Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1272
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/03/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Bradley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsections
    6  (6) and (7) of section 255.05, Florida Statutes, are amended,
    7  and a new subsection (11) is added to that section, to read:
    8         255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings;
    9  form; action by claimants.—
   10         (2)(a)1. If a claimant is no longer furnishing labor,
   11  services, or materials on a project, a contractor or the
   12  contractor’s agent or attorney may elect to shorten the time
   13  within which an action to enforce any claim against a payment
   14  bond must be commenced by recording in the clerk’s office a
   15  notice in substantially the following form:
   16  
   17                     NOTICE OF CONTEST OF CLAIM                    
   18                        AGAINST PAYMENT BOND                       
   19  
   20  To: ...(Name and address of claimant)...
   21  
   22         You are notified that the undersigned contests your notice
   23  of nonpayment, dated ............, ........, and served on the
   24  undersigned on ............, ........, and that the time within
   25  which you may file suit to enforce your claim is limited to 60
   26  days after the date of service of this notice.
   27  
   28         DATED on ............, .........
   29  
   30  Signed: ...(Contractor or Attorney)...
   31  
   32  The claim of a claimant upon whom such notice is served and who
   33  fails to institute a suit to enforce his or her claim against
   34  the payment bond within 60 days after service of such notice is
   35  extinguished automatically. The contractor or the contractor’s
   36  attorney shall serve a copy of the notice of contest on to the
   37  claimant at the address shown in the notice of nonpayment or
   38  most recent amendment thereto and shall certify to such service
   39  on the face of the notice and record the notice.
   40         2. A claimant, except a laborer, who is not in privity with
   41  the contractor shall, before commencing or not later than 45
   42  days after commencing to furnish labor, services, or materials
   43  for the prosecution of the work, serve the contractor with a
   44  written notice that he or she intends to look to the bond for
   45  protection. If the payment bond is not recorded before the
   46  commencement of work or before the recommencement of work after
   47  a default or abandonment, if applicable, as required by s.
   48  255.05(1), the claimant may serve the contractor with such
   49  written notice up to 45 days after the date that the claimant is
   50  served with a copy of the bond. A claimant who is not in privity
   51  with the contractor and who has not received payment for
   52  furnishing his or her labor, services, or materials shall serve
   53  a written notice of nonpayment on the contractor and a copy of
   54  the notice on the surety. The notice of nonpayment must shall be
   55  under oath and served during the progress of the work or
   56  thereafter but may not be served earlier than 30 45 days after
   57  the first furnishing of labor, services, or materials by the
   58  claimant or later than 90 days after the final furnishing of the
   59  labor, services, or materials by the claimant or, with respect
   60  to rental equipment, later than 90 days after the date that the
   61  rental equipment was last on the job site of the improvement
   62  available for use. Any notice of nonpayment served by a claimant
   63  who is not in privity with the contractor which includes sums
   64  for retainage must specify the portion of the amount claimed for
   65  retainage. An action for the labor, services, or materials may
   66  not be instituted against the contractor or the surety unless
   67  the notice to the contractor and notice of nonpayment have been
   68  served, if required by this section. Notices required or
   69  permitted under this section must be served in accordance with
   70  s. 713.18. A claimant may not waive in advance his or her right
   71  to bring an action under the bond against the surety. In any
   72  action brought to enforce a claim against a payment bond under
   73  this section, the prevailing party is entitled to recover a
   74  reasonable fee for the services of his or her attorney for trial
   75  and appeal or for arbitration, in an amount to be determined by
   76  the court or arbitrator, which fee must be taxed as part of the
   77  prevailing party’s costs, as allowed in equitable actions. The
   78  time periods for service of a notice of nonpayment or for
   79  bringing an action against a contractor or a surety are shall be
   80  measured from the last day of furnishing labor, services, or
   81  materials by the claimant and may not be measured by other
   82  standards, such as the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or
   83  the issuance of a certificate of substantial completion. The
   84  negligent inclusion or omission of any information in the notice
   85  of nonpayment that has not prejudiced the contractor or surety
   86  does not constitute a default that operates to defeat an
   87  otherwise valid bond claim. A claimant who serves a fraudulent
   88  notice of nonpayment forfeits his or her rights under the bond.
   89  A notice of nonpayment is fraudulent if the claimant has
   90  willfully exaggerated the amount unpaid, willfully included a
   91  claim for work not performed or materials not furnished for the
   92  subject improvement, or prepared the notice with such willful
   93  and gross negligence as to amount to a willful exaggeration.
   94  However, a minor mistake or error in a notice of nonpayment, or
   95  a good faith dispute as to the amount unpaid, does not
   96  constitute a willful exaggeration that operates to defeat an
   97  otherwise valid claim against the bond. The service of a
   98  fraudulent notice of nonpayment is a complete defense to the
   99  claimant’s claim against the bond. The notice of nonpayment
  100  under this subparagraph must include the following information,
  101  current as of the date of the notice, and must be in
  102  substantially the following form:
  103  
  104                        NOTICE OF NONPAYMENT                       
  105  
  106  To: ...(name of contractor and address)...
  107  
  108  ...(name of surety and address)...
  109  
  110  The undersigned claimant notifies you that:
  111         1. Claimant has furnished ...(describe labor, services, or
  112  materials)... for the improvement of the real property
  113  identified as ...(property description).... The corresponding
  114  amount unpaid to date is $...., of which $.... is unpaid
  115  retainage.
  116         2. Claimant has been paid to date the amount of $.... for
  117  previously furnishing ...(describe labor, services, or
  118  materials)... for this improvement.
  119         3. Claimant expects to furnish ...(describe labor,
  120  services, or materials)... for this improvement in the future
  121  (if known), and the corresponding amount expected to become due
  122  is $.... (if known).
  123  
  124  I declare that I have read the foregoing Notice of Nonpayment
  125  and that the facts stated in it are true to the best of my
  126  knowledge and belief.
  127  
  128  DATED on ............, .........
  129  
  130  ...(signature and address of claimant)...
  131  
  132  STATE OF FLORIDA
  133  COUNTY OF ........
  134  
  135  The foregoing instrument was sworn to (or affirmed) and
  136  subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or sworn to
  137  (or affirmed) by ☐ online notarization this .... day of ....,
  138  ...(year)..., by ...(name of signatory)....
