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Fla. Stat. § 95.11 (2025)

Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.

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95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.Actions other than for recovery of real property shall be commenced as follows:
(1) WITHIN TWENTY YEARS.An action on a judgment or decree of a court of record in this state.
(2) WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
(a) An action on a judgment or decree of any court, not of record, of this state or any court of the United States, any other state or territory in the United States, or a foreign country.
(b) A legal or equitable action on a contract, obligation, or liability founded on a written instrument, except for an action to enforce a claim against a payment bond, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of paragraph (6)(e), s. 255.05(10), s. 337.18(1), or s. 713.23(1)(e), and except for an action for a deficiency judgment governed by paragraph (6)(g).
(c) An action to foreclose a mortgage.
(d) An action alleging a willful violation of s. 448.110.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), an action for breach of a property insurance contract, with the period running from the date of loss.
(3) WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
(a) An action relating to the determination of paternity, with the time running from the date the child reaches the age of majority.
(b) An action founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property, with the time running from the date the authority having jurisdiction issues a temporary certificate of occupancy, a certificate of occupancy, or a certificate of completion, or the date of abandonment of construction if not completed, whichever date is earliest; except that, when the action involves a latent defect, the time runs from the time the defect is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence. In any event, the action must be commenced within 7 years after the date the authority having jurisdiction issues a temporary certificate of occupancy, a certificate of occupancy, or a certificate of completion, or the date of abandonment of construction if not completed, whichever date is earliest. However, counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party claims that arise out of the conduct, transaction, or occurrence set out or attempted to be set out in a pleading may be commenced up to 1 year after the pleading to which such claims relate is served, even if such claims would otherwise be time barred. With respect to actions founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property, if such construction is performed pursuant to a duly issued building permit and if the authority having jurisdiction has issued a temporary certificate of occupancy, a certificate of occupancy, or a certificate of completion, then as to the construction which is within the scope of such building permit and certificate, the correction of defects to completed work or repair of completed work, whether performed under warranty or otherwise, does not extend the period of time within which an action must be commenced. If a newly constructed single-dwelling residential building is used as a model home, the time begins to run from the date that a deed is recorded first transferring title to another party. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if the improvement to real property consists of the design, planning, or construction of multiple buildings, each building must be considered its own improvement for purposes of determining the limitations period set forth in this paragraph.
(c) An action to recover public money or property held by a public officer or employee, or former public officer or employee, and obtained during, or as a result of, his or her public office or employment.
(d) An action for injury to a person founded on the design, manufacture, distribution, or sale of personal property that is not permanently incorporated in an improvement to real property, including fixtures.
(e) An action founded on a statutory liability.
(f) An action for trespass on real property.
(g) An action for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property.
(h) An action to recover specific personal property.
(i) A legal or equitable action founded on fraud.
(j) A legal or equitable action on a contract, obligation, or liability not founded on a written instrument, including an action for the sale and delivery of goods, wares, and merchandise, and on store accounts.
(k) An action to rescind a contract.
(l) An action for money paid to any governmental authority by mistake or inadvertence.
(m) An action for a statutory penalty or forfeiture.
(n) An action for assault, battery, false arrest, malicious prosecution, malicious interference, false imprisonment, or any other intentional tort, except as provided in subsections (5), (6), and (8).
(o) Any action not specifically provided for in these statutes.
(p) An action alleging a violation, other than a willful violation, of s. 448.110.
(4) WITHIN THREE YEARS.An action to collect medical debt for services rendered by a facility licensed under chapter 395, provided that the period of limitations shall run from the date on which the facility refers the medical debt to a third party for collection.
(5) WITHIN TWO YEARS.
(a) An action founded on negligence.
(b) An action for professional malpractice, other than medical malpractice, whether founded on contract or tort; provided that the period of limitations shall run from the time the cause of action is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence. However, the limitation of actions herein for professional malpractice shall be limited to persons in privity with the professional.
(c) An action for medical malpractice shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered, or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence; however, in no event shall the action be commenced later than 4 years from the date of the incident or occurrence out of which the cause of action accrued, except that this 4-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. An “action for medical malpractice” is defined as a claim in tort or in contract for damages because of the death, injury, or monetary loss to any person arising out of any medical, dental, or surgical diagnosis, treatment, or care by any provider of health care. The limitation of actions within this subsection shall be limited to the health care provider and persons in privity with the provider of health care. In those actions covered by this paragraph in which it can be shown that fraud, concealment, or intentional misrepresentation of fact prevented the discovery of the injury the period of limitations is extended forward 2 years from the time that the injury is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence, but in no event to exceed 7 years from the date the incident giving rise to the injury occurred, except that this 7-year period shall not bar an action brought on behalf of a minor on or before the child’s eighth birthday. This paragraph shall not apply to actions for which ss. 766.301-766.316 provide the exclusive remedy.
