually go through an election to subject public owned
                property to liens, e.g.,
                financing bond issues.  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">An
                owner is also defined as one having an interest in the
                property and who enters
                into a contract for the improvement of the real
                property.  Thus there is no
                reason that you cannot have a lien on a private
                leasehold interest that sits on
                public property.  You want to be careful when you
                prepare the lien to only
                seek it against the leasehold.  Also a lien on a
                leasehold is typically
                only as valuable as the tenant is collectable.  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">Go get
                em.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="COLOR: #215868; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Rounded
                    MT Bold','sans-serif'">Larry
                    R. Leiby, Esq.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY:
                    'Arial','sans-serif'">Malka & Kravitz,
                    P.A.        
                                                                     </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY:
                    'Arial','sans-serif'">1300 Sawgrass Corp.
                    Pkwy., Suite 100</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY:
                    'Arial','sans-serif'">Ft. Lauderdale,
                    FL  33323</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY:
                    'Arial','sans-serif'">Phone: 
                    954-514-0984</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY:
                    'Arial','sans-serif'">Fax:     
                    954-514-0985</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                    style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY:
                    'Arial','sans-serif'">e-mail: 
                    <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:leiby@mkpalaw.com">leiby@mkpalaw.com</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Rounded
                    MT Bold','sans-serif'">Board
                    Certified in Construction Law</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Rounded
                    MT Bold','sans-serif'">Fla.
                    S. Ct. Certified Circuit Court Civil Mediator</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><b><span
                    style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Rounded
                    MT Bold','sans-serif'">Fellow,
                    College of Commercial Arbitrators</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rafael Perez<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 02, 2012
                    2:56 PM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org">constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b>
                    [RPPTL-construction<span style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </span>law]
                    713.10 lien for
                    private leasehold on public land</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in">Does anyone
              have any authority for a
              construction lien on a leasehold where the lessee is a
              private party but the
              lessor is a municipality (i.e. on public land)?  The
              lessee contracted for
              the improvements which were required by the lease
              agreement.  The only
              authority I have found is Section 8.3 of the Fla. Prac.
              Construction Law Manual
              which states in the first paragraph, in part: “However,
              there may be private
              leasehold interests on governmental property that are
              lienable.”   I
              have found no other authority.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">Rafael
                A. Perez</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">Board
                Certified Construction Attorney</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">McArdle
                and Perez, P.A.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">806 S.
                Douglas Road, Suite 625</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">Coral
                Gables, Florida 33134</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">305-442-2214</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d">Fax
                305-442-2291</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><span
                style="COLOR: #1f497d"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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