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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 713
LIENS, GENERALLY
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F.S. 713.23
713.23 Payment bond.
(1)(a) The payment bond required to exempt an owner under this part shall be furnished by the contractor in at least the amount of the original contract price before commencing the construction of the improvement under the direct contract, and a copy of the bond shall be attached to the notice of commencement when the notice of commencement is recorded. The bond shall be executed as surety by a surety insurer authorized to do business in this state and shall be conditioned that the contractor shall promptly make payments for labor, services, and material to all lienors under the contractor’s direct contract. Any form of bond given by a contractor conditioned to pay for labor, services, and material used to improve real property shall be deemed to include the condition of this subsection.
(b) The owner, contractor, or surety shall furnish a true copy of the bond at the cost of reproduction to any lienor demanding it. Any person who fails or refuses to furnish the copy without justifiable cause shall be liable to the lienor demanding the copy for any damages caused by the refusal or failure.
(c) Before beginning or within 45 days after beginning to furnish labor, materials, or supplies, a lienor who is not in privity with the contractor, except a laborer, shall serve the contractor with notice in writing that the lienor will look to the contractor’s bond for protection on the work. If a notice of commencement with the attached bond is not recorded before commencement of construction, the lienor not in privity with the contractor may, in the alternative, elect to serve the notice to the contractor up to 45 days after the date the lienor is served with a copy of the bond. A notice to owner pursuant to s. 713.06 that has been timely served on the contractor satisfies the requirements of this paragraph. However, the limitation period for commencement of an action on the payment bond as established in paragraph (e) may not be expanded. The notice may be in substantially the following form and may be combined with a notice to owner given under s. 713.06 and, if so, may be entitled “NOTICE TO OWNER/NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR”:

NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR

To:   (name and address of contractor)  

The undersigned hereby informs you that he or she has furnished or is furnishing services or materials as follows:

  (general description of services or materials)   for the improvement of the real property identified as   (property description)   under an order given by   (lienor’s customer)  .

This notice is to inform you that the undersigned intends to look to the contractor’s bond to secure payment for the furnishing of materials or services for the improvement of the real property.

  (name of lienor)  

  (signature of lienor or lienor’s representative)  

  (date)  

  (lienor’s address)  

(d) In addition, a lienor who has not received payment for furnishing his or her labor, services, or materials must, as a condition precedent to recovery under the bond, serve a written notice of nonpayment on the contractor and a copy of the notice of nonpayment on the surety. The notice of nonpayment must be under oath and served during the progress of the work or thereafter, but may not be served later than 90 days after the final furnishing of labor, services, or materials by the lienor, or, with respect to rental equipment, later than 90 days after the date the rental equipment was on the site of the improvement and available for use. A notice of nonpayment that includes sums for retainage must specify the portion of the amount claimed for retainage. The required notice satisfies this condition precedent with respect to the payment described in the notice of nonpayment, including unpaid finance charges due under the lienor’s contract, and with respect to any other payments which become due to the lienor after the date of the notice of nonpayment. The time period for serving a notice of nonpayment is measured from the last day of furnishing labor, services, or materials by the lienor and may not be measured by other standards, such as the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the issuance of a certificate of substantial completion. The failure of a lienor to receive retainage sums not in excess of 10 percent of the value of labor, services, or materials furnished by the lienor is not considered a nonpayment requiring the service of the notice provided under this paragraph. If the payment bond is not recorded before commencement of construction, the time period for the lienor to serve a notice of nonpayment may, at the option of the lienor, be calculated from the date specified in this section or the date the lienor is served a copy of the bond. However, the limitation period for commencement of an action on the payment bond as established in paragraph (e) may not be expanded. The negligent inclusion or omission of any information in the notice of nonpayment that has not prejudiced the contractor or surety does not constitute a default that operates to defeat an otherwise valid bond claim. A lienor who serves a fraudulent notice of nonpayment forfeits his or her rights under the bond. A notice of nonpayment is fraudulent if the lienor has willfully exaggerated the amount unpaid, willfully included a claim for work not performed or materials not furnished for the subject improvement, or prepared the notice with such willful and gross negligence as to amount to a willful exaggeration. However, a minor mistake or error in a notice of nonpayment, or a good faith dispute as to the amount unpaid, does not constitute a willful exaggeration that operates to defeat an otherwise valid claim against the bond. The service of a fraudulent notice of nonpayment is a complete defense to the lienor’s claim against the bond. The notice under this paragraph must include the following information, current as of the date of the notice, and must be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF NONPAYMENT

To:   (name of contractor and address)  

  (name of surety and address)  

The undersigned lienor notifies you that:

1. The lienor has furnished   (describe labor, services, or materials)   for the improvement of the real property identified as   (property description)  . The corresponding amount unpaid to date is $ , of which $  is unpaid retainage.

2. The lienor has been paid to date the amount of $  for previously furnishing   (describe labor, services, or materials)   for this improvement.

3. The lienor expects to furnish   (describe labor, services, or materials)   for this improvement in the future (if known), and the corresponding amount expected to become due is $  (if known).

I declare that I have read the foregoing Notice of Nonpayment and that the facts stated in it are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DATED on    ,   .

  (signature and address of lienor)  

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF  

The foregoing instrument was sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or sworn to (or affirmed) by ☐ online notarization this   day of  ,   (year)  , by   (name of signatory)  .

  (Signature of Notary Public - State of Florida)  

  (Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)  

Personally Known    OR Produced Identification   

Type of Identification Produced 

(e) An action for the labor, materials, or supplies may not be instituted or prosecuted against the contractor or surety unless both notices have been given, if required by this section. An action must be instituted or prosecuted against the contractor or against the surety on the bond under this section within 1 year after the performance of the labor or completion of delivery of the materials and supplies. The time period for bringing an action against the contractor or surety on the bond is measured from the last day of furnishing labor, services, or materials by the lienor. The time period may not be measured by other standards, such as the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the issuance of a certificate of substantial completion. A contractor or the contractor’s attorney may elect to shorten the time within which an action to enforce any claim against a payment bond provided under this section or s. 713.245 must be commenced at any time after a notice of nonpayment, if required, has been served for the claim by recording in the clerk’s office a notice in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF CONTEST OF CLAIM
AGAINST PAYMENT BOND

To:   (Name and address of lienor)  

You are notified that the undersigned contests your notice of nonpayment, dated  ,  , and served on the undersigned on  ,  , and that the time within which you may file suit to enforce your claim is limited to 60 days after the date of service of this notice.