  139  
  140         ...(Signature of Notary Public - State of Florida)...
  141         ...(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary
  142  Public)...
  143  
  144  Personally Known ........ OR Produced Identification ........
  145  
  146  Type of Identification Produced.................................
  147  
  148         (6) All payment bond forms used by a public owner and all
  149  payment bonds executed pursuant to this section by a surety
  150  shall make reference to this section by number, shall contain
  151  reference to the notice and time limitation provisions in
  152  subsections (2) and (9) (10), and shall comply with the
  153  requirements of paragraph (1)(a).
  154         (7)In lieu of the bond required by this section, a
  155  contractor may file with the state, county, city, or other
  156  political authority an alternative form of security in the form
  157  of cash, a money order, a certified check, a cashier’s check, an
  158  irrevocable letter of credit, or a security of a type listed in
  159  part II of chapter 625. Any such alternative form of security
  160  shall be for the same purpose and be subject to the same
  161  conditions as those applicable to the bond required by this
  162  section. The determination of the value of an alternative form
  163  of security shall be made by the appropriate state, county,
  164  city, or other political subdivision.
  165         (11)Unless otherwise provided in this section, service of
  166  any document must be made in accordance with s. 713.18.
  167         Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  168  337.18, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (6) is
  169  added to that section, to read:
  170         337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance
  171  contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond
  172  requirements; defaults; damage assessments.—
  173         (1)
  174         (c) A claimant, except a laborer, who is not in privity
  175  with the contractor shall, before commencing or not later than
  176  90 days after commencing to furnish labor, materials, or
  177  supplies for the prosecution of the work, furnish the contractor
  178  with a notice that he or she intends to look to the bond for
  179  protection. A claimant who is not in privity with the contractor
  180  and who has not received payment for his or her labor,
  181  materials, or supplies shall deliver to the contractor and to
  182  the surety written notice of the performance of the labor or
  183  delivery of the materials or supplies and of the nonpayment. The
  184  notice of nonpayment may be served at any time during the
  185  progress of the work or thereafter but not before 30 45 days
  186  after the first furnishing of labor, services, or materials, and
  187  not later than 90 days after the final furnishing of the labor,
  188  services, or materials by the claimant or, with respect to
  189  rental equipment, not later than 90 days after the date that the
  190  rental equipment was last on the job site of the improvement
  191  available for use. An action by a claimant, except a laborer,
  192  who is not in privity with the contractor for the labor,
  193  materials, or supplies may not be instituted against the
  194  contractor or the surety unless both notices have been given.
  195  Written notices required or permitted under this section must
  196  may be served in accordance with any manner provided in s.
  197  713.18.
  198         (6)Unless otherwise provided in this section, service of
  199  any document must be made in accordance with s. 713.18.
  200         Section 3. Present subsections (13) through (27) and
  201  subsections (28) and (29) of section 713.01, Florida Statutes,
  202  are redesignated as subsections (14) through (28) and
  203  subsections (30) and (31), respectively, new subsections (13)
  204  and (29) are added to that section, and subsections (4), (8),
  205  and (12) of that section are amended, to read:
  206         713.01 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
  207         (4) “Clerk’s office” means the office of the clerk of the
  208  circuit court of the county, or another office serving as the
  209  county recorder as provided by law, in which the real property
  210  is located.
  211         (8) “Contractor” means a person other than a materialman or
  212  laborer who enters into a contract with the owner of real
  213  property for improving it, or who takes over from a contractor
  214  as so defined the entire remaining work under such contract. The
  215  term “contractor” includes an architect, landscape architect, or
  216  engineer who improves real property pursuant to a design-build
  217  contract authorized by s. 489.103(16). The term also includes a
  218  licensed general contractor or building contractor, as those
  219  terms are defined in s. 489.105(3)(a) and (b), respectively, who
  220  provides construction management services, which include
  221  scheduling and coordinating both preconstruction and
  222  construction phases for the successful, timely, and economical
  223  completion of the construction project or who provides program
  224  management services, which include schedule control, cost
  225  control, and coordination in providing or procuring planning,
  226  design, and construction.
  227         (12) “Final furnishing” means the last date that the lienor
  228  furnishes labor, services, or materials. Such date may not be
  229  measured by other standards, such as the issuance of a
  230  certificate of occupancy or the issuance of a certificate of
  231  final completion, and does not include the correction of
  232  deficiencies in the lienor’s previously performed work or
  233  materials supplied. With respect to rental equipment, the term
  234  means the date that the rental equipment was last on the job
  235  site of the improvement and available for use. With respect to
  236  specially fabricated materials, the term means the date that the
  237  last portion of the specially fabricated materials is delivered
  238  to the site of the improvement, or if any portion of the
  239  specially fabricated materials is not delivered to the site of
  240  the improvement by no fault of the lienor, the term means 90
  241  days after the date the lienor completes the fabrication or 90
  242  days before the expiration of the notice of commencement,
  243  whichever is earlier.
  244         (13)“Finance charge” means a contractually specified
  245  additional amount to be paid by the obligor on any balance that
  246  remains unpaid by the due date set forth in the credit agreement
  247  or other contract.
  248         (29)“Specially fabricated materials” means materials
  249  designed and fabricated for use in a particular improvement that
  250  are not generally suited for or readily adaptable for use in a
  251  similar improvement.
  252         Section 4. Section 713.011, Florida Statutes, is created to
  253  read:
  254         713.011Computation of time.—
  255         (1)In computing any time period for recording a document
  256  or filing an action under this part, if the last day of the time
  257  period is a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or any day observed
  258  as a holiday by the clerk’s office, the time period is extended
  259  to the end of the next business day.
  260         (2)During a state of emergency declared under chapter 252
  261  during which the clerk’s office is closed, the time periods for
  262  recording a document or filing an action under this part are
  263  tolled. Upon the expiration of the declared state of emergency,
  264  the number of days that were remaining for any such time period
  265  on the first day of the declared state of emergency commences on
  266  the first business day after the expiration of the declared
  267  state of emergency.
