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House Bill 1403




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1403

        By Representative Tobin






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to construction liens; amending

  3         s. 713.01, F.S.; redefining the terms

  4         "improve," "improvement," "subcontractor," and

  5         "sub-subcontractor" to include reference to

  6         solid-waste removal; providing an effective

  7         date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsections (12), (13), (26), and (27) of

12  section 713.01, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

13         713.01  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:

14         (12)  "Improve" means build, erect, place, make, alter,

15  remove, repair, or demolish any improvement over, upon,

16  connected with, or beneath the surface of real property, or

17  excavate any land, or furnish materials for any of these

18  purposes, or perform any labor or services upon the

19  improvements, including the furnishing of carpet or rugs or

20  appliances that are permanently affixed to the real property

21  and final construction cleanup to prepare a structure for

22  occupancy; or perform any labor or services or furnish any

23  materials in grading, seeding, sodding, or planting for

24  landscaping purposes, including the furnishing of trees,

25  shrubs, bushes, or plants that are planted on the real

26  property, or in equipping any improvement with fixtures or

27  permanent apparatus or provide any solid-waste collection or

28  disposal on the site of the improvement.

29         (13)  "Improvement" means any building, structure,

30  construction, demolition, excavation, solid-waste removal,

31  landscaping, or any part thereof existing, built, erected,

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  1  placed, made, or done on land or other real property for its

  2  permanent benefit.

  3         (26)  "Subcontractor" means a person other than a

  4  materialman or laborer who enters into a contract with a

  5  contractor for the performance of any part of such

  6  contractor's contract, including the removal of solid waste

  7  from the real property.

  8         (27)  "Sub-subcontractor" means a person other than a

  9  materialman or laborer who enters into a contract with a

10  subcontractor for the performance of any part of such

11  subcontractor's contract, including the removal of solid waste

12  from the real property.

13         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

14  law.

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17                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Redefines the terms "improve," "improvement,"
19    "subcontractor," and "sub-subcontractor" with respect to
      state law governing construction liens to include
20    reference to solid-waste collection or removal.

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