DATED on  ,  .

Signed:   (Contractor or Attorney)  

The claim of any lienor upon whom the notice is served and who fails to institute a suit to enforce his or her claim against the payment bond within 60 days after service of the notice is extinguished automatically. The contractor or the contractor’s attorney shall serve, in accordance with s. 713.18, a copy of the notice of contest to the lienor at the address shown in the notice of nonpayment or most recent amendment thereto and shall certify to such service on the face of the notice and record the notice. After the clerk records the notice with the certificate of service, the clerk shall serve, in accordance with s. 713.18, a copy of such recorded notice on the lienor and the contractor or the contractor’s attorney. The clerk of the court shall charge fees for such services as provided by law.

(f) A lienor has a direct right of action on the bond against the surety. Any provision in a payment bond issued on or after October 1, 2012, which further restricts the classes of persons who are protected by the payment bond, which restricts the venue of any proceeding relating to such payment bond, which limits or expands the effective duration of the payment bond, or which adds conditions precedent to the enforcement of a claim against a payment bond beyond those provided in this part is unenforceable. The surety is not entitled to the defense of pro tanto discharge as against any lienor because of changes or modifications in the contract to which the surety is not a party; but the liability of the surety may not be increased beyond the penal sum of the bond. A lienor may not waive in advance his or her right to bring an action under the bond against the surety.
(2) The bond shall secure every lien under the direct contract accruing subsequent to its execution and delivery, except that of the contractor. Every claim of lien, except that of the contractor, filed subsequent to execution and delivery of the bond shall be transferred to it with the same effect as liens transferred under s. 713.24. Record notice of the transfer shall be effected by the contractor, or any person having an interest in the property against which the claim of lien has been asserted, by recording in the clerk’s office a notice, with the bond attached, in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF BOND

To:   (Name and Address of Lienor)  

You are notified that the claim of lien filed by you on  ,  , and recorded in Official Records Book   at page   of the public records of   County, Florida, is secured by a bond, a copy being attached.

Signed:   (Name of person recording notice)  

The notice shall be verified. The person recording the notice of bond shall serve a copy of the notice with a copy of the bond to the lienor at the address shown in the claim of lien, or the most recent amendment to it; shall certify to the service on the face of the notice; and shall record the notice.

(3) A payment bond in substantially the following form shall be sufficient:

PAYMENT BOND

BY THIS BOND We,  , as Principal, and  , a corporation, as Surety, are bound to  , herein called Owner, in the sum of $  for the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally.

THE CONDITION OF THIS BOND is that if Principal:

1. Promptly makes payments to all lienors supplying labor, material, and supplies used directly or indirectly by Principal in the prosecution of the work provided in the contract dated  ,  , between Principal and Owner for construction of  , the contract being made a part of this bond by reference; and

2. Pays Owner all loss, damage, expenses, costs, and attorney’s fees, including appellate proceedings, that Owner sustains because of default by Principal under paragraph 1. of this bond;

then this bond is void; otherwise, it remains in full force.

Any changes in or under the contract documents and compliance or noncompliance with formalities connected with the contract or with the changes do not affect Surety’s obligation under this bond.

DATED on  ,  .

  (Principal)   (SEAL)

  (Surety’s name)  

By    

As Attorney in Fact

(4) The provisions of s. 713.24(3) apply to bonds under this section except when those provisions conflict with this section.
(5) A waiver and release of lien pursuant to s. 713.20 given by a lienor shall constitute a waiver and release in a like amount of the lienor’s right to make a claim against a payment bond under this section.
History.s. 1, ch. 63-135; s. 14, ch. 65-456; s. 35, ch. 67-254; s. 10, ch. 77-353; s. 8, ch. 80-97; s. 5, ch. 87-74; s. 6, ch. 88-397; s. 12, ch. 90-109; s. 812, ch. 97-102; s. 6, ch. 98-135; s. 32, ch. 99-6; s. 8, ch. 99-386; s. 8, ch. 2001-211; s. 10, ch. 2005-227; s. 11, ch. 2012-211; s. 4, ch. 2019-94; s. 12, ch. 2023-226.
Note.Former s. 84.231.

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Amendments to 713.23


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 713.23
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 713.23.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ATTAWAY ELECTRIC, INC. v. KELSEY CONSTRUCTION, INC., 120 So. 3d 77 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . contractor, Miller & Solomon, had secured a payment bond for the construction project pursuant to section 713.23 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS- CONTRACT AND BUSINESS CASES, 116 So. 3d 284 (Fla. 2013)

. . . claim against a payment bond, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ss. 255.05(1) and 713.23 . . .

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, v. A. W. BAYLOR VERSAPANEL- PLASTERING, INC., 97 So. 3d 937 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . (“ACI”), furnished a section 713.23 payment bond for a large construction project on which Baylor was . . . situation where a claimant obtains a judgment against a bonding company in an action brought on a section 713.23 . . . provision”) Here it is undisputed that Baylor’s action against Continental was a claim to enforce a section 713.23 . . . the language that must be contained in a payment bond in order for the bond to qualify as a section 713.23 . . . Here, the parties stipulated that the bond in question was a 713.23 payment bond. . . . .

STOCK BUILDING SUPPLY OF FLORIDA, INC. d b a K A v. SOARES DA COSTA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC,, 76 So. 3d 313 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . The First Notice Created a Lien Governed by Section 713.06, not Section 713.23. . . . . § 713.23(l)(c), Fla. . . . See § 713.23(l)(e), Fla. Stat. (2005). . . . See § 713.23(2), Fla. Stat. (2005). . . . K & A was not excused from complying with the requirements of section 713.23(1)(c). . . . In my judgment (a) no notice to contractor was even required in the circumstances under section 713.23 . . .

S. CONRAD, v. R. YOUNG, G. C. Jr. T. W. S. I. L. C. G. R. Jr. D. P. J. L., 10 So. 3d 1154 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . against a payment bond, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ss. 255.05(2)(a)2 and 713.23 . . .

