Walk It Through: The Unpaid Contractor
A notice to owner within 45 days, a claim of lien within 90, and a year to sue, or 60 days after a notice of contest.
A contractor finishes work on a house, and part of the bill goes unpaid.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One unpaid bill on one house in Florida. Contractor's affidavits, final payment, payment bonds and how a lien is discharged are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.