§ 85.051, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 85. ENFORCEMENT OF STATUTORY LIENS
Time of bringing action.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
When there has been no record of a notice of lien, action to enforce a lien (if it exists without such record) must be brought within 12 months from the accrual of the unpaid rent, the performance of the work, or the furnishing of the materials, and if there has been such record, the action must be brought within 12 months from the time of such record.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
RS 1748; s. 18, ch. 5143, 1903; GS 2223; RGS 3530; CGL 5393; s. 37, ch. 67-254; s. 10, ch. 73-330.
Note
Note.—Former s. 86.11.
Source of truth
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