CADLE COMPANY, v. RHOADES,, 978 So. 2d 833 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . against a payment bond, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ss. 255.05(10) and 713.23 . . .

J. C. GIBSON PLASTERING CO. INC. v. XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, XL, 521 F. Supp. 2d 1326 (M.D. Fla. 2007)

. . . So-called statuto-iy payment bonds must comply with the requirements of section 713.23, Florida Statutes . . . the bond was stamped with language purporting to incorporate by reference the provisions of section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23, Florida Statutes, provides the form in which notice must be given. Fla. . . . . § 713.23(d). Gibson’s notice was in this form. . . . .

MILTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, v. JMS DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION, INC., 967 So. 2d 234 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . Indeed, according to section 713.23(f)(2), Florida Statutes (2006): The bond shall secure every lien . . .

DELTA FIRE SPRINKLERS, INC. v. ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY,, 937 So. 2d 695 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . the construction payment bond issued by OneBeacon was a statutory bond that comported with section 713.23 . . . brought a claim for breach of contract against the general contractor and a claim pursuant to section 713.23 . . . Delta Fire sent its notice to contractor, as required by section 713.23(l)(c), Florida Statutes, about . . . Section 713.23(l)(d), Florida Statutes, required Delta Fire “as a condition precedent to recovery under . . . made in the earlier case that the bond is a statutory bond governed by the requirements of section 713.23 . . .

PROFESSIONAL PLASTERING STUCCO, INC. v. BRIDGEPORT- STRASBERG JOINT VENTURE,, 940 So. 2d 444 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . Its terms and coverage were substantially similar to that outlined in section 713.23(3). . . . In compliance with sections 713.13 and 713.23(1), the bond was attached to the notice of commencement . . . The bond “contain[ed] terms that [were] substantially in the form required by section 713.23(3).” . . . Section 713.23 was to be accorded “a strict and literal meaning.” Id. . . . Here, the surety issued a bond that was facially sufficient under 713.23 and duly noticed. . . . . § 713.23(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). . . . Although the majority acknowledges this language, it concludes that other subsections of 713.23, namely . . . Under a logical extension of the holding of the majority, any of the statute-ry criteria for 713.23 bonds . . . Co., 335 So.2d 624, 625 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976) (actual prejudice notwithstanding, § 713.23 bond must be . . . Furthermore, even assuming that the lack of prejudice may excuse strict performance under section 713.23 . . .

WMS CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,, 929 So. 2d 1 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . Springs filed a Notice of Bond — Transfer of Lien from Real Property to Payment Bond pursuant to section 713.23 . . . payment bond issued to Noland by NAS in this case was an unconditional bond, issued pursuant to section 713.23 . . . Conditional payment bond (1)Notwithstanding any provisions of ss. 713.23 and 713.24 to the contrary, . . . specified in this section, all bonds issued under this section must conform to the requirements of s. 713.23 . . . contractor has been paid, the owner or the contractor may record a notice of bond as specified in s. 713.23 . . .

AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, v. PLAZA MATERIALS CORPORATION,, 908 So. 2d 360 (Fla. 2005)

. . . claims against payment bonds “shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ss. 255.05(2)(a)2. and 713.23 . . .

BRIDGEPORT, INC. f k a CGU f k a v. TAMPA ROOFING COMPANY,, 903 So. 2d 306 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . Section 713.23(l)(d) provides that “a lienor is required, as a condition precedent to recovery under . . . Section 713.23(l)(e) states that an action for labor, materials, or supplies may not be instituted or . . . It maintained that the one-year limitations period contained in section 713.23(l)(e) applied and that . . . Instead, it contains terms that are substantially in the form required by section 713.23(3). . . . They also contended that Rinker was not excused from complying with section 713.23 by claiming that it . . .

ONEBEACON INSURANCE CO. v. DELTA FIRE SPRINKLERS, INC., 898 So. 2d 113 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . against the contractor, and a construction payment bond claim against the surety pursuant to section 713.23 . . .

ACTION LABOR OF FLORIDA, INC. v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., 879 So. 2d 1240 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”) issued a payment bond pursuant to §-713.23, Fla. . . .

PENA- ALUM GLASS MIRROR, v. NATIONWIDE TERMINALS, INC., 864 So. 2d 461 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . There the owner’s answer asserted that an unconditional payment bond had been posted under section 713.23 . . . This was on the theory that given the existence of an unconditional payment bond under section 713.23 . . .

BRIDGEPORT INCORPORATED, a CGU a v. RINKER MATERIALS CORPORATION, d b a CSR a P. C. R. a, 849 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . comply with conditions precedent by failing to serve notices of non-payment as required by section 713.23 . . . Rinker asserts that its claim of lien serves as the statutory notice required under section 713.23, Florida . . . Section 713.23(1) provides, in relevant part: (c) Either before beginning or within 45 days after beginning . . . , that Rink-er did not send CGU a notice of nonpayment as required by section 713.23, and that Rinker . . . The notice requirements of section 713.23 are mandatory. See N. Am. Specialty Ins. v. . . .

THE CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. v. WENTWORTH PLASTERING OF BOCA RATON, INC. d b a P. A., 840 So. 2d 357 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . against a payment bond, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ss. 255.05(2)(a)2. and 713.23 . . .

MILLER SOLOMON GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC. a a v. BRENNAN S GLASS CO. INC. a, 837 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . The lien foreclosure was transferred to the Hartford bond pursuant to section 713.23(2), Florida Statutes . . . The parties agree that the bond action arises out of section 713.23, Florida Statutes. . . . Subsection 713.23(l)(f) provides that the bond “must not contain any provisions restricting ... the venue . . . Appellants also assert that the bond, here, is really a payment bond issued under section 713.23, Florida . . . Further, and in any event, the venue provision in section 713.23(l)(f) place venue in Bro-ward county . . .

J. SOURINI PAINTING, INC. R. St. v. JOHNSON PAINTS, INC., 809 So. 2d 95 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . The sureties had furnished construction payment bonds pursuant to section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1993 . . .

