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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Did your neighbor receive a preliminary notice from the paver supplier that they intended to file a lien against her property? Florida law requires that a notice be sent to the homeowner prior to the homeowner making a final payment to the general contractor. If the paver supplier didn't send the notice, then the paver supplier cannot file a lien. If she did receive a notice, then she shouldn't have paid the contractor.
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I have no idea as to exactly went on. We walked by one night and complimented her on the new pavers and asked name of contractor so we could get an estimate and more information. Basically her reply was "they were great, have a good reputation, required full payment on completion, which apparently she did, and couple of weeks later was notified that the lien was being placed."
I will pass on to her your posting for her to follow up as she deems appropriate.
Personally, we have had 2 significant projects completed on our Florida homes. In both I paid 1/4 of the contract upon delivery of the bulk of a significant amount of materials
and the beginning of work using the material and paid the final contract amount upon completion and approval by the city inspectors and receipt of waivers