Florida Statutes 713.813 – Liability of interest holder to subcontractors
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 713.813
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Interest holder: means a person, or his or her agent, holding, for oil or gas purposes or for any oil or gas pipeline, any interest in the legal or equitable title to any land or any leasehold interest, and shall include purchasers under executory contract, receivers, and trustees. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Original contractor: means any person for whose benefit a lien is prescribed by the provisions of…. See Florida Statutes 713.801
Nothing in this part shall be deemed to fix a liability upon an interest holder greater than the amount for which the interest holder would be liable to the original contractor. Payment made by the interest holder to the original contractor prior to notice of a subcontractor’s lien shall be considered satisfaction of obligations to the extent of such payments. Payments made by the interest holder to a subcontractor pursuant to a valid lien shall be considered satisfaction of obligations owed by the interest holder to the contractor under the contract to the extent of such payments.