Florida Construction Law

In this essential one-volume desk reference, the leading Florida construction law authority synthesizes all of the relevant cases and statutes into the most thorough analysis of Florida construction law and Florida construction lien and bond law available today.

In Florida Construction Law, you'll learn:

• How to draft contract clauses governing changes, modifications and extras
• Legal remedies that are available when contractors or owners default
• The law governing construction liens and bonds
• And much more!

And Florida Construction Law gives you numerous sample lien-related forms that will save you time and effort in your construction law practice. It explains when to use each form, what information to include, and much more. It also contains the full text of the Florida Construction Lien Law.

1. Fundamentals of the Construction Business
2. Bidding, Governmental Contracts, and Related issues
3. Selected Construction Contract Provisions
4. Lenders in the Construction Process
5. Bonds: The Protective Layer in the Construction Process
6. Architects and Engineers
7. Construction Remedies
8. Liability for Construction Defects
9. Risk of Loss: Construction Insurance and Indemnity
10. Arbitration in the Construction Industry
11. Time, Schedule, Delay, and its Consequences
12. Environmental Law
13. Introduction to the Florida Construction Lien Law
14. Property Interests Subject to Liens
15. Persons Entitled to Lien
16. Establishing, Enforcing, and Valuing a Lien
17. Proper Payments and Discovery of Account Information
18. Bonds
19. Public Project Bonds
20. Lender's Responsibility Under the Construction Lien Law
21. Fraud, Collusion, and Criminal Liability
22. Attorneys' Fees and Interest Awarded to Prevailing Party
23. Forms
24. Statutes