(d) An action to recover wages or overtime or damages or penalties concerning payment of wages and overtime.
(e) An action for wrongful death.
(f) An action founded upon a violation of any provision of chapter 517, with the period running from the time the facts giving rise to the cause of action were discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence, but not more than 5 years from the date such violation occurred.
(g) An action for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving either as a civilian or as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States during the period January 1, 1962, through May 7, 1975; the period of limitations shall run from the time the cause of action is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence.
(h) An action for libel or slander.
(6) WITHIN ONE YEAR.
(a) An action for specific performance of a contract.
(b) An action to enforce an equitable lien arising from the furnishing of labor, services, or material for the improvement of real property.
(c) An action to enforce rights under the Uniform Commercial CodeLetters of Credit, chapter 675.
(d) An action against any guaranty association and its insured, with the period running from the date of the deadline for filing claims in the order of liquidation.
(e) Except for actions governed by s. 255.05(10), s. 337.18(1), or s. 713.23(1)(e), an action to enforce any claim against a payment bond on which the principal is a contractor, subcontractor, or sub-subcontractor as defined in s. 713.01, for private work as well as public work, from the last furnishing of labor, services, or materials or from the last furnishing of labor, services, or materials by the contractor if the contractor is the principal on a bond on the same construction project, whichever is later.
(f) Except for actions described in subsection (9), or a petition challenging a criminal conviction, all petitions; extraordinary writs; tort actions, including those under s. 768.28(14); or other actions which concern any condition of confinement of a prisoner filed by or on behalf of a prisoner as defined in s. 57.085. Any petition, writ, or action brought under this paragraph must be commenced within 1 year after the time the incident, conduct, or conditions occurred or within 1 year after the time the incident, conduct, or conditions were discovered, or should have been discovered.
(g) An action to enforce a claim of a deficiency related to a note secured by a mortgage against a residential property that is a one-family to four-family dwelling unit. The limitations period shall commence on the day after the certificate is issued by the clerk of court or the day after the mortgagee accepts a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
(7) LACHES.Laches shall bar any action unless it is commenced within the time provided for legal actions concerning the same subject matter regardless of lack of knowledge by the person sought to be held liable that the person alleging liability would assert his or her rights and whether the person sought to be held liable is injured or prejudiced by the delay. This subsection shall not affect application of laches at an earlier time in accordance with law.
(8) FOR INTENTIONAL TORTS BASED ON ABUSE.An action founded on alleged abuse, as defined in s. 39.01 or s. 415.102; incest, as defined in s. 826.04; or an action brought pursuant to s. 787.061 may be commenced at any time within 7 years after the age of majority, or within 4 years after the injured person leaves the dependency of the abuser, or within 4 years from the time of discovery by the injured party of both the injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the abuse, whichever occurs later.
(9) WITHIN 30 DAYS FOR ACTIONS CHALLENGING CORRECTIONAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.Any court action challenging prisoner disciplinary proceedings conducted by the Department of Corrections pursuant to s. 944.28(2) must be commenced within 30 days after final disposition of the prisoner disciplinary proceedings through the administrative grievance process under chapter 33, Florida Administrative Code. Any action challenging prisoner disciplinary proceedings shall be barred by the court unless it is commenced within the time period provided by this section.
(10) SPECIFIED OFFENSES ON VICTIMS UNDER AGE 16.An action related to an act constituting a violation of s. 794.011 or an action brought pursuant to s. 787.061 involving a victim who was under the age of 16 at the time of the act may be commenced at any time. This subsection applies to any such action other than one which would have been time barred on or before July 1, 2010.
(11) FOR INTENTIONAL TORTS RESULTING IN DEATH FROM ACTS DESCRIBED IN S. 782.04 OR S. 782.07.Notwithstanding paragraph (5)(e), an action for wrongful death seeking damages authorized under s. 768.21 brought against a natural person for an intentional tort resulting in death from acts described in s. 782.04 or s. 782.07 may be commenced at any time. This subsection shall not be construed to require an arrest, the filing of formal criminal charges, or a conviction for a violation of s. 782.04 or s. 782.07 as a condition for filing a civil action.
(12) COURT COSTS AND FINES.Notwithstanding subsection (1), an action to collect court costs, fees, or fines owed to the state may be commenced at any time.
(13) FOR ACTIONS INVOLVING SERVICEMEMBERS.Any action involving a servicemember as defined in s. 250.01, in which the servicemember is a party, is subject to s. 250.5201 and part IV of chapter 250, which includes the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. ss. 501 et seq., providing for protections to members of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Reserve Forces, or the National Guard during terms of federal or state active duty which materially affect the servicemember’s ability to appear.