WMS CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. PALM SPRINGS MILE ASSOCIATES, LTD., 762 So. 2d 973 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Section 713.23(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), provides for unconditional payment bonds. . . . The notice and other requirements applicable to section 713.23 unconditional bonds are not relevant. . . . This language appears to require the General Contractor to provide the Owner with a section 713.23 (unconditional . . . Governed by § 713.23, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . . the bonds were not conditional ones under section 713.245, but were unconditional bonds under section 713.23 . . .

MIDTOWN ENTERPRISES, INC. v. LOCAL CONTRACTORS, INC., 750 So. 2d 683 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Count II alleged the breach of a section 713.23 payment bond against principal, LCI, and surety, Gulf . . . See § 713.23 Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . arguing that Midtown had failed to fulfill the conditions precedent to perfecting a claim under section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23(l)(d) provides in part: a lienor is required, as a condition precedent to recovery under . . . Here, there simply was not the substantial compliance with section 713.23 that was a condition precedent . . .

NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALITY INSURANCE COMPANY, v. BERGERON LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC., 745 So. 2d 359 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . served a written notice of non-payment to Noland Construction and North American pursuant to section 713.23 . . . and alleged several affirmative defenses, including failure to state a cause of action under section 713.23 . . . court to determine whether the North American bond should be treated as a payment bond under section 713.23 . . . Bergeron failed to comply with the time period prescribed in section 713.23(l)(e), which provides that . . . announcing a defense based on section 713.245 is not the same as stating a defense based on section 713.23 . . .

NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, a v. HUGHES SUPPLY, INC., 705 So. 2d 616 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . payment to the contractor) the bond should, nevertheless, be treated as a payment bond' under section 713.23 . . . neglects the first sentence of section 713.245(1), which reads: Notwithstanding any provisions of ss. 713.23 . . . appropriately found that in the absence of such conditional language, the bonds complied with section 713.23 . . . and should be considered, construed, and applied as unconditional 713.23 bonds. . . . specified in this section, all bonds issued under this section must conform to the requirements of § 713.23 . . .

WAL- MART STORES, INC. v. EWELL INDUSTRIES, INC., 694 So. 2d 756 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . The court noted that it was in proper form and qualified as a payment bond under section 713.23, Fla.Stat . . . an enforcement action, or have the claim of lien transferred to security, as provided for in section 713.23 . . . have had a valid lien against the property, as might have been the case had there not been a proper s. 713.23 . . . However in this case there was a proper s. 713.23 payment bond and the subcontractor did not have, nor . . .

MURSTEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. C. E. S. INDUSTRIES, INC. d b a, 588 So. 2d 1061 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . See id. § 713.23(1)(d), (e). . . . Id. § 713.23(1)(e). The form of that notice is also set forth in the statute. Id. . . . Id. § 713.23(1)(f) (emphasis added). . . . suits thereon are set forth at length and in detail in section 713.23. . . . Id. § 713.23(1)(d), (e). . See § 713.23(2), Fla.Stat. (Supp.1988). . . . .

STRESSCON, v. MADIEDO,, 581 So. 2d 158 (Fla. 1991)

. . . Fla.Stat. (1987) (provides that notice to owners “may be in substantially the following form”); and § 713.23 . . .

NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a v. L. J. CLARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., 579 So. 2d 743 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . rather than a statutory bond if it provides more expansive coverage than that provided for in section 713.23 . . . The bond here was no more expansive than a statutory bond provided for in section 713.23, Florida Statutes . . . Furthermore, the bond’s definition of a claimant appears no more expansive than the requirement of section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23 provides in part: (l)(a) The payment bond required to exempt an owner under this part . . . the argument that the bond’s limitation period validly expands coverage over that provided by section 713.23 . . .

CHARLES REDI- MIX, INC. v. PHILLIPS, 580 So. 2d 166 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . commence an action to enforce any claim of lien or claim against a bond or other security under s. 713.23 . . .

CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE LATTER DAY CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST s v. SEYMOUR ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. INC., 558 So. 2d 88 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1985), provides that a lienor must serve the contractor with a “notice . . . Section 713.23(l)(e), Florida Statutes (1985). .Section 713.23(2), Florida Statutes (1985). . . . . Section 713.23(l)(d), Florida Statutes (1985). . . . . Section 713.23(l)(f), Florida Statutes (1985) (emphasis added). . . . .

OBS COMPANY, INC. v. PACE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION,, 558 So. 2d 404 (Fla. 1990)

. . . mechanic’s liens, the bond must be construed and applied in accordance with the conditions of section 713.23 . . . See also § 713.23(1)(a), Fla.Stat. (1983). . . . The bond in this case has all the attributes of a section 713.23 bond, and we declare it to be such a . . . agree with the court in Guin & Hunt that a subcontractor is a third-party donee obligee of a section 713.23 . . .

L. SUCHMAN, v. NATIONAL HAULING, INC., 549 So. 2d 200 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . improvement after default or abandonment, whether or not a project has a payment bond complying with s. 713.23 . . . The name and address of the surety on the payment bond under s. 713.23, if any, and the amount of such . . .

THE FLORIDA BAR In ADVISORY OPINION- NONLAWYER PREPARATION OF NOTICE TO OWNER AND NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR, 544 So. 2d 1013 (Fla. 1989)

. . . . § 713.23(l)(d)? . . . Under Fla.Stat. § 713.23(l)(d) if a bond is furnished, a lienor not in privity with the owner, except . . . of the industry to combine the NTO required by § 713.06(2) and the preliminary notice required by § 713.23 . . . Notice To Owner (Fla.Stat. § 713.06(2)(a)) and preliminary notice (Notice To Contractor, Fla.Stat. § 713.23 . . .

PACE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, a a a v. OBS COMPANY, INC., 531 So. 2d 737 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . therefore, must be construed as a statutory payment bond in accordance with the provisions of section 713.23 . . . See also, § 713.23(l)(a), Fla.Stat. (1987). . . .

