Coastal Building Contractors, LLC v. Calixte
A subcontractor recorded a claim of lien within 90 days of actual final furnishing, but the lien misstated the completion date so that it appeared facially untimely; later amendments were recorded well outside the 90-day window. The Fourth DCA held the trial court erred in treating the uncured facial error as fatal: timeliness turns on the actual date of final furnishing, and the erroneous date is an 'error' subject to section 713.08's safe-harbor provisions. Reversed and remanded for the trial court to determine whether the error actually prejudiced or adversely affected the owners.
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Key facts
- Coastal Building Contractors, a subcontractor, recorded a claim of lien within 90 days of actual final furnishing of materials, but the lien misstated the completion date, making it appear facially untimely on its face.
- The property owner sought to invalidate the lien based on the erroneous completion date and argued that subsequent amendments recorded outside the 90-day window cured the defect.
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Why it matters
This decision gives construction lien practitioners a clean, citable rule: a facially defective completion date does not automatically defeat a lien recorded within 90 days of actual final furnishing, and an untimely… — full analysis with a trial
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