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Florida’s First District Court of Appeal Weighs in on Unresolved Lender Liability Question and Statute of Limitations Issue
Posted in Legal Alerts by on Fri May 1, 2015
For the first time a Florida appellate court has decided whether section 713.3471, Florida Statutes, provides a contractor’s sole remedy against a lender that has ceased advances on a construction loan. The First District Court of Appeal took up this issue of first impression in Jax Utilites Management, Inc. v. Hancock Bank, No.1D14-664, 2015 WL 1809322 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) while also addressing pertinent statute of limitations issues relating to equitable lien actions.
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