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FLORIDA IS NOT PLAYING GAMES WITH UNLICENSED CONTRACTING
Lately, Florida is NOT playing any games with unlicensed contractors. And the results are harsh. BE WARY.
This is demonstrated in the recent opinion CAM Bradford Homes, LLC v. Arrants, 2025 WL 1715893 (Fla. 5th DCA 2025).
In this case, an owner hired a contractor to...
QUICK NOTE: PROCURE WORKER’S COMPENSATION IN THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY IF YOU ARE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR
If you are a general contractor (or the contractor responsible for hiring subcontractors), please make sure to procure a worker’s compensation and employer’s liability insurance policy. Also, don’t think you are “fully covered” if you have worker’s compensation through a professional employer’s organization, otherwise known as a PEO....
RIGHTFULLY RECOVERING UNDER A COBLENTZ AGREEMENT
“In Florida, a party seeking...
TYPE I AND TYPE II DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS CLAIMS
In government contracting, there is a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on differing site conditions. See F.A.R. 52-236-2. This regulation, and the standard, would apply outside of government contracting when you hear about differing site conditions claims.
I. TYPE I DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS
QUICK NOTE: BURDEN OF PROVING AND DEFENDING ALL RISK PROPERTY INSURANCE CLAIMS
To make a claim under an all-risk policy, the insured must...
About The Author
David Adelstein
Phone: (954) 361-4720
Email: Dadelstein@gmail.com
Pages
- About Me (David Adelstein)
- Bid Protests (Florida bid protests and Federal bid protests)
- Construction & Design Defects (and Florida Statutes Chapter 558)
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Liens
- Construction Safety, Workers Compensation Insurance, and Premise Liability Claims
- Delays, Acceleration, and Inefficiency (Lost Productivity)
- Insurance and Performance Bonds
- Payment Bonds Including Miller Act
Recent Posts
- QUICK NOTE: JUST BECAUSE A DISCRETIONARY CONTRACTUAL PROVISION DOESN’T GO YOUR WAY DOESN’T MEAN THE OTHER PARTY BREACHED THEIR IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING
- PROVING THE ELEMENTS OF A CONSTRUCTIVE ACCELERATION CLAIM REQUIRES PROOF THAT THERE WAS AN EXCUSABLE DELAY
- CONTRACTOR’S FAILURE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS CAN BE FATAL TO DELAY CLAIM