Just because you have improved someone’s property by your work, doesn’t give you an automatic right to also lien that property. Under Florida law, a construction lien can arise only when there is a valid contract between the parties. An oral agreement can be considered a contract, so can an estimate or invoice if certain conditions are met.
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Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a ten lawyer construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blog at www.TheLienZone.com. He can be reached at 305-347-5295 or alex@barthet.com.
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