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The Palm Beach County Bar Association Construction Law CLE Committee The Palm Beach County Bar presents Association Construction Law CLE Committee
CONSTRUCTION LAW presents AT A GLANCE !
Wednesday CONSTRUCTION , February LAW 7AT th A GLANCE ! 1:00 Wednesday p . m . – 4:00 , p February . m . 7 th Palm Beach 1:00 p Bar . m . Office – 4:00 p . m .
1507 Belvedere Palm Road Beach , West Bar Palm Office Beach 1507 Belvedere Road , West Palm Beach
1:00 p . m . Welcome and Acknowledgements
1:10 p . m . -2:00 p . m . Basic Construction Lien Law in Florida Presenter : Rick Chaves , Esq ., King & Chaves , LLC
• Definitions
• Who Has Lien Rights
• Notice of Commencement Form and Content
• The Rules
• Final Payment Affidavit
• Content of Lien
• Leasehold Liens
• Enforcement of Lien
• Releases of Lien
• Fraudulent Liens
• Potential Land Mines
• Comparison to Bonded Jobs
• Questions
2:10 p . m . – 3:00 p . m . Florida Construction Defect Statute Chapter 558 Process - How to make an Unpopular Process Work for your Clients Presenters : Sean Smith , Esq ., Kolter Homes LLC , Craig Distel , Esq . McDonald Hopkins LLC
• Background on Chapter 558
• Owner Pre-Suit
• 558 Recipient
3:10 p . m . – 4:00 p . m . Key Construction Contract Provisions Presenters : F . Malcolm Cunningham , Jr , Esq . and Amy Fischer , Esq ., The Cunningham Law Firm , P . A .
• Documenting claims
• Waiver of consequential damages
• Termination
• Consumer notices
• Payment provisions
• Substantial completion
• Time is of the essence
This course has been approved by the Florida Bar to receive 3.5 General Credits and 3.5 Certification Credits in Civil Trial , Construction Law , and State and Federal , and Administrative Practice . Cost to attend is $ 25 . Government Members , $ 95 Regular PBCBA Members , and $ 135 Non-PBCBA Members Register online @ palmbeachbar . org . or mail a check to PBCBA P . O . Box 17726 , West Palm Beach , 33416 , Attn : 2 / 7 / 24 CLE .
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