CARLSON- SOUTHEAST CORPORATION v. GEOLITHIC, INC., 530 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . The issues raised in this appeal are: (1) whether, pursuant to sections 713.23 and 713.24, Florida Statutes . . . posted a $33.7 million payment bond issued by Seaboard Surety Company (the surety) pursuant to section 713.23 . . . A section 713.23 payment bond is a general contractor’s bond designed to ensure payment of subcontractors . . . Section 713.23(2) provides, in part, that: The bond shall secure every lien under the direct contract . . . SMITH, C.J., and ZEHMER, J., concur. . § 713.23(l)(a), FIa.Stat. (1985), provides: (l)(a) The payment . . .

KIDDER ELECTRIC OF FLORIDA, INC. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY GUARANTY CO., 530 So. 2d 475 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . (See § 713.23(l)(a), Fla.Stat.). . . . Thereafter, to toll the statute of limitations (§ 713.23(l)(f), Fla.Stat.) the subcontractor filed its . . .

M. FOY, III, v. P. MANGUM, Jr., 528 So. 2d 1331 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . commence an action to enforce any claim of lien or claim against a bond or other security under s. 713.23 . . .

HARVESTERS GROUP, INC. v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION,, 527 So. 2d 257 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . (Emphasis supplied); § 713.23(l)(e), Fla.Stat. (1987) (lienor required to serve written notice of nonpayment . . .

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, v. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, a, 526 So. 2d 727 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . Section 713.23(l)(f) states that “[n]o action shall be instituted or prosecuted against the contractor . . . paragraph 21 of the subcontract and whether this work falls under the boundaries contemplated by section 713.23 . . .

SHORES SUPPLY CO. v. AETNA CASUALTY SURETY CO. INC. AETNA CASUALTY SURETY CO. INC. v. SHORES SUPPLY CO., 524 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . Shores Supply Company filed an action against Aetna Casualty and Surety Company pursuant to section 713.23 . . . The legal effect of furnishing a payment bond pursuant to section 713.23 is to exempt the owner and the . . .

HALLS CERAMIC TILE, INC. a k a s Co. a v. TIEDE- ZOELLER TILE CORP. a a, 522 So. 2d 111 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . . § 713.24(3), § 713.23(1)(g), Fla.Stat. (1985); Morganti. . . .

W. S. A. INC. d b a f k a d b a v. STRATTON Co., 680 F. Supp. 375 (S.D. Fla. 1988)

. . . The payment bond in this case was executed pursuant to Florida Statute section 713.23, Fla.Stat.Ann. . . . section 713.23 (West Supp.1987) (effective Jan. 1, 1981). . . . The issue of whether increased costs due to delay are compensable pursuant to Florida Statute section 713.23 . . .

ESSEX CRANE RENTAL CORPORATION OF ALABAMA, v. MILLMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., 516 So. 2d 1130 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . action by the owner of a large construction crane on a mechanic’s lien payment bond posted under section 713.23 . . . defendants, the contractor and surety, on the ground that the notice to contractor required by section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23(l)(d) provides: (d) Either before beginning or within 45 days after beginning to furnish . . .

INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, v. JETSTAR DEVELOPMENT, INC., 515 So. 2d 272 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Jetstar argued that section 713.23(l)(g), Florida Statutes (1985) controlled, hence venue was properly . . . Appellee argues that it sued INA as a surety pursuant to section 713.23, Florida Statutes and that since . . . section 713.23(l)(g) expressly provides that “no bond shall contain any provisions restricting the classes . . . Jetstar misplaces its reliance on section 713.23. . . .

W. McCURRY, Jr. v. M. EPPOLITO M., 506 So. 2d 1110 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . improvement after default or abandonment, whether or not a project has a payment bond complying with s. 713.23 . . .

WALTER E. HELLER COMPANY SOUTHEAST, INC. v. PALMER- SMITH, 504 So. 2d 511 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . successfully established substantial compliance with the content requirements for notice imposed by section 713.23 . . . Palmer-Smith and received by it, sufficiently complied, with the content requirement set forth in section 713.23 . . . The notice, although labeled “Notice to Owner,” contained all of the information required by section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23(l)(d) states: The notice may be in substantially the following form: NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR . . . The purpose of giving the notices pursuant to section 713.23 by a supplier of materials is to permit . . .

LABORERS HEALTH WELFARE TRUST FUND OF SOUTH FLORIDA v. KMM CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. a J., 651 F. Supp. 344 (S.D. Fla. 1987)

. . . pendent jurisdiction claimed under Fla.Stat. 255.05 (The Florida Little Miller Act), and Fla.Stat. 713.23 . . .

OOLITE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. MILLMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., 501 So. 2d 655 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . against a payment bond for “fabricated materials” he must file a 45 day notice as required by Section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23(1)(d), Florida Statutes (1980 Supp.), provides that notice must be given. . . . Section 713.23(1)(f) provides that ‘no action for the labor or materials or supplies may be instituted . . . he is required to file two notices in order to claim against the bond, first a 45 day notice, Sec. 713.23 . . . See Sec. 713.23(1)(e), Fla.Stat. . . . I think it no less than obvious that sections 713.23(1)(d) and 713.01(6), Florida Statutes (1985) are . . . Section 713.23(1)(d), Florida Statutes (1985) provides in pertinent part that: 2. . . .

TEST BALANCE CORPORATION OF ORLANDO, INC. v. NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD,, 19 Fla. Supp. 2d 72 (Orange Cty. Ct. 1986)

. . . Section 713.01(9), Florida Statutes, and is therefore exempt from the notice requirements of Section 713.23 . . . per se, from the special protection afforded to laborers under Chapter 713, Florida Statutes, then § 713.23 . . . This Court considers the issue of whether a corporation may qualify as a laborer under § 713.23(1)(d) . . .

JONES, v. DARIN ARMSTRONG, INC. a Co. a J. a Co. a, 785 F.2d 1521 (11th Cir. 1986)

. . . . § 713.23(1) (1983). . . . The purpose of the 45-day provision of that statute’s notice requirement, § 713.23 which also allows . . .

LABORERS LOCAL JOINT HEALTH WELFARE TRUST FUND, v. B. R. STARNES COMPANY OF FLORIDA,, 658 F. Supp. 305 (S.D. Fla. 1986)

. . . Plaintiffs’ pendent state claim arises under Florida Statutes 255.05 and 713.23. . . . Section 713.23 makes similar provisions for private construction projects. . . . For this contention Plaintiffs rely upon Florida Statutes 713.23 and 255.05 which, they argue, make the . . . Even assuming, arguendo, Florida Statutes 713.23 and 255.05 impose liability on the Defendants for Hicks . . . Further, Plaintiff sued the surety company on its bond puru-sant to Florida Statute 713.23 and the Court . . .

