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<br />ACCORDING TO FLORIDA'S CONSTRUCTION LIEN LAW <br />(SECTIONS 713.001-713.37, FLORIDA STATUES), THOSE WHO <br />WORK ON YOUR PROPERTY OR PROVIDE MATERIALS AND ARE <br />NOT PAID IN FULL HAVE A RIGHT TO ENFORCE THEIR CLAIM FOR <br />PAYMENT AGAINST YOUR PROPERTY. THIS CLAIM IS KNOWN AS A <br />CONSTRUCTION LIEN. IF YOUR CONTRACTOR OR A <br />SUBCONTRACTOR FAILS TO PAY SUBCONTRACTORS, <br />SUB-SUBCONTRACTORS. OR MATERIAL SUPPLIERS OR <br />NEGLECTS TO MAKE OTHER LEGALLY REQUIRED PAYMENTS, THE <br />PEOPLE WHO ARE OWED MONEY MAY lOOK TO YOUR <br />PROPERTY FOR PAYMENT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE PAID YOUR <br />CONTRACTOR IN FULL. IF YOU FAil TO PAY YOUR <br />CONTRACTOR, YOUR CONTRACTOR MAY ALSO HAVE A LIEN ON <br />YOUR PROPERTY. THIS MEANS IF A LIEN IS FILED YOUR <br />PROPERTY COULD BE SOLD AGAINST YOUR Will TO PAY FOR <br />lABOR, MATERIALS, OR OTHER SERVICES THAT YOUR <br />CONTRACTOR OR A SUBCONTRACTOR MAY HAVE FAILED TO PAY. <br />FLORIDA'S CONSTRUCTION LIEN lAW IS COMPLEX AND IT IS <br />RECOMMENDED THAT WHENEVER A SPECIFIC PROBLEM ARISES, <br />YOU CONSULT AN ATTORNEY. <br />