  268         (3)For purposes of this section, a federal, state, or
  269  local governmental order closing or directing the closure of the
  270  clerk’s office for any reason constitutes a state of emergency
  271  and a clerk’s office is considered closed if it is not accepting
  272  documents for recording or filing by any means.
  273         Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  274  713.10, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is
  275  added to that section, to read:
  276         713.10 Extent of liens.—
  277         (2)
  278         (b) The interest of the lessor is not subject to liens for
  279  improvements made by the lessee when:
  280         1. The lease, or a short form or a memorandum of the lease
  281  that contains the specific language in the lease prohibiting
  282  such liability, is recorded in the official records of the
  283  county where the premises are located before the recording of a
  284  notice of commencement for improvements to the premises and the
  285  terms of the lease expressly prohibit such liability; or
  286         2. The terms of the lease expressly prohibit such
  287  liability, and a notice advising that leases for the rental of
  288  premises on a parcel of land prohibit such liability has been
  289  recorded in the official records of the county in which the
  290  parcel of land is located before the recording of a notice of
  291  commencement for improvements to the premises, and the notice
  292  includes the following:
  293         a. The name of the lessor.
  294         b. The legal description of the parcel of land to which the
  295  notice applies.
  296         c. The specific language contained in the various leases
  297  prohibiting such liability.
  298         d. A statement that all or a majority of the leases entered
  299  into for premises on the parcel of land expressly prohibit such
  300  liability.
  301         3.The lessee is a mobile home owner who is leasing a
  302  mobile home lot in a mobile home park from the lessor.
  303  
  304  A notice that is consistent with subparagraph 2. effectively
  305  prohibits liens for improvements made by a lessee even if other
  306  leases for premises on the parcel do not expressly prohibit
  307  liens or if provisions of each lease restricting the application
  308  of liens are not identical.
  309         (4)The interest of the lessor is not subject to liens for
  310  improvements made by the lessee when the lessee is a mobile home
  311  owner who is leasing a mobile home lot in a mobile home park
  312  from the lessor.
  313         Section 6. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (1) of
  314  section 713.13, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  315         713.13 Notice of commencement.—
  316         (1)(a) Except for an improvement that is exempt under
  317  pursuant to s. 713.02(5), an owner or the owner’s authorized
  318  agent before actually commencing to improve any real property,
  319  or recommencing completion of any improvement after default or
  320  abandonment, whether or not a project has a payment bond
  321  complying with s. 713.23, shall record a notice of commencement
  322  in the clerk’s office and forthwith post either a certified copy
  323  thereof or a notarized statement that the notice of commencement
  324  has been filed for recording along with a copy thereof. The
  325  notice of commencement shall contain all of the following
  326  information:
  327         1. A description sufficient for identification of the real
  328  property to be improved. The description should include the
  329  legal description of the property and also should include the
  330  street address and tax folio number of the property if available
  331  or, if there is no street address available, such additional
  332  information as will describe the physical location of the real
  333  property to be improved.
  334         2. A general description of the improvement.
  335         3. The name and address of the owner, the owner’s interest
  336  in the site of the improvement, and the name and address of the
  337  fee simple titleholder, if other than such owner. A lessee who
  338  contracts for the improvements is an owner as defined under s.
  339  713.01 s. 713.01(23) and must be listed as the owner together
  340  with a statement that the ownership interest is a leasehold
  341  interest.
  342         4. The name and address of the contractor.
  343         5. The name and address of the surety on the payment bond
  344  under s. 713.23, if any, and the amount of such bond.
  345         6. The name and address of any person making a loan for the
  346  construction of the improvements.
  347         7. The name and address within the state of a person other
  348  than himself or herself who may be designated by the owner as
  349  the person upon whom notices or other documents may be served
  350  under this part; and service upon the person so designated
  351  constitutes service upon the owner.
  352         (d) A notice of commencement must be in substantially the
  353  following form:
  354  
  355  Permit No.....                                 Tax Folio No.....
  356                       NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT                      
  357  State of....
  358  County of....
  359  
  360  The undersigned hereby gives notice that improvement will be
  361  made to certain real property, and in accordance with Chapter
  362  713, Florida Statutes, the following information is provided in
  363  this Notice of Commencement.
  364         1. Description of property: ...(legal description of the
  365  property, and street address if available)....
  366         2. General description of improvement:.....
  367         3. Owner information or Lessee information if the Lessee
  368  contracted for the improvement:
  369         a. Name and address:.....
  370         b. Interest in property:.....
  371         c. Name and address of fee simple titleholder (if different
  372  from Owner listed above):.....
  373         4.a. Contractor: ...(name and address)....
  374         b. Contractor’s phone number:.....
  375         5. Surety (if applicable, a copy of the payment bond is
  376  attached):
  377         a. Name and address:.....
  378         b. Phone number:.....
  379         c. Amount of bond: $.....
  380         6.a. Lender: ...(name and address)....
  381         b. Lender’s phone number:.....
  382         7. Persons within the State of Florida designated by Owner
  383  upon whom notices or other documents may be served as provided
  384  by Section 713.13(1)(a)7., Florida Statutes:
  385         a. Name and address:.....
  386         b. Phone numbers of designated persons:.....
  387         8.a. In addition to himself or herself, Owner designates
  388  ............ of ............ to receive a copy of the Lienor’s
  389  Notice as provided in Section 713.13(1)(b), Florida Statutes.
  390         b. Phone number of person or entity designated by
  391  owner:.....
  392         9. Expiration date of notice of commencement (the
  393  expiration date will be 1 year after from the date of recording
  394  unless a different date is specified).....
  395  
  396  WARNING TO OWNER: ANY PAYMENTS MADE BY THE OWNER AFTER THE
  397  EXPIRATION OF THE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT ARE CONSIDERED IMPROPER
  398  PAYMENTS UNDER CHAPTER 713, PART I, SECTION 713.13, FLORIDA
  399  STATUTES, AND CAN RESULT IN YOUR PAYING TWICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
  400  TO YOUR PROPERTY. A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MUST BE RECORDED AND
  401  POSTED ON THE JOB SITE BEFORE THE FIRST INSPECTION. IF YOU
  402  INTEND TO OBTAIN FINANCING, CONSULT WITH YOUR LENDER OR AN
  403  ATTORNEY BEFORE COMMENCING WORK OR RECORDING YOUR NOTICE OF
  404  COMMENCEMENT.
  405  
  406  ...(Signature of Owner or Lessee, or Owner’s or Lessee’s
  407  Authorized Officer/Director/Partner/Manager)...
  408  
  409  ...(Signatory’s Title/Office)...
