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Fla. Stat. § 489.101 (2025)
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489.101 Purpose.—The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction industry.
History.—ss. 1, 17, ch. 79-200; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 20, 21, ch. 88-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 20, ch. 2000-332.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Promontory Enter., Inc. v. S. ENGIN. & CONTRACT., INC., 864 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).
Promontory Enter., Inc. v. S. ENGIN. & CONTRACT., INC., 864 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). “§ 489.101, Fla. Stat. (2000). We disagree.”
Mid-Continent Cas. Co. v. Basdeo, 742 F. Supp. 2d 1293 (S.D. Fla. 2010). “” Fla. Stat. § 489.101 . Thus, it is clear that Florida requires contractors such as First State to procure property damage insurance "for the safety and welfare of the public,” not for the safety and welfare of the contractor, although that may certainly be a collateral effect…”
Alles v. Dept. of Prof'l Reg., 423 So. 2d 624 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). “" § 489.101, Fla. Stat. (1979). Just as a designated agent may not lend his name to a company in order that the company may act as a contractor and then avoid his responsibility by stating that he had nothing to do with the project, neither may he or the company be permitted to…”
Earth Trades, Inc. v. T & G Corp., 108 So. 3d 580 (Fla. 2013). “” § 489.101, Fla. Stat. (2005). The statute addressing the enforceability of a construction contract with an unlicensed contractor provides in pertinent part: “As a matter of public policy, contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1990, by an unlicensed contractor shall be…”
Mivan (Fla.), Inc. v. Metric Constructors, Inc., 857 So. 2d 901 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003). “" § 489.101, Fla. Stat. (1997). Specifically, the trial court entered summary judgment in reliance on section 489.”
Murthy v. Sinha Corp., 644 So. 2d 983 (Fla. 1994). “[7] Section 489.101 describes the purpose of chapter 489 as follows: The Legislature recognizes that the construction and home improvement industries may pose a danger of significant harm to the public when incompetent or dishonest contractors provide unsafe, unstable, or…”
Edgewater by the Bay LLLP v. Gaunchez (In Re Edgewater by the Bay, LLLP), 419 B.R. 511 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2009). “1994) (citing Fla. Stat. § 489.101 ). Since this law does not regulate unfair trade practice or competition, the Court concludes that a violation of § 489.”
Loewe v. Seagate Homes, Inc., 987 So. 2d 758 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). “Section 489.101 provides that the Legislature *761 "deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction industry.”
Full Circle Dairy LLC v. Mckinney, 467 F. Supp. 2d 1343 (M.D. Fla. 2006). “Fla. Stat. § 489.101 provides, “[t]he Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction industry.”
Kvaerner Const., Inc. v. Am. Saf. Cas. Ins. Co., 847 So. 2d 534 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003). “As a matter of public policy, contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1990, and performed in full or in part by any contractor who fails to obtain or maintain his license in accordance with this part shall be unenforceable in law or in equity. However, in the event the…”
Godwin v. Dep't of Prof'l Reg., 461 So. 2d 226 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). “Section 489.101, Florida Statutes (1983).”
News & Sun-Sentinel Co. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 693 F. Supp. 1066 (S.D. Fla. 1987). “F.S. §§ 489.101 and 489.501; Broward County Code § 9-2.”
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