History.s. 10, ch. 1869, 1872; s. 1, ch. 3900, 1889; RS 1294; GS 1725; s. 10, ch. 7838, 1919; RGS 2939; CGL 4663; s. 1, ch. 21892, 1943; s. 7, ch. 24337, 1947; s. 24, ch. 57-1; s. 1, ch. 59-188; s. 1, ch. 67-284; s. 1, ch. 71-254; s. 30, ch. 73-333; s. 7, ch. 74-382; s. 7, ch. 75-9; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 11, ch. 78-435; s. 1, ch. 80-322; s. 34, ch. 83-38; s. 1, ch. 84-13; s. 1, ch. 85-63; s. 139, ch. 86-220; s. 1, ch. 86-231; s. 1, ch. 86-272; s. 1, ch. 88-397; s. 20, ch. 90-109; s. 1, ch. 92-102; s. 520, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 95-283; s. 4, ch. 96-106; s. 1, ch. 96-167; s. 15, ch. 98-280; s. 2, ch. 99-5; s. 12, ch. 99-137; s. 2, ch. 2001-211; s. 15, ch. 2005-230; s. 1, ch. 2005-353; s. 1, ch. 2006-145; s. 2, ch. 2010-45; s. 1, ch. 2010-54; s. 1, ch. 2011-39; s. 13, ch. 2012-100; s. 1, ch. 2012-211; s. 1, ch. 2013-137; s. 18, ch. 2016-24; s. 18, ch. 2017-37; s. 1, ch. 2017-101; s. 10, ch. 2017-107; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2018-97; s. 3, ch. 2023-15; s. 1, ch. 2023-22; s. 1, ch. 2023-86; s. 1, ch. 2024-183; s. 2, ch. 2025-81; s. 41, ch. 2025-153.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2,215 cases (302 in the last 5 years), 1943–2026 · leading case: Larson & Larson, P.A. v. TSE Indus., Inc., 22 So. 3d 36 (Fla. 2009).
Larson & Larson, P.A. v. TSE Indus., Inc., 22 So. 3d 36 (Fla. 2009). · cites it 62× “§ 95.11, Fla. Stat. (2002) (emphasis added).”
Eric Green v. Calvin Cottrell, 204 So. 3d 22 (Fla. 2016). · cites it 42× “We note that section 95.11(5)(f), Florida Statutes, which was enacted under the same chapter law as section 95.”
Overland Const. Co., Inc. v. Sirmons, 369 So. 2d 572 (Fla. 1979). · cites it 29× “In that case, the court was considering section 95.11(10), Florida Statutes (1969), the predecessor to section 95.”
Nehme v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Labs., Inc., 863 So. 2d 201 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 24× “The pre-1996 version of the statute provides: An action for medical malpractice shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered, or should have been discovered with the…”
Burshan v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 805 So. 2d 835 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). · cites it 29× “The statute of limitations at section 95.11, Florida Statutes (2000), is also a matter of "practice and procedure" that the federal court must apply.”
John Patrick v. Richard Hess, 212 So. 3d 1039 (Fla. 2017). · cites it 30× “Section 95.11, Florida Statutes (2012), provides the following statute of limitations: Actions other than for recovery of real property shall be commenced as follows: (1) WITHIN TWENTY YEARS.”
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, Etc. v. Beauvais, 188 So. 3d 938 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). · cites it 29× “See § 95.11 2)(c), Fla. Stat_ The bank appeals.”
D.H. v. Adept Cmty. Servs., Inc., 271 So. 3d 870 (Fla. 2018). · cites it 16× “§ 95.11(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2006) (providing that causes of action “founded on negligence” must commence within four years).”
WHITNEY BANK, a Mississippi state v. Von Daniel Grant Jr., & Lisa D. Grant, 223 So. 3d 476 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017). · cites it 23× “§ 95.11(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2015). The trial court agreed with the Grants and held that the one-year statute of limitations barred Whitney Bank’s cause of action.”
Homemakers, Inc. v. Gonzales, 400 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 1981). · cites it 36× “Acknowledging the intervening amendment to section 95.11, the Court stated: [I]n the absence of any express, clear or manifest legislative intent to apply Section 95.”
Grove Isle Ass'n v. Grove Isle Assocs., LLLP, 137 So. 3d 1081 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). · cites it 12× “Dismissal Based on Statute of Limitations The limitations periods applicable here are set forth in section 95.11, Florida Statutes, and discussed below.”
