Florida Statutes 713.807 – Subcontractors’ lien
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 713.807
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Material: means any machinery, equipment, appliances, buildings, structures, tools, bits, or supplies used in connection with any construction, drilling, or operating upon any land or leasehold for oil or gas purposes or for any oil or gas pipeline. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Original contractor: means any person for whose benefit a lien is prescribed by the provisions of…. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
Any person who shall, under contract, perform any labor or furnish any material or service as a subcontractor under an original contractor, or for or to an original contractor or subcontractor under an original contractor, shall be entitled to a lien for the amount due her or him, but in no case greater than the contract price, upon all the property upon which the lien of an original contractor may attach, to the same extent as an original contractor. The lien provided for in this section shall further extend and attach to all materials and fixtures owned by such original contractor or subcontractor to whom the labor, services, or materials were furnished.