R. H. MOODY, d b a v. E. E. DEAN SNAVELY, INC. Co., 465 So. 2d 1362 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . court, and appellant’s claim on the payment bond was therefore properly denied in accordance with § 713.23 . . .

In ADVANCED CONTRACTORS, R. COOLEY, v. GENERAL ELEVATOR CORP., 44 B.R. 239 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1984)

. . . preserved its mechanic’s lien right and its right of action against the bond pursuant to § 713.06 and § 713.23 . . . against a surety, if the project is bonded, by timely serving a proper notice pursuant to §§ 713.06 and 713.23 . . . subcontractor, after the execution and delivery of the bond is transferred to and secured by the bond. § 713.23 . . . one year from the performance of the labor or completion of the delivery of materials or supplies. § 713.23 . . . this case, General preserved its lien rights by timely filing its notices pursuant to §§ 713.06 and 713.23 . . .

STANDARD HEATING SERVICE, INC. v. GUYMANN CONSTRUCTION, INC., 459 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . motor oil, lubricants, and other petroleum products) were not “materials” within the meaning of section 713.23 . . . The furnishing of diesel fuel constituted the furnishing of materials under section 713.23. . . . Section 713.23(l)(d) provides in part: Either before beginning or within 45 days after beginning to furnish . . . s notice of intent to rely on the bond was required to be made to the contractor, not the surety. § 713.23 . . . Furthermore, the bond’s definition of a claimant appears no more expansive than the requirement of section 713.23 . . .

FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, 456 So. 2d 1250 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . .-05 and 713.23, Florida Statutes (1977) even though it incorporates those statutes]. . . .

SEWER VIEWER, INC. v. SHAWNEE SUNSET DEVELOPERS, INC. a d b a, 454 So. 2d 701 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . there is certainly no indication that the legislature intended to exclude the provisions of section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23 again makes reference to part I. . . .

UNITED PLUMBING AND HEATING, INC. v. T. GOLDBERGER,, 452 So. 2d 591 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . Goldberger’s answer denied the debt, asserted the posting of a payment bond by Safeco pursuant to Section 713.23 . . . claim against Goldberger because Safeco had posted a payment bond pursuant to Sections 713.02(6) and 713.23 . . .

ALLAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. v. POWER FACILITIES, INC. a k a, 450 So. 2d 1145 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . General Insurance Company, the bond in this case does not make any reference to section 255.05 or section 713.23 . . .

GORMAN CO. OF FORT LAUDERDALE, INC. v. FRANK MAIO GENERAL CONTRACTOR, INC. St. Co., 438 So. 2d 1018 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . indispensable party to a supplier’s action against the principal and surety under a bond required by section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23(l)(g) states: Any lienor shall have a direct right of action on the bond against the surety . . .

BROWARD COUNTY CARPENTERS HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND, v. SEYGO CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., 570 F. Supp. 817 (S.D. Fla. 1983)

. . . . § 713.23. . . . Notice under F.S.A. § 713.23. . . . Section 713.23 of the Florida Statutes states, in part: (e) In addition, any lienor who is not in privity . . . Additionally, there is no indication that the surety is entitled to notice under F.S.A. § 713.23. . . .

STRATTON OF FLORIDA, INC. St. v. CERASOLI,, 426 So. 2d 59 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . including that appellee failed to comply with the forty-five day notice to contractor provision of section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23(l)(d), Florida Statutes (1980 Supp.), provides that notice must be given. . . . Section 713.23(l)(f) provides that “no action for the labor or materials or supplies may be instituted . . .

In NIVENS a k a d b a a In NIVENS, d b a a FIRST STATE BANK OF ABERNATHY, v. HOLDER, v. UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,, 22 B.R. 287 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1982)

. . . . § 713.23(b)(2) (1981). . . .

JULIAN E. JOHNSON SONS, INC. v. BALBOA INSURANCE CO., 408 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. 1982)

. . . purchased a bond from Balboa Insurance Company on behalf of the owner of the property pursuant to section 713.23 . . . Sections 713.02(6) and 713.23 of part I, relating to payment bonds, however, remove from part I owners . . . The court went on to comment on the effect of section 713.23 on section 713.29. . . . Resnick, supra, held that the legal effect of furnishing a payment bond pursuant to 713.23 is to exempt . . .

In E. SNELLGROVE, H. LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, v. E. SNELLGROVE H., 15 B.R. 149 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1981)

. . . The debtors have also argued that plaintiff’s cause of action is barred by § 713.23, Florida Statutes . . .

HEGEMAN- HARRIS COMPANY, INC. v. ALL STATE PIPE SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., 400 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . . § 713.23, Fla.Stat. (1977). . § 627.756(2), Fla.Stat. (1977). . . .

MORGANTI SOUTH, INC. v. HARDY CONTRACTORS, INC. a B., 397 So. 2d 378 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . The general contractor had posted a payment bond pursuant to Section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1977). . . . Our review of Sections 713.23 and 713.24, Florida Statutes (1977), convinces us that the proper venue . . .

ALLIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS v. SUPERIOR ASPHALT CO., 397 So. 2d 727 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . Pursuant to section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1977), Allied posted a payment bond with United States . . . this appeal, the record shows that Superior substantially complied with any requirements of section 713.23 . . . See § 713.23(2), Fla.Stat. (1977). . . . underlying the latter language because one statute (§ 713.24) deals with valid liens, and the other (§ 713.23 . . .

COTTON STATES MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, v. HUNT TRUCK SALES AND SERVICE, INC., 395 So. 2d 563 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . See also Sec. 713.23, Fla.Stat. (1979). . . . . See §§ 713.02(6) and 713.23, Fla.Stat. (1979). . . .