  410  
  411  The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of
  412  ☐ physical presence or acknowledged before me by means of ☐
  413  online notarization, this .... day of ...., ...(year)..., by
  414  ...(name of person)... as ...(type of authority, . . . e.g.
  415  officer, trustee, attorney in fact)... for ...(name of party on
  416  behalf of whom instrument was executed)....
  417  
  418  ...(Signature of Notary Public - State of Florida)...
  419  
  420  ...(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)...
  421  
  422         Personally Known .... OR Produced Identification ....
  423  
  424  Type of Identification Produced............
  425         Section 7. Subsections (1), (3), and (4) of section
  426  713.132, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  427         713.132 Notice of termination.—
  428         (1) An owner may terminate the period of effectiveness of a
  429  notice of commencement by executing, swearing to, and recording
  430  a notice of termination that contains all of the following:
  431         (a) The same information as the notice of commencement.;
  432         (b) The official records’ recording office document book
  433  and page reference numbers and recording date affixed by the
  434  recording office on of the recorded notice of commencement.;
  435         (c) A statement of the date as of which the notice of
  436  commencement is terminated, which date may not be earlier than
  437  30 days after the notice of termination is recorded.;
  438         (d) A statement specifying that the notice applies to all
  439  the real property subject to the notice of commencement or
  440  specifying the portion of such real property to which it
  441  applies.;
  442         (e) A statement that all lienors have been paid in full.;
  443  and
  444         (f) A statement that the owner has, before recording the
  445  notice of termination, served a copy of the notice of
  446  termination on the contractor and on each lienor who has a
  447  direct contract with the owner or who has timely served a notice
  448  to owner, and a statement that the owner will serve a copy of
  449  the notice of termination on each lienor who timely serves a
  450  notice to owner after the notice of termination has been
  451  recorded. The owner is not required to serve a copy of the
  452  notice of termination on any lienor who has executed a waiver
  453  and release of lien upon final payment in accordance with s.
  454  713.20.
  455         (3) An owner may not record a notice of termination at any
  456  time after except after completion of construction, or after
  457  construction ceases before completion and all lienors have been
  458  paid in full or pro rata in accordance with s. 713.06(4).
  459         (4) If an owner or a contractor, by fraud or collusion,
  460  knowingly makes any fraudulent statement or affidavit in a
  461  notice of termination or any accompanying affidavit, the owner
  462  and the contractor, or either of them, as the case may be, is
  463  liable to any lienor who suffers damages as a result of the
  464  filing of the fraudulent notice of termination,; and any such
  465  lienor has a right of action for damages occasioned thereby.
  466         (5)(4) A notice of termination must be served before
  467  recording on each lienor who has a direct contract with the
  468  owner and on each lienor who has timely and properly served a
  469  notice to owner in accordance with this part before the
  470  recording of the notice of termination. A notice of termination
  471  must be recorded in the official records of the county in which
  472  the improvement is located. If properly served before recording
  473  in accordance with this subsection, the notice of termination
  474  terminates the period of effectiveness of the notice of
  475  commencement 30 days after the notice of termination is recorded
  476  in the official records is effective to terminate the notice of
  477  commencement at the later of 30 days after recording of the
  478  notice of termination or a later the date stated in the notice
  479  of termination as the date on which the notice of commencement
  480  is terminated. However, if a lienor who began work under the
  481  notice of commencement before its termination lacks a direct
  482  contract with the owner and timely serves his or her notice to
  483  owner after the notice of termination has been recorded, the
  484  owner must serve a copy of the notice of termination upon such
  485  lienor, and the termination of the notice of commencement as to
  486  that lienor is effective 30 days after service of the notice of
  487  termination, if the notice of termination has been served
  488  pursuant to paragraph (1)(f) on the contractor and on each
  489  lienor who has a direct contract with the owner or who has
  490  served a notice to owner.
  491         Section 8. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 713.135,
  492  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  493         713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien.—
  494         (1) When a any person applies for a building permit, the
  495  authority issuing such permit shall:
  496         (a) Print on the face of each permit card in no less than
  497  14-point, capitalized, boldfaced type: “WARNING TO OWNER: YOUR
  498  FAILURE TO RECORD A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MAY RESULT IN YOUR
  499  PAYING TWICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR PROPERTY. A NOTICE OF
  500  COMMENCEMENT MUST BE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE JOB SITE BEFORE
  501  THE FIRST INSPECTION. IF YOU INTEND TO OBTAIN FINANCING, CONSULT
  502  WITH YOUR LENDER OR AN ATTORNEY BEFORE RECORDING YOUR NOTICE OF
  503  COMMENCEMENT.”
  504         (b) Provide the applicant and the owner of the real
  505  property upon which improvements are to be constructed with a
  506  printed statement stating that the right, title, and interest of
  507  the person who has contracted for the improvement may be subject
  508  to attachment under the Construction Lien Law. The Department of
  509  Business and Professional Regulation shall furnish, for
  510  distribution, the statement described in this paragraph, and the
  511  statement must be a summary of the Construction Lien Law and
  512  must include an explanation of the provisions of the
  513  Construction Lien Law relating to the recording, and the posting
  514  of copies, of notices of commencement and a statement
  515  encouraging the owner to record a notice of commencement and
  516  post a copy of the notice of commencement in accordance with s.
  517  713.13. The statement must also contain an explanation of the
  518  owner’s rights if a lienor fails to furnish the owner with a
  519  notice as provided in s. 713.06(2) and an explanation of the
  520  owner’s rights as provided in s. 713.22. The authority that
  521  issues the building permit must obtain from the Department of
  522  Business and Professional Regulation the statement required by
  523  this paragraph and must mail, deliver by electronic mail or
  524  other electronic format or facsimile, or personally deliver that
  525  statement to the owner or, in a case in which the owner is
  526  required to personally appear to obtain the permit, provide that
  527  statement to any owner making improvements to real property
  528  consisting of a single or multiple family dwelling up to and
  529  including four units. However, the failure by the authorities to
  530  provide the summary does not subject the issuing authority to
  531  liability.
