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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Hardy L. Roberts</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Arnold D. Tritt, Jr.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 11, 2013 10:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL-constructionlaw] FW: Legislative Subcommittee - February Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Gang: See below and attached. Serious stuff is brewing in Tally. Arnie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Pence, Scott [mailto:spence@carltonfields.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 11, 2013 10:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Arnold D. Tritt, Jr.<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Roberts, Hardy L.; Heron, Lisa Colon; Rob Doan<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Legislative Subcommittee - February Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following is the Legislative Subcommittee’s report for today’s call.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Legislative Subcommittee has been asked to review and provide comments for the following proposed legislation:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Proposed Bill<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>SB 530</b> (Revised Arbitration Code)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">In order to address the potential argument that the court no longer has authority to stay an arbitration proceeding where it finds no agreement to arbitrate exists, the CLC recommended adding the words "and the
court may stay any arbitration proceeding that has been initiated or threatened" to the end of new Section 682.03 (3) on page 13 of 38.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">For the same reasons the CLC opposed the 2012 version of this Bill, the CLC opposes this Bill.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>SB 112 </b>(Fraudulent Liens)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">As worded, 713.31 would only apply to a "person who fraudulently records a claim of lien." First, it was unclear to us what this requires (e.g. does it require an adjudication that someone fraudulently recorded
a lien?). Second, it is unclear how someone fraudulently records a lien to begin with (e.g. by telling someone you aren't recording one, but then doing so anyway?)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">We felt the issue is whether the lien is fraudulent, as opposed to whether the lien was fraudulently recorded. Therefore, the CLC proposed modifying the exception language to read as follows: "Claims for fraudulent
liens filed pursuant to part I of chapter 713 shall be governed by s. 713.31 and are excluded from this section."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>HB 285</b> (Judgment Liens)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">No need for the CLC to take any position on this Bill.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Copies of the proposed Bills are attached for your reference. We will continue to monitor the progress of these Bills and weigh in as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><img border="0" width="190" height="53" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CE084A.F901F420" alt="Carlton Fields"><br>
Scott Pence</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
Attorney at Law<br>
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4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Ste. 1000<br>
Tampa, Florida 33607-5780 <br>
Direct: 813.229.4322 | Fax: 813.229.4133<br>
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