§ 255.073, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 255. PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS
Timely payment for purchases of construction services.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 255.072-255.078, s. 215.422 governs the timely payment for construction services by a public entity.
(2) If a public entity disputes a portion of a payment request, the undisputed portion must be paid by the date required under the contract or by 20 business days after receipt of the request, whichever is earlier.
(3) When a contractor receives payment from a public entity for labor, services, or materials furnished by subcontractors and suppliers hired by the contractor, the contractor shall remit payment due to those subcontractors and suppliers within 10 days after the contractor’s receipt of payment. When a subcontractor receives payment from a contractor for labor, services, or materials furnished by subcontractors and suppliers hired by the subcontractor, the subcontractor shall remit payment due to those subcontractors and suppliers within 7 days after the subcontractor’s receipt of payment. This subsection does not prohibit a contractor or subcontractor from disputing, pursuant to the terms of the relevant contract, all or any portion of a payment alleged to be due to another party if the contractor or subcontractor notifies the party whose payment is disputed, in writing, of the amount in dispute and the actions required to cure the dispute. The contractor or subcontractor must pay all undisputed amounts due within the time limits imposed by this subsection.
(4) All payments due for the purchase of construction services and not made within the applicable time limits shall bear interest at the rate of 2 percent per month.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 7, ch. 2005-230; s. 3, ch. 2021-124; s. 3, ch. 2023-134.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- § 215.422, Fla. Stat.Payments, warrants, and invoices; processing time limits; dispute resolution; agency or judicial branch compliance.Printed as s. 215.422
- § 255.072, Fla. Stat.Definitions.Printed as ss. 255.072-255.078
- § 255.078, Fla. Stat.Public construction retainage.Printed as ss. 255.072-255.078
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Provisions in this library whose text cites § 255.073, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 255.05, Fla. Stat.Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants.Printed as s. 255.073(3)
- § 255.071, Fla. Stat.Payment of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers on construction contracts for public projects.Printed as s. 255.073(3)
- § 255.072, Fla. Stat.Definitions.Printed as ss. 255.073-255.078
- § 255.075, Fla. Stat.Mandatory interest.Printed as s. 255.073(4)
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