Houck Corp. v. New River, Ltd., Pasco, 900 So. 2d 601 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). · cites it 22× “051, Florida Statutes (2002), sets forth the times when the limitations period under section 95.11 is tolled, but expressly excludes section 95.”
— 95.11(1) — 38 cases
John Patrick v. Richard Hess, 212 So. 3d 1039 (Fla. 2017). “Section 95.11, Florida Statutes (2012), provides the following statute of limitations: Actions other than for recovery of real property shall be commenced as follows: (1) WITHIN TWENTY YEARS.”
Nadd v. Le Credit Lyonnais, SA, 804 So. 2d 1226 (Fla. 2001).
New York State Dept. of Taxation v. Patafio, 829 So. 2d 314 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).
Carpenter v. Florida Cent. Credit Union, 369 So. 2d 935 (Fla. 1979).
Desert Palace, Inc. v. Wiley, 145 So. 3d 946 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).
— 95.11(10) — 5 cases
Overland Const. Co., Inc. v. Sirmons, 369 So. 2d 572 (Fla. 1979). “In that case, the court was considering section 95.11(10), Florida Statutes (1969), the predecessor to section 95.”
Grissom v. North Am. Aviation, Inc., 326 F. Supp. 465 (M.D. Fla. 1971).
Glass v. Camara, 369 So. 2d 625 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).
Stuyvesant Ins. v. Square D. Co., 399 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).
Haegele v. Judd (M.D. Fla. 2020).
— 95.11(11) — 1 case
— 95.11(2) — 30 cases
Burshan v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 805 So. 2d 835 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). “The statute of limitations at section 95.11, Florida Statutes (2000), is also a matter of "practice and procedure" that the federal court must apply.”
In Re Est. of Tensfeldt, 839 So. 2d 720 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003).
Andreasen v. Progressive Express Ins. Co., 276 F. Supp. 3d 1317 (S.D. Fla. 2017).
Preyer v. Gulf Tank & Fabricating Co., Inc., 826 F. Supp. 1389 (N.D. Fla. 1993).
Toledo Park Homes v. Grant, 447 So. 2d 343 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984).
— 95.11(2)(a) — 30 cases
Burshan v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 805 So. 2d 835 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). “The statute of limitations at section 95.11, Florida Statutes (2000), is also a matter of "practice and procedure" that the federal court must apply.”
Michael v. Valley Trucking Co., Inc., 832 So. 2d 213 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).
John Patrick v. Richard Hess, 212 So. 3d 1039 (Fla. 2017). “Section 95.11, Florida Statutes (2012), provides the following statute of limitations: Actions other than for recovery of real property shall be commenced as follows: (1) WITHIN TWENTY YEARS.”
Kiesel v. Graham, 388 So. 2d 594 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).
Haigh v. Plan. Bd. of Town of Medfield, 940 So. 2d 1230 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006).
— 95.11(2)(b) — 206 cases
Abbott Labs., Inc. v. Gen. Elec. Capital, 765 So. 2d 737 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000).
Grove Isle Ass'n v. Grove Isle Assocs., LLLP, 137 So. 3d 1081 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “Dismissal Based on Statute of Limitations The limitations periods applicable here are set forth in section 95.11, Florida Statutes, and discussed below.”
WHITNEY BANK, a Mississippi state v. Von Daniel Grant Jr., & Lisa D. Grant, 223 So. 3d 476 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017). “§ 95.11(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2015). The trial court agreed with the Grants and held that the one-year statute of limitations barred Whitney Bank’s cause of action.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Lee, 678 So. 2d 818 (Fla. 1996).
Fed. Ins. Co. v. Sw. Florida Ret. Ctr., Inc., 707 So. 2d 1119 (Fla. 1998).
— 95.11(2)(c) — 75 cases
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, Etc. v. Beauvais, 188 So. 3d 938 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “See § 95.11 2)(c), Fla. Stat_ The bank appeals.”
Houck Corp. v. New River, Ltd., Pasco, 900 So. 2d 601 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “051, Florida Statutes (2002), sets forth the times when the limitations period under section 95.11 is tolled, but expressly excludes section 95.”
Collazo v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., 213 So. 3d 1012 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
— 95.11(2)(d) — 2 cases
— 95.11(2)(e) — 14 cases
Siegel v. Tower Hill Signature Ins. Co., 225 So. 3d 974 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017).
Arlene Donovan v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co., 147 So. 3d 566 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).
Dhanasar v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 201 So. 3d 825 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Anthony v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 550 B.R. 577 (M.D. Fla. 2016).
— 95.11(3) — 192 cases
Liggett Grp., Inc. v. Engle, 853 So. 2d 434 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).
Szabo v. Essex Chem. Corp., 461 So. 2d 128 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).