  532         (c) In addition to providing the owner with the statement
  533  as required by paragraph (b), inform each applicant who is not
  534  the person whose right, title, and interest is subject to
  535  attachment that, as a condition to the issuance of a building
  536  permit, the applicant must promise in good faith that the
  537  statement will be delivered to the person whose property is
  538  subject to attachment.
  539         (d) Furnish to the applicant two or more copies of a form
  540  of notice of commencement conforming with s. 713.13.
  541         (e)Require If the direct contract is greater than $2,500,
  542  the applicant to shall file with the issuing authority before
  543  prior to the first inspection either a certified copy of the
  544  recorded notice of commencement if the direct contract is
  545  greater than $2,500. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
  546  “copy of the notice of commencement” means a certified copy of
  547  the recorded notice of commencement, or a notarized statement
  548  that the notice of commencement has been filed for recording,
  549  along with a copy thereof, or the clerk’s office official
  550  records identifying information that includes the instrument
  551  number for the notice of commencement or the number and page of
  552  book where the notice of commencement is recorded, as identified
  553  by the clerk.
  554         1. In the absence of the filing of a certified copy of the
  555  recorded notice of commencement, the issuing authority or a
  556  private provider performing inspection services may not perform
  557  or approve subsequent inspections until the applicant files by
  558  mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or any other means such
  559  certified copy with the issuing authority.
  560         2. The certified copy of the notice of commencement must
  561  contain the name and address of the owner, the name and address
  562  of the contractor, and the location or address of the property
  563  being improved. The issuing authority shall verify that the name
  564  and address of the owner, the name of the contractor, and the
  565  location or address of the property being improved which is
  566  contained in the certified copy of the notice of commencement is
  567  consistent with the information in the building permit
  568  application.
  569         3. The issuing authority shall provide the recording
  570  information on the certified copy of the recorded notice of
  571  commencement to any person upon request.
  572         4. This subsection does not require the recording of a
  573  notice of commencement before prior to the issuance of a
  574  building permit. If a local government requires a separate
  575  permit or inspection for installation of temporary electrical
  576  service or other temporary utility service, land clearing, or
  577  other preliminary site work, such permits may be issued and such
  578  inspections may be conducted without providing the issuing
  579  authority with a certified copy of the a recorded notice of
  580  commencement or a notarized statement regarding a recorded
  581  notice of commencement. This subsection does not apply to a
  582  direct contract to repair or replace an existing heating or air
  583  conditioning system in an amount less than $7,500.
  584         (f)(e) Not require that a notice of commencement be
  585  recorded as a condition of the application for, or processing or
  586  issuance of, a building permit. However, this paragraph does not
  587  modify or waive the inspection requirements set forth in this
  588  subsection.
  589  
  590  This subsection does not apply to a direct contract to repair or
  591  replace an existing heating or air-conditioning system in an
  592  amount less than $7,500.
  593         (3) An issuing authority under subsection (1) is not liable
  594  in any civil action for the failure to verify that a certified
  595  copy of the recorded notice of commencement, a notarized
  596  statement that the notice of commencement has been filed for
  597  recording along with a copy thereof, or the clerk’s office
  598  official records identifying information that includes the
  599  instrument number for the notice of commencement or the number
  600  and page of book where the notice of commencement is recorded,
  601  as identified by the clerk, has been filed in accordance with
  602  this section.
  603         Section 9. Section 713.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  604  read:
  605         713.18 Manner of serving documents notices and other
  606  instruments.—
  607         (1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, service
  608  of any document notices, claims of lien, affidavits,
  609  assignments, and other instruments permitted or required under
  610  this part, s. 255.05, or s. 337.18, or copies thereof when so
  611  permitted or required, unless otherwise specifically provided in
  612  this part, must be made by one of the following methods:
  613         (a) By hand actual delivery to the person to be served; if
  614  a partnership, to one of the partners; if a corporation, to an
  615  officer, director, managing agent, or business agent; or, if a
  616  limited liability company, to a member or manager.
  617         (b) By common carrier delivery service or by registered,
  618  Global Express Guaranteed, or certified mail to the person to be
  619  served, with postage or shipping paid by the sender and with
  620  evidence of delivery, which may be in an electronic format.
  621         (c) By posting on the site of the improvement if service as
  622  provided by paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) cannot be
  623  accomplished.
  624         (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), service of a notice to
  625  owner or a preliminary notice to contractor under this part, s.
  626  255.05, or s. 337.18, or s. 713.23 is effective as of the date
  627  of mailing and the requirements for service under this section
  628  have been satisfied if all of the following requirements have
  629  been met:
  630         (a) The notice is mailed by registered, Global Express
  631  Guaranteed, or certified mail, with postage prepaid, to the
  632  person to be served and addressed as prescribed at any of the
  633  addresses set forth in subsection (3).;
  634         (b) The notice is mailed within 40 days after the date the
  635  lienor first furnishes labor, services, or materials.; and
  636         (c)1. The person who served the notice maintains a
  637  registered or certified mail log that shows the registered or
  638  certified mail number issued by the United States Postal
  639  Service, the name and address of the person served, and the date
  640  stamp of the United States Postal Service confirming the date of
  641  mailing; or
  642         2. The person who served the notice maintains electronic
  643  tracking records approved or generated by the United States
  644  Postal Service containing the postal tracking number, the name
  645  and address of the person served, and verification of the date
  646  of receipt by the United States Postal Service.
  647         (3)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1), service of a
  648  document under an instrument pursuant to this section is
  649  effective on the date of mailing or shipping, and the
  650  requirements for service under this section have been satisfied,
  651  the instrument if the document it:
  652         1. Is sent to the last address shown in the notice of
  653  commencement or any amendment thereto or, in the absence of a
  654  notice of commencement, to the last address shown in the
  655  building permit application, or to the last known address of the
  656  person to be served.; and
  657         2. Is returned as being “refused,” “moved, not
  658  forwardable,” or “unclaimed,” or is otherwise not delivered or
  659  deliverable through no fault of the person serving the document
  660  item.
