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FloridaMechanics LienRight to Lien

Can lawn service put Lein on a place you rent. He try charge me for 30 day notice even though there no contract and I have the text say it was temporary

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Dec 4, 2019
There are many potential issues with claiming a lien for landscaping, and when the contracting party is not the property owner. In Florida, the Fourth District court of Appeals has noted that: "an improvement, in order to support a mechanic’s lien, must result in a permanent benefit to the land or other real property…Although planting for landscaping purposes may be considered a permanent improvement, maintenance landscaping services do not bestow a permanent benefit upon the land, and do not entitle the laborer to a mechanic’s lien." Accordingly, routine maintenance and care by a lawn service likely does not entitle that company to the protection of a valid mechanics lien. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that a lien cannot be filed at all. Recorders rarely act as gatekeepers, and invalid or improper liens can sometimes be recorded. While these liens would not be enforceable, they can still be a headache to the property owner or tenant. Liens against tenant improvements are, likewise, complex issues. In some cases, a proper lien can extend to the interest of the underlying property owner, and in others the lien is limited to the interest of the contracting party. In any event, however, if the services or work provided do not give rise to mechanics lien protection, any questions regarding the applicability of a lien on a tenant improvement doesn't matter.
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