Dade Cnty. v. Lambert, 334 So. 2d 844 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976).
Boyce v. Cluett, 672 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).
Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 768 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 2000).
— 95.11(3)(0) — 1 case
Efron v. Milton, 892 So. 2d 497 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004).
— 95.11(3)(C) — 1 case
Lugo v. Ford Motor Co., 611 F. Supp. 789 (S.D. Fla. 1985).
— 95.11(3)(a) — 148 cases
D.H. v. Adept Cmty. Servs., Inc., 271 So. 3d 870 (Fla. 2018). “§ 95.11(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2006) (providing that causes of action “founded on negligence” must commence within four years).”
D.H. Ex Rel. R.H. v. Adept Cmty. Servs., Inc., 217 So. 3d 1072 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).
Blumberg v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co., 790 So. 2d 1061 (Fla. 2001).
Carter v. Cross, 373 So. 2d 81 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).
Silva v. Sw. Florida Blood Bank, Inc., 601 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. 1992).
— 95.11(3)(b) — 21 cases
State Dept. of Health, Etc. v. West, 378 So. 2d 1220 (Fla. 1979).
Wilson v. Scruggs, 685 So. 2d 1206 (Fla. 1996).
Rose v. Sonson, 208 So. 3d 136 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Garris v. Cruce, 404 So. 2d 785 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).
Fowhand v. Piper, 611 So. 2d 1308 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).
— 95.11(3)(c) — 103 cases
Overland Const. Co., Inc. v. Sirmons, 369 So. 2d 572 (Fla. 1979). “In that case, the court was considering section 95.11(10), Florida Statutes (1969), the predecessor to section 95.”
Universal Eng'g Corp. v. Perez, 451 So. 2d 463 (Fla. 1984).
Brock v. Garner Window & Door Sales, Inc., 187 So. 3d 294 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016).
Allan & Conrad v. Univ. of Cent. Fl., 961 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007).
Sabal Chase Homeowners v. Disney World, 726 So. 2d 796 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).
— 95.11(3)(e) — 17 cases
Copeland v. Armstrong Cork Co., 447 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).
Carter v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 778 So. 2d 932 (Fla. 2000).
Rayner v. Aircraft Spruce-advantage Inc., 38 So. 3d 817 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).
Pullum v. Cincinnati, Inc., 458 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).
Walls v. Armour Pharm. Co., 832 F. Supp. 1467 (M.D. Fla. 1993).
— 95.11(3)(f) — 70 cases
Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 768 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 2000).
Ross v. Jim Adams Ford, Inc., 871 So. 2d 312 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).
Assoc. Coca Cola v. Spec. Disability Tr., 508 So. 2d 1305 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).
Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 734 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).
— 95.11(3)(g) — 5 cases
Carlton v. Germany Hammock Groves, 803 So. 2d 852 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).
Suarez v. City of Tampa, 987 So. 2d 681 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008).
Garden Street Iron & Metal, Inc. v. Tanner, 789 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).
Kitzinger v. Gulf Power Co., 432 So. 2d 188 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).
— 95.11(3)(h) — 5 cases
Mazda Motors of Am., Inc. v. SC Henderson & Sons, Inc., 364 So. 2d 107 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978).
Senfeld v. Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co., 450 So. 2d 1157 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).
Bilic v. New Fairways Inv. of Florida, Inc., 543 So. 2d 458 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989).
Neff v. Gen. Dev. Corp., 354 So. 2d 1275 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978).
— 95.11(3)(i) — 11 cases
Velzy v. Est. of Miller, 502 So. 2d 1297 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987).
Jones v. Sun Bank/Miami, NA, 609 So. 2d 98 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992).
Crutchley v. Brevard Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 688 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997).
Adams v. State, 273 So. 3d 195 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019).
Adams v. State, 273 So. 3d 195 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019).
— 95.11(3)(j) — 52 cases
Tyson v. Viacom, Inc., 890 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).
Elaine Hess, etc. v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 175 So. 3d 687 (Fla. 2015).
Lopez-Infante v. Union Cent. Life Ins. Co., 809 So. 2d 13 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002).
Faw v. Wiles (In Re Wiles), 166 B.R. 975 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1994).
— 95.11(3)(k) — 61 cases
Leon Kopel v. Bernardo Kopel, 229 So. 3d 812 (Fla. 2017).
Banks v. Lardin, 938 So. 2d 571 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).
Acoustic Innovations, Inc. v. Schafer, 976 So. 2d 1139 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).
S. Specialties, Inc. v. Farmhouse Tomatoes, Inc, 259 So. 3d 869 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
Fowhand v. Piper, 611 So. 2d 1308 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).