  661         (b) If the address shown in the notice of commencement or
  662  any amendment thereto to the notice of commencement, or, in the
  663  absence of a notice of commencement, in the building permit
  664  application, is incomplete for purposes of mailing or delivery,
  665  the person serving the document item may complete the address
  666  and properly format it according to United States Postal Service
  667  addressing standards using information obtained from the
  668  property appraiser or another public record without affecting
  669  the validity of service under this section.
  670         (4) A document notice served by a lienor on one owner or
  671  one partner of a partnership owning the real property is deemed
  672  served on notice to all owners and partners.
  673         Section 10. Section 713.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  674  read:
  675         713.21 Discharge of lien.—A lien properly perfected under
  676  this chapter may be discharged, or released in whole or in part,
  677  by any of the following methods:
  678         (1) By entering satisfaction of the lien upon the margin of
  679  the record thereof in the clerk’s office when not otherwise
  680  prohibited by law. This satisfaction shall be signed by the
  681  lienor, the lienor’s agent or attorney and attested by said
  682  clerk. Any person who executes a claim of lien has shall have
  683  authority to execute a satisfaction in the absence of actual
  684  notice of lack of authority to any person relying on the same.
  685         (2) By the satisfaction or release of the lienor, duly
  686  acknowledged and recorded in the clerk’s office. The
  687  satisfaction or release must include the lienor’s notarized
  688  signature and set forth the official records’ reference numbers
  689  and recording date affixed by the recording office on the
  690  subject lien. Any person who executes a claim of lien has shall
  691  have authority to execute a satisfaction or release in the
  692  absence of actual notice of lack of authority to any person
  693  relying on the same.
  694         (3) By failure to begin an action to enforce the lien
  695  within the time prescribed in this part.
  696         (4) By an order of the circuit court of the county where
  697  the property is located, as provided in this subsection. Upon
  698  filing a complaint therefor by any interested party the clerk
  699  shall issue a summons to the lienor to show cause within 20 days
  700  why his or her lien should not be enforced by action or vacated
  701  and canceled of record. Upon failure of the lienor to show cause
  702  why his or her lien should not be enforced or the lienor’s
  703  failure to commence such action before the return date of the
  704  summons the court shall forthwith order cancellation of the
  705  lien.
  706         (5) By recording in the clerk’s office the original or a
  707  certified copy of a judgment or decree of a court of competent
  708  jurisdiction showing a final determination of the action.
  709         Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 713.22, Florida
  710  Statutes, is amended to read:
  711         713.22 Duration of lien.—
  712         (2) An owner or the owner’s attorney may elect to shorten
  713  the time prescribed in subsection (1) within which to commence
  714  an action to enforce any claim of lien or claim against a bond
  715  or other security under s. 713.23 or s. 713.24 by recording in
  716  the clerk’s office a notice in substantially the following form:
  717  
  718                      NOTICE OF CONTEST OF LIEN                    
  719  To: ...(Name and address of lienor)...
  720  
  721  You are notified that the undersigned contests the claim of lien
  722  filed by you on ...., ...(year)..., and recorded in .... Book
  723  ...., Page ...., of the public records of .... County, Florida,
  724  and that the time within which you may file suit to enforce your
  725  lien is limited to 60 days from the date of service of this
  726  notice. This .... day of ...., ...(year)....
  727  
  728  Signed: ...(Owner or Attorney)...
  729  
  730  The lien of any lienor upon whom such recorded notice is served
  731  and who fails to institute a suit to enforce his or her lien
  732  within 60 days after service of such recorded notice shall be
  733  extinguished automatically. The clerk shall serve, in accordance
  734  with s. 713.18, a copy of the recorded notice of contest to the
  735  lien claimant at the address shown in the claim of lien or most
  736  recent amendment thereto and shall certify to such service and
  737  the date of service on the face of the notice and record the
  738  notice.
  739         Section 12. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of
  740  section 713.23, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  741         713.23 Payment bond.—
  742         (1)
  743         (d) In addition, a lienor who has not received payment for
  744  furnishing his or her labor, services, or materials must, as a
  745  condition precedent to recovery under the bond, serve a written
  746  notice of nonpayment on to the contractor and a copy of the
  747  notice on the surety. The notice must be under oath and served
  748  during the progress of the work or thereafter, but may not be
  749  served later than 90 days after the final furnishing of labor,
  750  services, or materials by the lienor, or, with respect to rental
  751  equipment, later than 90 days after the date the rental
  752  equipment was on the job site of the improvement and available
  753  for use. A notice of nonpayment that includes sums for retainage
  754  must specify the portion of the amount claimed for retainage.
  755  The required notice satisfies this condition precedent with
  756  respect to the payment described in the notice of nonpayment,
  757  including unpaid finance charges due under the lienor’s
  758  contract, and with respect to any other payments which become
  759  due to the lienor after the date of the notice of nonpayment.
  760  The time period for serving a notice of nonpayment is shall be
  761  measured from the last day of furnishing labor, services, or
  762  materials by the lienor and may not be measured by other
  763  standards, such as the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or
  764  the issuance of a certificate of substantial completion. The
  765  failure of a lienor to receive retainage sums not in excess of
  766  10 percent of the value of labor, services, or materials
  767  furnished by the lienor is not considered a nonpayment requiring
  768  the service of the notice provided under this paragraph. If the
  769  payment bond is not recorded before commencement of
  770  construction, the time period for the lienor to serve a notice
  771  of nonpayment may, at the option of the lienor, be calculated
  772  from the date specified in this section or the date the lienor
  773  is served a copy of the bond. However, the limitation period for
  774  commencement of an action on the payment bond as established in
  775  paragraph (e) may not be expanded. The negligent inclusion or
  776  omission of any information in the notice of nonpayment that has
  777  not prejudiced the contractor or surety does not constitute a
  778  default that operates to defeat an otherwise valid bond claim. A
  779  lienor who serves a fraudulent notice of nonpayment forfeits his
  780  or her rights under the bond. A notice of nonpayment is
  781  fraudulent if the lienor has willfully exaggerated the amount
  782  unpaid, willfully included a claim for work not performed or
  783  materials not furnished for the subject improvement, or prepared
  784  the notice with such willful and gross negligence as to amount
  785  to a willful exaggeration. However, a minor mistake or error in
  786  a notice of nonpayment, or a good faith dispute as to the amount
  787  unpaid, does not constitute a willful exaggeration that operates
  788  to defeat an otherwise valid claim against the bond. The service
  789  of a fraudulent notice of nonpayment is a complete defense to
  790  the lienor’s claim against the bond. The notice under this
  791  paragraph must include the following information, current as of
  792  the date of the notice, and must be in substantially the
  793  following form:
  794  
  795                        NOTICE OF NONPAYMENT                       
  796  
  797  To ...(name of contractor and address)...
  798  
  799  ...(name of surety and address)...
