Author: Robert Tanner

  • Florida’s Local Government Prompt Payment Act: Contractor’s Rights

    Cash flow is an important aspect of a contractor’s financial evaluations and forecasts.[1] An owner’s failure to pay timely can break a contractor. Florida law provides contractors with a statutory right to prompt payment. In this article we will look at the contractor’s right to prompt payment on local government projects.   [box style=”rounded” border=”full”]…

  • Florida Lien Law: The Contractor’s Final Payment Affidavit

    This post is provided by Robert Tanner, a Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law and specializes in representing owners, contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers with respect to construction contract negotiation and drafting, and contract, lien, bond, and defect claims and defenses. He has been practicing law for more than 14 years and is licensed in Florida,…