— 95.11(3)(m) — 2 cases
Davis v. MacEdonia Hous. Auth., 641 So. 2d 131 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).
Sartori v. Dep't of Revenue, 714 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998).
— 95.11(3)(n) — 10 cases
Town of Oakland v. Mercer, 851 So. 2d 266 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003).
Sawyer v. Gable, 400 So. 2d 992 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).
Mosley v. State Ex Rel. Broward Cty., 363 So. 2d 172 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978).
Forehand v. Int'l Bus. MacHines Corp., 586 F. Supp. 9 (M.D. Fla. 1984).
Mcconley (N.D. Fla. 2025).
— 95.11(3)(o) — 40 cases
Effs v. Sony Pictures Home Ent., Inc., 197 So. 3d 1243 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Marek v. State, 14 So. 3d 985 (Fla. 2009).
New Port Largo, Inc. v. Monroe Cnty., 706 F. Supp. 1507 (S.D. Fla. 1988).
Smith v. IMG Worldwide, Inc., 437 F. Supp. 2d 297 (E.D. Pa. 2006).
— 95.11(3)(p) — 78 cases
Gannett Co., Inc. v. Anderson, 947 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).
Grove Isle Ass'n v. Grove Isle Assocs., LLLP, 137 So. 3d 1081 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “Dismissal Based on Statute of Limitations The limitations periods applicable here are set forth in section 95.11, Florida Statutes, and discussed below.”
Collins v. Monroe Cnty., 999 So. 2d 709 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).
— 95.11(4) — 104 cases
Overland Const. Co., Inc. v. Sirmons, 369 So. 2d 572 (Fla. 1979). “In that case, the court was considering section 95.11(10), Florida Statutes (1969), the predecessor to section 95.”
Univ. of Miami v. Bogorff, 583 So. 2d 1000 (Fla. 1991).
Moore v. Morris, 475 So. 2d 666 (Fla. 1985).
Foley v. Morris, 339 So. 2d 215 (Fla. 1976).
Glass v. Camara, 369 So. 2d 625 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).
— 95.11(4)(a) — 122 cases
Larson & Larson, P.A. v. TSE Indus., Inc., 22 So. 3d 36 (Fla. 2009). “§ 95.11, Fla. Stat. (2002) (emphasis added).”
Richards Enter. v. Swofford, 495 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).
Brooke v. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, 828 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
Homemakers, Inc. v. Gonzales, 400 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 1981). “Acknowledging the intervening amendment to section 95.11, the Court stated: [I]n the absence of any express, clear or manifest legislative intent to apply Section 95.”
— 95.11(4)(b) — 259 cases
Nehme v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Labs., Inc., 863 So. 2d 201 (Fla. 2003). “The pre-1996 version of the statute provides: An action for medical malpractice shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered, or should have been discovered with the…”
Silva v. Sw. Florida Blood Bank, Inc., 601 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. 1992).
Kush v. Lloyd, 616 So. 2d 415 (Fla. 1992).
Musculoskeletal Inst. v. Parham, 745 So. 2d 946 (Fla. 1999).
Todd v. Johnson, 965 So. 2d 255 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).
— 95.11(4)(c) — 42 cases
McRae v. Douglas, 644 So. 2d 1368 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
Scott v. Otis Elevator Co., 524 So. 2d 642 (Fla. 1988).
Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 768 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 2000).
Hullinger v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., 548 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 1989).
Richey v. Modular Designs, Inc., 879 So. 2d 665 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004).
— 95.11(4)(d) — 51 cases
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. v. Phlieger, 508 So. 2d 713 (Fla. 1987).
Marek v. State, 14 So. 3d 985 (Fla. 2009).
Bd. of Cty. Comm'rs of Madison Cty. v. Grice, 438 So. 2d 392 (Fla. 1983).
Whack v. Seminole Mem'l Hosp., 456 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984).
Capone v. Philip Morris U.S.A. Inc., 56 So. 3d 34 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010).
— 95.11(4)(e) — 21 cases
Nat'l Auto Serv. Centers, Inc. v. F/R 550, LLC, 192 So. 3d 498 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).
Medalie v. FSC Sec. Corp., 87 F. Supp. 2d 1295 (S.D. Fla. 2000).
Bryne v. Gulfstream First Bank & Trust Co., Etc., 528 F. Supp. 692 (S.D. Fla. 1981).
Puchner v. Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc., 553 So. 2d 216 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989).
Wilder v. Meyer, 779 F. Supp. 164 (S.D. Fla. 1991).
— 95.11(4)(f) — 1 case
Zalazar v. Capital Force LLC (S.D. Fla. 2023).
— 95.11(4)(g) — 21 cases
Callaway Land & Cattle Co., Inc. v. Banyon Lakes C. Corp., 831 So. 2d 204 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).