  800  
  801  The undersigned lienor notifies you that:
  802  
  803         1. The lienor has furnished ...(describe labor, services,
  804  or materials)... for the improvement of the real property
  805  identified as ...(property description).... The corresponding
  806  amount unpaid to date is $...., of which $.... is unpaid
  807  retainage.
  808         2. The lienor has been paid to date the amount of $.... for
  809  previously furnishing ...(describe labor, services, or
  810  materials)... for this improvement.
  811         3. The lienor expects to furnish ...(describe labor,
  812  services, or materials)... for this improvement in the future
  813  (if known), and the corresponding amount expected to become due
  814  is $.... (if known).
  815  
  816  I declare that I have read the foregoing Notice of Nonpayment
  817  and that the facts stated in it are true to the best of my
  818  knowledge and belief.
  819  
  820  DATED on ............, .........
  821  
  822  ...(signature and address of lienor)...
  823  
  824  STATE OF FLORIDA
  825  COUNTY OF........
  826  
  827  The foregoing instrument was sworn to (or affirmed) and
  828  subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or sworn to
  829  (or affirmed) by ☐ online notarization, this .... day of ....,
  830  ...(year)..., by ...(name of signatory)....
  831         ...(Signature of Notary Public - State of Florida)...
  832         ...(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary
  833  Public)...
  834  
  835  Personally Known ........ OR Produced Identification ........
  836  
  837  Type of Identification Produced.................................
  838         (e) An action for the labor, or materials, or supplies may
  839  not be instituted or prosecuted against the contractor or surety
  840  unless both notices have been given, if required by this
  841  section. An action may not be instituted or prosecuted against
  842  the contractor or against the surety on the bond under this
  843  section after 1 year from the performance of the labor or
  844  completion of delivery of the materials and supplies. The time
  845  period for bringing an action against the contractor or surety
  846  on the bond is shall be measured from the last day of furnishing
  847  labor, services, or materials by the lienor. The time period may
  848  not be measured by other standards, such as the issuance of a
  849  certificate of occupancy or the issuance of a certificate of
  850  substantial completion. A contractor or the contractor’s
  851  attorney may elect to shorten the time within which an action to
  852  enforce any claim against a payment bond provided under this
  853  section or s. 713.245 must be commenced at any time after a
  854  notice of nonpayment, if required, has been served for the claim
  855  by recording in the clerk’s office a notice in substantially the
  856  following form:
  857  
  858                     NOTICE OF CONTEST OF CLAIM                    
  859                        AGAINST PAYMENT BOND                       
  860  
  861  To: ...(Name and address of lienor)...
  862         You are notified that the undersigned contests your notice
  863  of nonpayment, dated ...., ...., and served on the undersigned
  864  on ...., ...., and that the time within which you may file suit
  865  to enforce your claim is limited to 60 days after from the date
  866  of service of this notice.
  867  
  868  DATED on ...., .....
  869  
  870  Signed: ...(Contractor or Attorney)...
  871  
  872  The claim of any lienor upon whom the notice is served and who
  873  fails to institute a suit to enforce his or her claim against
  874  the payment bond within 60 days after service of the notice
  875  shall be extinguished automatically. The contractor or the
  876  contractor’s attorney shall serve a copy of the notice of
  877  contest to the lienor at the address shown in the notice of
  878  nonpayment or most recent amendment thereto and shall certify to
  879  such service on the face of the notice and record the notice.
  880         Section 13. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 713.24,
  881  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  882         713.24 Transfer of liens to security.—
  883         (1) Any lien claimed under this part may be transferred, by
  884  any person having an interest in the real property upon which
  885  the lien is imposed or the contract under which the lien is
  886  claimed, from such real property to other security by either:
  887         (a) Depositing in the clerk’s office a sum of money, or
  888         (b) Filing in the clerk’s office a bond executed as surety
  889  by a surety insurer licensed to do business in this state,
  890  
  891  either to be in an amount equal to the amount demanded in such
  892  claim of lien, plus interest thereon at the legal rate for 3
  893  years, plus $5,000 $1,000 or 25 percent of the amount demanded
  894  in the claim of lien, whichever is greater, to apply on any
  895  attorney attorney’s fees and court costs that may be taxed in
  896  any proceeding to enforce said lien. Such deposit or bond shall
  897  be conditioned to pay any judgment or decree which may be
  898  rendered for the satisfaction of the lien for which such claim
  899  of lien was recorded. Upon making such deposit or filing such
  900  bond, the clerk shall make and record a certificate, which must
  901  include a copy of the deposit or bond used to transfer, showing
  902  the transfer of the lien from the real property to the security
  903  and shall mail a copy thereof together with a copy of the
  904  deposit or bond used to transfer by registered or certified mail
  905  to the lienor named in the claim of lien so transferred, at the
  906  address stated therein. Upon filing the certificate of transfer,
  907  the real property shall thereupon be released from the lien
  908  claimed, and such lien shall be transferred to said security. In
  909  the absence of allegations of privity between the lienor and the
  910  owner, and subject to any order of the court increasing the
  911  amount required for the lien transfer deposit or bond, no other
  912  judgment or decree to pay money may be entered by the court
  913  against the owner. The clerk is shall be entitled to a service
  914  charge for making and serving the certificate, in the amount of
  915  up to $20, from which the clerk shall remit $5 to the Department
  916  of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. If the
  917  transaction involves the transfer of multiple liens, an
  918  additional charge of up to $10 for each additional lien shall be
  919  charged, from which the clerk shall remit $2.50 to the
  920  Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund.
