Florida Statute 255.076 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 255
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS

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F.S. 255.076

255.076 Award of court costs and attorney’s fees.—In an action to recover amounts due for construction services purchased by a public entity, the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, including fees incurred through any appeal, to the prevailing party, if the court finds that the nonprevailing party withheld any portion of the payment that is the subject of the action without any reasonable basis in law or fact to dispute the prevailing party’s claim to those amounts.

History.—s. 10, ch. 2005-230.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 255.076

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 255.076.

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Cases Citing Statute 255.076

Total Results: 2

Reliance Fertilizer Co. v. Davis

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1936-07-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 169 So. 579, 124 Fla. 859, 1936 Fla. LEXIS 1208

Snippet: . 565; John Deere Plow Co. v. Wayland, 69 Kan. 255; 76 P. 863, 2 Am. Cas. 304; American Case Register

Biscayne Trust Co. v. Wolpert Realty & Improvement Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1930-10-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 130 So. 611, 100 Fla. 1070

Snippet: said conflicts with Skipper v. Thomas, 74 Fla. 255, 76 So. R. 779, or with Phillips v. Gilbert, 101 U.