Fla. Stat. 489.1425
Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund

(1)

Each agreement or contract for repair, restoration, improvement, or construction to residential real property must contain a written statement explaining the consumer’s rights under the recovery fund, except where the value of all labor and materials does not exceed $2,500. The written statement must be substantially in the following form:

FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS’ CONSTRUCTIONRECOVERY FUND

PAYMENT, UP TO A LIMITED AMOUNT, MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS’ CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY FUND IF YOU LOSE MONEY ON A PROJECT PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT, WHERE THE LOSS RESULTS FROM SPECIFIED VIOLATIONS OF FLORIDA LAW BY A LICENSED CONTRACTOR. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECOVERY FUND AND FILING A CLAIM, CONTACT THE FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD AT THE FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS:

The statement must shall be immediately followed by the board’s address and telephone number as established by board rule.

(2)(a)

Upon finding a first violation of subsection (1), the board may fine the contractor up to $500, and the moneys must be deposited into the recovery fund.Upon finding a second or subsequent violation of subsection (1), the board shall fine the contractor $1,000 per violation, and the moneys must be deposited into the recovery fund.

(2)(a)

Upon finding a first violation of subsection (1), the board may fine the contractor up to $500, and the moneys must be deposited into the recovery fund.

(b)

Upon finding a second or subsequent violation of subsection (1), the board shall fine the contractor $1,000 per violation, and the moneys must be deposited into the recovery fund.

Source: Section 489.1425 — Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0489.­1425 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

489.13
Unlicensed contracting 489.101
Purpose 489.103
Exemptions 489.105
Definitions 489.107
Construction Industry Licensing Board 489.108
Rulemaking authority 489.109
Fees 489.111
Licensure by examination 489.113
Qualifications for practice 489.114
Evidence of workers’ compensation coverage 489.115
Certification and registration 489.116
Inactive and delinquent status 489.117
Registration 489.118
Certification of registered contractors 489.119
Business organizations 489.121
Emergency registration upon death of contractor 489.124
Business records requirements 489.125
Prequalification of certificateholders 489.126
Moneys received by contractors 489.127
Prohibitions 489.128
Contracts entered into by unlicensed contractors unenforceable 489.129
Disciplinary proceedings 489.131
Applicability 489.132
Prohibited acts by unlicensed principals 489.133
Pollutant storage systems specialty contractors 489.134
Authority of licensed job scope 489.140
Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund 489.141
Conditions for recovery 489.142
Board powers relating to recovery 489.143
Payment from the fund 489.144
Investment of the fund 489.145
Guaranteed energy, water, and wastewater performance savings contracting 489.146
Privatization of services 489.147
Prohibited property insurance practices 489.1131
Credit for relevant military training and education 489.1136
Medical gas certification 489.1195
Responsibilities 489.1401
Legislative intent 489.1402
Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund 489.1425
Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund 489.1455
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Current through Fall 2025

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