Florida Statute 489.140 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 489
CONTRACTING

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489.140 Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund.—There is created the Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund as a separate account in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund. The recovery fund shall be funded pursuant to s. 468.631.

History.—s. 21, ch. 93-166; s. 31, ch. 98-419; s. 38, ch. 2000-154; s. 1, ch. 2004-84; s. 1, ch. 2013-187.

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Stasinos v. State, Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., 209 So. 3d 18 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 15177

...thin a year of obtaining their circuit court judgment against the contractor. This argument lacks merit as well. The Construction Industry Recovery Fund was created by the State Legislature in 1993, see Ch. 93-166, § 21, Laws of Fla. (codified as §§ 489.140-.142, Fla....

...l operations of the business organization, including field work and financial matters. . The Recovery Fund is funded through a 1.5 percent surcharge of the permit fees associated with the enforcement of the Florida Building Code collected statewide. § 489.140, Fla....

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Free v. Constr. Indus. Recovery Fund, 729 So. 2d 980 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 3406, 1999 WL 155716

violations by licensed contractors. Pursuant to section 489.140(1), Florida Statutes (1995), the Fund is disbursed

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Johnson v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., Constr. Indus. Licensing Bd., 949 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 3062, 2007 WL 624955

...Johnson’s claim for restitution from the Fund in an amount equal to her actual damages. However, we reverse the award of only $7455 and remand with directions to enter an award in the amount of $14,320. 2 Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. CASANUEVA and DAVIS, JJ., Concur. . § 489.140, Fla....

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Stanley v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., 788 So. 2d 1100 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 8489, 2001 WL 697998

...Stanley and Fay Shapiro [the Shapiros] appeal the final order of the Construction Industries Licensing Board [the Board] denying their application for reimbursement from the Construction Industries Recovery Fund [the Fund], which is established in section 489.140, Florida Statutes (2000)....

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Shimkus v. State, Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., Constr. Indus. Licensing Bd., 932 So. 2d 223 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 9223, 2005 WL 1398161

1996). The legislative intent expressed in section 489.140(a), describes the purpose of the fund as being

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Chappell v. Constr. Indus. Recovery Fund, 835 So. 2d 339 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 232, 2003 WL 118468

...We conclude that the homeowners are entitled to reimbursement under the facts of this case, and reverse the order now under review. *340 The 1993 legislature created the Construction Industries Recovery Fund. Ch. 93-166, § 21, Laws of Fla. (codified as §§ 489.140-.142, Fla....

...e recovered a judgment based on a construction contract, but have been unable to collect the judgment despite diligent efforts to do so. See § 489.141, Fla. Stat. (2002). The money for the Fund is obtained by a surcharge levied on building permits. § 489.140(2), Fla....

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