Gannett Co., Inc. v. Anderson, 947 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).
Weeks v. Town of Palm Beach, 252 So. 3d 258 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
Ashraf v. Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt, Inc., 200 So. 3d 173 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016).
Primerica Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Mitchell, 48 F. Supp. 2d 1363 (S.D. Fla. 1999).
— 95.11(4)(h) — 2 cases
Block v. Matesic (S.D. Fla. 2023).
Block v. Matesic (S.D. Fla. 2023).
— 95.11(5) — 64 cases
Creviston v. Gen. Motors Corp., 225 So. 2d 331 (Fla. 1969).
Nicarry v. Eslinger, 990 So. 2d 661 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).
Am. Home Assur. v. PLAZA MATERIALS, 908 So. 2d 360 (Fla. 2005).
Matthews v. Matthews, 222 So. 2d 282 (Fla. 2d DCA 1969).
Josef's of Palm Beach, Inc. v. S. Inv. Co., 349 F. Supp. 1057 (S.D. Fla. 1972).
— 95.11(5)(a) — 27 cases
Rybovich Boat Works, Inc. v. Atkins, 585 So. 2d 270 (Fla. 1991).
Fox v. Madsen, 12 So. 3d 1261 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).
Sheoah Highlands, Inc. v. Daugherty, 837 So. 2d 579 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003).
Seaside Cmty. Dev. Corp. v. Edwards, 573 So. 2d 142 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).
— 95.11(5)(b) — 6 cases
Jax Utils. Mgmt., Inc. v. Hancock Bank, A Foreign Corp., 164 So. 3d 1266 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).
Westburne Supply v. Comm. Villas Partners, 508 So. 2d 431 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).
Haney v. Holmes, 364 So. 2d 81 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978).
Roehner v. Atl. Coast Dev. Corp., 356 So. 2d 1296 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978).
— 95.11(5)(c) — 4 cases
Mazda Motors of Am., Inc. v. SC Henderson & Sons, Inc., 364 So. 2d 107 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978).
Vilord v. Jenkins, 226 So. 2d 245 (Fla. 2d DCA 1969).
Neff v. Gen. Dev. Corp., 354 So. 2d 1275 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978).
Lauck v. Gen. Tel. Co., 300 So. 2d 759 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974).
— 95.11(5)(d) — 17 cases
Senfeld v. Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co., 450 So. 2d 1157 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).
First, Etc. v. Dade Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n., 403 So. 2d 1097 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981).
Morrison v. Homewise Preferred Ins. Co., 209 So. 3d 682 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017).
McGlynn v. Rosen, 387 So. 2d 468 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).
— 95.11(5)(e) — 6 cases
Birnholz v. Steisel, 394 So. 2d 523 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).
Cowan v. Turchin, 270 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972).
Lake Wales Pub. Co., Inc. v. Florida Visitor, Inc., 335 So. 2d 335 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976).
Lewis v. Associated Med. Institutions, Inc., 345 So. 2d 852 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977).
Westinghouse Credit Corp. v. GRANDOFF INVEST., INC., 297 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974).
— 95.11(5)(f) — 23 cases
Jones v. Florida Parole Comm'n, 48 So. 3d 704 (Fla. 2010).
Canete v. Florida Dept. of Corr., 967 So. 2d 412 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).
Martin v. Florida Parole Com'n, 951 So. 2d 84 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).
Eric Green v. Calvin Cottrell, 204 So. 3d 22 (Fla. 2016). “We note that section 95.11(5)(f), Florida Statutes, which was enacted under the same chapter law as section 95.”
Head v. McNeil, 975 So. 2d 583 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008).
— 95.11(5)(g) — 8 cases
Eric Green v. Calvin Cottrell, 204 So. 3d 22 (Fla. 2016). “We note that section 95.11(5)(f), Florida Statutes, which was enacted under the same chapter law as section 95.”
Green v. Cottrell, 172 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).
Nicarry v. Eslinger, 990 So. 2d 661 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).
Calhoun v. Nienhuis, 110 So. 3d 24 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013).
Halveland v. Florida Dep't of Corr., 219 So. 3d 1037 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017).
— 95.11(5)(h) — 8 cases
WHITNEY BANK, a Mississippi state v. Von Daniel Grant Jr., & Lisa D. Grant, 223 So. 3d 476 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017). “§ 95.11(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2015). The trial court agreed with the Grants and held that the one-year statute of limitations barred Whitney Bank’s cause of action.”
Dyck-o'neal, Inc. v. Teresa Norton & Samuel Norton, 267 So. 3d 478 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019).
Bush v. Whitney Bank, 219 So. 3d 257 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017).