BANKERS SHIPPERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, v. AIA INSULATION INDUSTRIES, INC. Co. S. I. Co. ARISTAR REALTY, INC. v. AIA INSULATION INDUSTRIES, INC. Co. S. I. Co. a SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, v. AIA INSULATION INDUSTRIES, INC. Co. S. I. Co., 390 So. 2d 734 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Pursuant to the prime contract Inland furnished a Payment Bond provided for in Section 713.23, Florida . . . Goldman’s suit against Bankers was untimely in view of the one year limitation contained in Section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1973), requires that suit on a payment bond be instituted or prosecuted . . . Resnick, supra, held that the legal effect of furnishing a payment bond pursuant to 713.23 is to exempt . . . recording a notice of bond as provided in Section 713.23(2), Florida Statutes (1979). . . . we misinterpreted the statutory language relating to the statute of limitations contained in Section 713.23 . . . Upon further consideration of Section 713.23, we concede the petitioner’s contention and hold that the . . . Thus, the claim was untimely under the statute of limitations contained in Section 713.23, Florida Statutes . . .

COORDINATED CONSTRUCTORS, v. FLORIDA FILL, INC., 387 So. 2d 1006 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . appellee as lienor in a direct action against a payment bond furnished by appellants, pursuant to Section 713.23 . . . A general contractor’s bond, furnished pursuant to Section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1977), is a payment . . . effect of the payment bond furnished by the general contractor and the surety, pursuant to Section 713.23 . . .

ALPHA ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC. v. F. FEASTER, INC. Co., 386 So. 2d 594 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Feaster, Inc., and the bonding company on a payment bond issued pursuant to section 713.23, Florida Statutes . . .

GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, v. SENTRY INDEMNITY COMPANY W. W. Co., 384 So. 2d 1305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . General contended that Arnold’s payment bond was a statutory bond governed by Section 713.23, Florida . . . broader and more protective than the statute required, and the bonds substantially complied with Section 713.23 . . . one-year statute of limitation, and it protected the class of people intended to be protected by Section 713.23 . . . In 1978, Section 713.23, Florida Statutes, was amended to include a form for payment bonds. . . . General contended that Arnold’s payment bond was a statutory bond governed by section 713.23, Florida . . . law” bond rather than a “statutory” bond because it is broader in scope than required under section 713.23 . . . The bond in question does not make any reference to section 713.23. . . . this action but is not involved in this appeal, and that other bond specifically incorporated section 713.23 . . .

MOTOR CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY, v. OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, 374 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . complaint was dismissed for exceeding the one year limitations period provided for by Sections 255.05 and 713.23 . . . the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract as prescribed by section 255.05 or section 713.23 . . . We agree that the bond in question is not governed by the provisions of Sections 255.05 and 713.23 despite . . . When Section 713.23 is read in conjunction with Section 713.02(6), it provides for a payment bond for . . . Section 713.23 additionally requires that the performance bond equal the amount of the original contract . . .

BALBOA INSURANCE COMPANY, v. ALPHA ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC., 373 So. 2d 391 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . well as an affirmative defense that Alpha failed to send a notice to the owner as required by Sections 713.23 . . . and, being so, the surety is not entitled to take advantage of the procedural requirements of Section 713.23 . . . The notice provisions of the bond were in general conformity with those provided in Section 713.23. . . . or with a sub-contractor of the principal for labor, material or both, and the language of Section 713.23 . . . Still, the notice and time limitations stated in the bond exactly parallel those of Section 713.23. . . .

A. JONES, v. W. L. COBB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., 371 So. 2d 550 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . Jones, et ah, appellants, was provided in lieu of a statutory payment bond as contemplated by Section 713.23 . . . personal guarantee must likewise be construed to afford the full protection contemplated by a Section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1977) provides that a payment bond “shall be executed as surety by . . . payment bond, the Fourth District Court stated: Suffice to say, a bond furnished pursuant to Section 713.23 . . . DCA 1978): Thus, proof of the existence of a payment bond meeting all of the conditions of Section 713.23 . . .

COHEN v. T. LUNSFORD, 362 So. 2d 383 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . the general contractor on the two projects furnished statutory payment bonds to owners under Section 713.23 . . .

E. E. DEAN SNAVELY, INC. v. SULLIVAN, 360 So. 2d 451 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . Snavely, through its surety, furnished Rogers a payment and performance bond in accordance with Section 713.23 . . . contractor’s performance and payment bond, which incorporated both the provisions of the contract and 713.23 . . . The relief which Moody sought under Section 713.23 was entirely separate from that afforded him by 713.08 . . . Section 713.23 requires only that a suit be instituted against the contractor or the surety on the bond . . . than one year after the last possible date for providing labor and materials as provided by Section 713.23 . . .

ALPHA ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC. v. F. FEASTER, INC., 358 So. 2d 892 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . The general contractor furnished a payment bond pursuant to Section 713.23, Florida Statutes (1975), . . . Thus, proof of the existence of a payment bond meeting all of the conditions of Section 713.23, Florida . . . affirmatively by allegations showing that the payment bond did, in fact, meet all the conditions of Section 713.23 . . . However, appellant’s right of recovery under Section 713.23 clearly is a direct right against the principal . . .

T. GOLDBERGER, d b a v. UNITED PLUMBING AND HEATING, INC. a a Co., 358 So. 2d 860 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . allegations affirmatively showed that no cause of action existed against the owners’ property because a § 713.23 . . . specific finding by the trial court that a payment bond was provided by the contractor pursuant to § 713.23 . . .

AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, a v. WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF ASHLAND OIL, INC., 355 So. 2d 785 (Fla. 1978)

. . . Casualty and Surety Company, acted as surety with respect to the subcontract and, as provided by Section 713.23 . . .

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, v. COLEY ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. a, 354 So. 2d 390 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . surety payment performance bond for performance by the general contractor in accordance with Section 713.23 . . .

HUNT TRUCK SALES AND SERVICE, INC. v. BONANZA CONSTRUCTION, INC., 353 So. 2d 612 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . among others, that the bond referred to in Count VI of the complaint was furnished pursuant to Sec. 713.23 . . . That the bond be in at least the amount of the contract price is an essential feature of a Section 713.23 . . . Suffice to say, a bond furnished pursuant to Sec. 713.23 Florida Statutes (1975) must comply with the . . . course, it may well be that upon remand the appellees will set up the defense afforded them by Sec. 713.23 . . .

