Fla. Stat. 768.0425
Damages in actions against contractors for injuries sustained from negligence, malfeasance, or misfeasance

(1)

For purposes of this section only, the term “contractor” means any person who contracts to perform any construction or building service which is regulated by any state or local law, including, but not limited to, chapters 489 and 633; and the term “consumer” means a person who contracts for the performance of any construction or building service which is regulated by any state or local law, including, but not limited to, chapters 489 and 633.

(2)

In any action against a contractor for injuries sustained resulting from the contractor’s negligence, malfeasance, or misfeasance, the consumer shall be entitled to three times the actual compensatory damages sustained in addition to costs and attorney’s fees if the contractor is neither certified as a contractor by the state nor licensed as a contractor pursuant to the laws of the municipality or county within which she or he is conducting business.

Source: Section 768.0425 — Damages in actions against contractors for injuries sustained from negligence, malfeasance, or misfeasance, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0768.­0425 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

768.07
Railroad liability for injury to employees 768.08
Liability of corporations having relief department for injury to employees 768.10
Pits and holes not to be left open 768.11
Pits and holes 768.12
Motor vehicle colliding with any animal at large on a public highway 768.13
Good Samaritan Act 768.14
Suit by state 768.16
Wrongful Death Act 768.17
Legislative intent 768.18
Definitions 768.19
Right of action 768.20
Parties 768.21
Damages 768.22
Form of verdict 768.23
Protection of minors and incompetents 768.24
Death of a survivor before judgment 768.25
Court approval of settlements 768.26
Litigation expenses 768.28
Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions 768.31
Contribution among tortfeasors 768.35
Continuing domestic violence 768.36
Alcohol or drug defense 768.37
Limitation on civil liability arising from long-term consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages 768.38
Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims 768.39
Immunity for educational institutions for actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic 768.041
Release or covenant not to sue 768.042
Damages 768.043
Remittitur and additur actions arising out of operation of motor vehicles 768.075
Immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property 768.091
Employer liability limits 768.092
Special mobile equipment 768.093
Owner liability limits 768.095
Employer immunity from liability 768.096
Employer presumption against negligent hiring 768.098
Limitation of liability for employee leasing 768.125
Liability for injury or damage resulting from intoxication 768.128
Hazardous spills 768.135
Volunteer team physicians 768.136
Liability for canned or perishable food distributed free of charge 768.137
Definition 768.138
Interruption of electric utility service by order of law enforcement 768.139
Rescue of vulnerable person or domestic animal from a motor vehicle 768.295
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited 768.381
COVID-19-related claims against health care providers 768.382
Limitation of liability for certain voluntary engineering or architectural services 768.395
Roller skating rink safety 768.0415
Liability for injury to parent 768.0425
Damages in actions against contractors for injuries sustained from negligence, malfeasance, or misfeasance 768.0427
Admissibility of evidence to prove medical expenses in personal injury or wrongful death actions 768.0701
Premises liability for criminal acts of third parties 768.0705
Limitation on premises liability 768.0706
Multifamily residential property safety and security 768.0755
Premises liability for transitory foreign substances in a business establishment 768.0895
Limitation of liability for employers of persons with disabilities 768.0981
Limitation on actions against insurers, prepaid limited health service organizations, health maintenance organizations, or prepaid health clinics 768.1256
Government rules defense 768.1257
State-of-the-art defense for products liability 768.1315
Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighters’ Assistance Act 768.1325
Cardiac Arrest Survival Act 768.1326
Placement of automated external defibrillators in state buildings 768.1335
Emergency Medical Dispatch Act 768.1345
Professional malpractice 768.1355
Florida Volunteer Protection Act 768.1382
Streetlights, security lights, and other similar illumination

Current through Fall 2025

§ 768.0425. Damages in actions against contractors for injuries sustained from negligence, malfeasance, or misfeasance's source at flsenate​.gov