  921  For recording the certificate and approving the bond, the clerk
  922  shall receive her or his usual statutory service charges as
  923  prescribed in s. 28.24. Any number of liens may be transferred
  924  to one such security.
  925         (3) Any party having an interest in such security or the
  926  property from which the lien was transferred may at any time,
  927  and any number of times, file a complaint in chancery in the
  928  circuit court of the county where such security is deposited, or
  929  file a motion in a pending action to enforce a lien, for an
  930  order to require additional security, reduction of security,
  931  change or substitution of sureties, payment of discharge
  932  thereof, or any other matter affecting said security. If the
  933  court finds that the amount of the deposit or bond in excess of
  934  the amount claimed in the claim of lien is insufficient to pay
  935  the lienor’s attorney attorney’s fees and court costs incurred
  936  in the action to enforce the lien, the court must increase the
  937  amount of the cash deposit or lien transfer bond. Nothing in
  938  this section shall be construed to vest exclusive jurisdiction
  939  in the circuit courts over transfer bond claims for nonpayment
  940  of an amount within the monetary jurisdiction of the county
  941  courts.
  942         Section 14. Section 713.25, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  943         Section 15. Section 713.29, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  944  read:
  945         713.29 Attorney Attorney’s fees.—In any action brought to
  946  enforce a lien, including a lien that has been transferred to
  947  security, or to enforce a claim against a bond under this part,
  948  the prevailing party is entitled to recover a reasonable fee for
  949  the services of her or his attorney for trial and appeal or for
  950  arbitration, in an amount to be determined by the court, which
  951  fee must be taxed as part of the prevailing party’s costs, as
  952  allowed in equitable actions.
  953         Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  954  (e) of subsection (5) of section 95.11, Florida Statutes, are
  955  amended to read:
  956         95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real
  957  property.—Actions other than for recovery of real property shall
  958  be commenced as follows:
  959         (2) WITHIN FIVE YEARS.—
  960         (b) A legal or equitable action on a contract, obligation,
  961  or liability founded on a written instrument, except for an
  962  action to enforce a claim against a payment bond, which shall be
  963  governed by the applicable provisions of paragraph (5)(e), s.
  964  255.05(9) s. 255.05(10), s. 337.18(1), or s. 713.23(1)(e), and
  965  except for an action for a deficiency judgment governed by
  966  paragraph (5)(h).
  967         (5) WITHIN ONE YEAR.—
  968         (e) Except for actions governed by s. 255.05(9) s.
  969  255.05(10), s. 337.18(1), or s. 713.23(1)(e), an action to
  970  enforce any claim against a payment bond on which the principal
  971  is a contractor, subcontractor, or sub-subcontractor as defined
  972  in s. 713.01, for private work as well as public work, from the
  973  last furnishing of labor, services, or materials or from the
  974  last furnishing of labor, services, or materials by the
  975  contractor if the contractor is the principal on a bond on the
  976  same construction project, whichever is later.
  977         Section 17. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
  978  
  979  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  980  And the title is amended as follows:
  981         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  982  and insert:
  983                        A bill to be entitled                      
  984         An act relating to liens and bonds; amending s.
  985         255.05, F.S.; revising when a notice of contest of
  986         claim against a payment bond and a notice of
  987         nonpayment must be served; requiring that a copy of a
  988         notice of nonpayment be served on the surety; revising
  989         the process for notarizing a notice of nonpayment;
  990         removing the authority for a contractor to file an
  991         alternative form of security rather than a bond;
  992         requiring service of documents to be made in a
  993         specified manner; conforming provisions to changes
  994         made by the act; making technical changes; amending s.
  995         337.18, F.S.; revising when a notice of nonpayment may
  996         be served; requiring service of documents to be made
  997         in a specified manner; conforming provisions to
  998         changes made by the act; amending s. 713.01, F.S.;
  999         revising and defining terms; creating s. 713.011,
 1000         F.S.; providing for the computation of time for
 1001         recording a document or filing an action when certain
 1002         time periods fall on specified days or during a
 1003         declared state of emergency; providing that certain
 1004         orders constitute a state of emergency; specifying
 1005         when a clerk’s office is considered closed; amending
 1006         s. 713.10, F.S.; revising the extent of certain liens;
 1007         amending s. 713.13, F.S.; conforming a cross
 1008         reference; revising the process for notarizing a
 1009         notice of commencement; amending s. 713.132, F.S.;
 1010         revising requirements for a notice of termination;
 1011         revising when an owner may record a notice of
 1012         termination; specifying when a notice of termination
 1013         terminates the notice of commencement; amending s.
 1014         713.135, F.S.; defining the term “copy of the notice
 1015         of commencement”; providing applicability; making
 1016         technical changes; providing that an issuing authority
 1017         is not liable for failing to verify that specified
 1018         information has been filed; amending s. 713.18, F.S.;
 1019         requiring service of documents relating to
 1020         construction bonds to be made in a specified manner;
 1021         making technical changes; amending s. 713.21, F.S.;
 1022         authorizing the full or partial release of a lien
 1023         under specified conditions; amending s. 713.22, F.S.;
 1024         revising the information required in a notice of
 1025         contest of lien; amending s. 713.23, F.S.; requiring
 1026         that a copy of a notice of nonpayment be served on the
 1027         surety; revising the process for notarizing a notice
 1028         of nonpayment under a payment bond; amending s.
 1029         713.24, F.S.; revising the amount required in addition
 1030         to the deposit or bond that applies toward attorney
 1031         fees and costs; requiring the clerk to make a copy of
 1032         the deposit or bond used to transfer a lien to other
 1033         security and mail it to the lienor; repealing s.
 1034         713.25, F.S., relating to applicability of ch. 65-456;
 1035         amending s. 713.29, F.S.; authorizing attorney fees in
 1036         actions to enforce a lien that has been transferred to
 1037         security; amending s. 95.11, F.S.; conforming a cross
 1038         reference; providing an effective date.