VIC TANNY OF FLORIDA, INC. v. FRED McGILVRAY, INC. a, 348 So. 2d 648 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . to commence an action to enforce any claim of lien or claim against a bond or other security under § 713.23 . . .

SUCKLE v. CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY,, 348 So. 2d 1161 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . performance of the labor or completion of the delivery of materials and supplies as required by Section 713.23 . . .

E. E. DEAN SNAVELY, INC. v. WEATHERKING, INC., 343 So. 2d 58 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . . § 713.23, notwithstanding the plaintiff’s admitted failure to give timely notice to the owner as required . . . The statutory provision in question, F.S. § 713.23 expressly states “. . . . . . The same rules apply, we hold, to an action such as this one, under a § 713.23 bond. . . .

HAWAIIAN INN OF DAYTONA BEACH, INC. v. H. DUNN d b a, 342 So. 2d 132 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . Section 713.23. . . . Sections 713.02(6), 713.23. . . . “labor and material payment bonds” which were intended to and did substantially comply with Section 713.23 . . . The suppliers point out that while an action on a payment bond provided under Section 713.23 must be . . . any direct contract the owner may require the contractor to furnish a payment bond as provided in s. 713.23 . . .

EDWARD L. NEZELEK, INC. v. CONCREFORM COMPANY, a a TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, v. CONCREFORM COMPANY, a a, 351 So. 2d 1046 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . in existence a payment bond exempting the owner and his surety, the Appellant, pursuant to Section 713.23 . . .

RESNICK DEVELOPERS SOUTH, INC. v. CLERICI, INC. a, 340 So. 2d 1194 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . this contract the owner required the general contractor to furnish a payment bond pursuant to Section 713.23 . . . This bond was in proper form and qualified as a payment bond under the provisions of Section 713.23. . . . The Notice of Commencement properly contained the name and address of the surety on the § 713.23 payment . . . If subcontractor attempted to foreclose its claim of lien the owner could raise its § 713.23 exemption . . . However in this ease there was a proper § 713.23 payment bond and the subcontractor did not have, nor . . .

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a v. COMMERCIAL STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, a, 335 So. 2d 624 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . as prescribed in Section 95.11, Florida Statutes, or by the one year statute as set out in Section 713.23 . . . The complaint also alleged that although the bond was purportedly given in accordance with Section 713.23 . . . Section 713.23, Florida Statutes, provides, inter alia: “. . . . . . supplied) Although the subject bond is entitled “Statutory Payment Bond Pursuant to Sections 713.02(6) and 713.23 . . . it was not in at least the amount of the original contract price and thus not as required in Section 713.23 . . .

CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY v. PUTNAM, 335 So. 2d 855 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . be entitled to enforce his claim of lien by direct action against Cincinnati, surety, under section 713.23 . . . the surety is not liable if the principal is not liable. 30 Fla.Jur., Surety-ships, sec. 14; F.S. § 713.23 . . . was with Brody then Putnam’s action against Cincinnati would be proper and in accordance with section 713.23 . . .

GUIN HUNT, INC. v. HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. a, 335 So. 2d 842 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . The subcontractor then sought to recover on the bond as provided by § 713.23, Florida Statutes. . . . Appellants contend that the bond in question is a common law bond and not given pursuant to § 713.23. . . . liens, the bond must be construed and applied in accordance with the conditions and provisions of § 713.23 . . . It is not mandatory under § 713.23 for a private owner to require a bond to protect lien claimants. . . . As such the bond should be construed as a “payment bond” in accordance with the provisions of § 713.23 . . .

TORRES, v. C., 334 So. 2d 59 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . improvement after default or abandonment, whether or not a project has a payment bond complying with § 713.23 . . .

GRUBBS, v. L. BUTZ,, 514 F.2d 1323 (D.C. Cir. 1975)

. . . . § 713.23, one of the regulations adopted by the Civil Service Commission as a means of implementing . . .

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, a a v. MIDWAY SHOPPING MALL, INC., 277 So. 2d 809 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)

. . . Hannan South on the same date posted a payment bond pursuant to Florida Statute 713.23, F.S.A. . . .

THERMO AIR CONTRACTORS, INC. a v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. a, 277 So. 2d 47 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)

. . . . § 713.23 F.S.A., barred any recovery against the surety. . . .

APPROVED DRY WALL CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. MORGAN PROPERTIES, INC. a, 263 So. 2d 243 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . . § 713.23, F.S.A. Appellant takes alternative positions on this appeal. . . .

P. SCHLEIFER, v. ALL- SHORES CONST. AND SUPPLY CO. a, 260 So. 2d 270 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . There is no question that the bond conformed to the requirements of Florida Statutes, Section 713.23, . . . any direct contract the owner may require the contractor to furnish a payment bond as provided in § 713.23 . . . consider the exemption afforded the owner by virtue of his having secured the payment bond under F.S. § 713.23 . . . In the first place, we think that securing of the payment bond pursuant to F.S. § 713.23, F.S.A., exempted . . .

HOUDAILLE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. UNITED BONDING INSURANCE COMPANY,, 453 F.2d 1048 (5th Cir. 1972)

. . . . § 713.23; and that it was intended to comply with the Florida Insurance Code, F.S.A. § 627.0905. . . . United makes no contention to us that these interpretations of § 713.23 are incorrect, but takes the . . . position that a § 713.23 bond is not mandatory on private construction. . . . The title and subject matter of § 713.23 are “payment bond.” . . . F.S.A. § 713.23. . . . .

STATE FLORIDA, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, a a a a v. WESLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a a a, 316 F. Supp. 490 (S.D. Fla. 1970)

. . . of whether the AETNA and CONTINENTAL bonds are bonds which are covered by the provisions of Section 713.23 . . . Fla.Statutes 713.23, F.S.A. . . . Statutes 713.01 and 713.23. THIRD PARTY CLAIM ON SUBCONTRACT The subcontract is also prolix. . . .

UNITED BONDING INSURANCE COMPANY, v. C. MINICHIELLO,, 221 So. 2d 220 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

. . . .-02) who might sue the surety directly under § 713.23, because the contract required installation of . . .