<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Have you investigated the the unlicensed practice of law issue? You may find language in the reported opinion on preparation of notices to owner interesting.</FONT><br>
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<div style="CLEAR: both">Barry Kalmanson<br>
bkpa1@aol.com<br>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Charles B. Hernicz, Esq <CHernicz@herniczlegal.com><br>
To: 'RPPTL constructionlaw' <constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org><br>
Sent: Wed, May 2, 2012 12:56 pm<br>
Subject: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] Claims of Lien Drafted by Notice Companies<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The 2007 changes to chapter 713 included a change to 713.08 that states--</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(2) The claim of lien may be prepared by the lienor or the lienor’s employee or attorney and shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed by the lienor or the lienor’s agent acquainted with the facts stated therein.</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My understanding was that this was intended to prohibit notice companies from drafting claims of lien. The result has been that the notice companies are still drafting the liens but no longer putting their information in the “Prepared by and return to” block. I’ve had several problems in the past few weeks with liens improperly drafted, and in one case signed by the notice company as “agent” of the contractor and recorded without the contractor’s knowledge or approval (which almost blew up a settlement deal we had worked out). What can/should be done to stop this??</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chuck</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Charles B. Hernicz, Esq.<br>
</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 7pt">Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar<br>
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Hernicz Legal Services, P.L.<br>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">15854 Bent Creek Road <br>
Wellington, FL 33414 <br>
Telephone: (561) 753-7511 <br>
Facsimile: (561) 753-7082 <br>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A>Chernicz@HerniczLegal.com</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></div>
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