Dyck-O'Neal, Inc. v. Beckett, 200 So. 3d 179 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016).
Edmund Accardi v. Regions Bank (Fla. 4th DCA 2020).
— 95.11(6) — 87 cases
Homemakers, Inc. v. Gonzales, 400 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 1981). “Acknowledging the intervening amendment to section 95.11, the Court stated: [I]n the absence of any express, clear or manifest legislative intent to apply Section 95.”
Foley v. Morris, 339 So. 2d 215 (Fla. 1976).
Corinthian Investments, Inc. v. Reeder, 555 So. 2d 871 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989).
Callaway Land & Cattle Co., Inc. v. Banyon Lakes C. Corp., 831 So. 2d 204 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).
Worrell v. John F. Kennedy Mem. Hosp., 384 So. 2d 897 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980).
— 95.11(6)(d) — 1 case
— 95.11(7) — 29 cases
Broward Builders Exch., Inc. v. Goehring, 231 So. 2d 513 (Fla. 1970).
Doe ex rel. Doe's Mother v. Sinrod, 90 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012).
Hearndon v. Graham, 767 So. 2d 1179 (Fla. 2000).
Rodriguez v. Favalora, 11 So. 3d 393 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009).
Davis v. Monahan, 832 So. 2d 708 (Fla. 2002).
— 95.11(7)(b) — 14 cases
Azaroglu v. Jordan, 270 So. 2d 422 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972).
Johnson v. Duval Cnty. Teachers Credit Union, 507 F. Supp. 307 (M.D. Fla. 1980).
Bennett v. Georgetown Manor, Inc., 452 F. Supp. 590 (S.D. Fla. 1978).
Scott v. Otis Elevator Co., 524 So. 2d 642 (Fla. 1988).
Otis Elevator Co. v. Scott, 503 So. 2d 941 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987).
— 95.11(7Xb) — 1 case
McGhee v. Ogburn, 707 F.2d 1312 (11th Cir. 1983).
— 95.11(8) — 36 cases
Van Meter v. Singletary, 682 So. 2d 1162 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).
Crews v. Malara, 123 So. 3d 144 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).
Allen v. Butterworth, 756 So. 2d 52 (Fla. 2000).
Kalway v. Singletary, 708 So. 2d 267 (Fla. 1998).
Singletary v. Van Meter, 708 So. 2d 266 (Fla. 1998).
— 95.11(9) — 13 cases
D.H. v. Adept Cmty. Servs., Inc., 271 So. 3d 870 (Fla. 2018). “§ 95.11(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2006) (providing that causes of action “founded on negligence” must commence within four years).”
Doe No. 3 v. Nur-Ul-Islam Academy, Inc., 217 So. 3d 85 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
Walker v. Walker, 254 So. 2d 832 (Fla. 1st DCA 1971).
R.R. v. New Life, 248 So. 3d 232 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018).
Firestone v. Temple Beth Sholom, 183 So. 3d 1225 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
— 95.11(I)(a) — 1 case
Larson & Larson, P.A. v. TSE Indus., Inc., 22 So. 3d 36 (Fla. 2009). “§ 95.11, Fla. Stat. (2002) (emphasis added).”
— 95.11(S)(c) — 1 case
Sw. Florida Ret. Ctr., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., 682 So. 2d 1130 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).
— 95.11(S)(k) — 1 case
Leon Kopel v. Bernardo Kopel, 229 So. 3d 812 (Fla. 2017).
— 95.11(a) — 1 case
De Vane v. United States, 259 F. Supp. 18 (D.P.R. 1966).
— 95.11(a)(2) — 1 case
In Re Conrad, 252 B.R. 559 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2000).
— 95.11(a)(3) — 1 case
— 95.11(a)(4) — 1 case
Doe v. Hillsborough Cnty. Hosp. Auth., 816 So. 2d 262 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
— 95.11(a)(4)(a) — 1 case
Alipour v. Thomas (In Re Alipour), 252 B.R. 230 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2000).
— 95.11(c)(3) — 1 case
— 95.11(g) — 1 case
Nicarry v. Eslinger, 990 So. 2d 661 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).
— 95.11(h)(5) — 1 case
— 95.11(j) — 1 case
Bearse v. Main Street Investments, 220 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (M.D. Fla. 2002).
— 95.11(o) — 1 case
Tejera v. Lincoln Lending Servs., 271 So. 3d 97 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
— 95.11(p) — 1 case
Anderson v. State, 93 So. 3d 1201 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).
— 95.11(w)(a) — 1 case
In Re Conrad, 252 B.R. 559 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2000).
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Florida Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 95 matters in the context of civil statutes of limitations and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.