
Protecting Your Payment From Start to Finish.
CONSTRUCTION NOTICES
Preliminary Notices. Notice to Owner and Notice to Contractor. Protect your payment. These Notices are a necessary first step to perfect your lien rights.
- Attorney Assisted Notice Service
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- Reasonable Service Fee $45 per Notice plus Postage
CONSTRUCTION LIENS
Work performed and no payment? You need to file a lien within 90 days from the final furnishing of labor, services, or material to the Project, to protect your lien rights.
- Attorney Lien Drafting
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- All Your Questions Answered to Make Sure Lien is Correct
ENFORCE YOUR LIEN
You have filed your lien and payment has not been made. You have 1 year from the date that your lien was recorded to commence a lawsuit to enforce the lien.
- Construction Attorney Representation
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- Hourly or Contingency Fee Representation Available
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🧾 Legal Services Provided Through Florida Lien Machine
Florida Lien Machine provides a full suite of legal services offered by Andrew Douglas, P.A., a Florida law firm representing contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in all aspects of construction collection and enforcement. All work is performed by or under the direct supervision of a licensed Florida Construction Attorney, ensuring compliance with Florida law and maximum enforceability of your rights.
Backed by the experienced litigation team at DouglasFirm.com, Florida Lien Machine helps you secure payment efficiently, legally, and effectively—whether through lien filings, demand letters, or full litigation.
1. Construction Notices – Notice to Owner (NTO)
Florida Lien Machine prepares and serves Notices to Owner on your behalf, preserving your lien rights under Chapter 713, Florida Statutes. Timely service of a proper NTO is a legal prerequisite for many lien claims in Florida.
- Identifying owners, contractors, and lenders
- Ensuring proper service within 45-day deadline
- Provided by a licensed Florida attorney for legal reliability
2. Demand Letters for Construction Payment
Demand letters issued through Florida Lien Machine come directly from Andrew Douglas, P.A., signaling to owners and general contractors that serious legal action is imminent. These letters are drafted in full legal compliance, outlining your claim and threatening next steps such as lien foreclosure or litigation.
- Increases leverage through attorney involvement
- Clearly outlines legal basis for claim
- Demonstrates contractor’s intent to pursue legal remedies
3. Claim of Lien Filing and Recording
Florida Lien Machine prepares and records your Claim of Lien, ensuring full statutory compliance with Florida’s 90-day lien deadline. Unlike non-attorney lien filing services, your lien is prepared under legal supervision to maximize enforceability.
- Filing with appropriate county clerk
- Serving lien on owner and required parties
- Backed by Florida Construction Attorney Andrew Douglas, Esq.
4. Lien Foreclosure Lawsuits
When necessary, Florida Lien Machine proceeds to file lien foreclosure lawsuits to enforce your lien rights and secure payment—sometimes through sale of the property. These lawsuits are filed by Andrew Douglas, P.A., a law firm experienced in construction lien enforcement.
- Full-service representation through DouglasFirm.com
- Filing of lis pendens and court pleadings
- Negotiation, mediation, or litigation through final judgment
5. Breach of Contract and Payment Lawsuits
In cases where lien rights may not apply, Florida Lien Machine assists contractors with lawsuits for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and other claims to recover unpaid balances. All suits are filed and prosecuted by a licensed attorney.
- Representation in circuit or county court
- Enforcement of written or verbal agreements
- Recovery of unpaid labor, materials, or retainage
6. Defense and Enforcement of Lien Rights
Florida Lien Machine also represents contractors facing accusations of filing improper or fraudulent liens. As a Florida Construction Attorney, Andrew Douglas handles lien disputes from both the claimant and defense side.
- Representation under Fla. Stat. § 713.31
- Defense of lien validity and amount
- Negotiation or trial support
✅ Why Choose Florida Lien Machine from Andrew Douglas, P.A.?
- Attorney-Led Services: All services are offered through Andrew Douglas, P.A., a Florida law firm focused on construction and commercial litigation.
- Full Legal Enforcement: From notices to final judgment, Florida Lien Machine is designed to collect construction debts the right way—through the legal system.
- Trusted by Florida Contractors: Hundreds of contractors across Florida rely on DouglasFirm.com for lien filings, collections, and litigation.
- Flat Fees + Litigation Support: Transparent, attorney-backed pricing for pre-suit work, and full-service representation if litigation is needed.
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Don’t risk your right to payment by relying on non-attorney lien services. Let Florida Lien Machine and Andrew Douglas, P.A. protect your interests and enforce your rights—backed by the experience of a Florida Construction Attorney and a law firm that understands your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
A Notice to Owner is a notice sent to Owners and other persons in the Contractor chain informing such parties that you are performing work on the Project, and if you do not get paid you will look to the property, by a lien, for payment. These notices are required in order to have a valid lien on a property. If a lienor has a direct contract with the Statutory Owner (i.e. the property owner or lessee, etc. contracting for improvements) then a Notice to Owner is not required. Simply put, the NTO is to tell the owner and the contracting chain, “Hey I am working on this Project, get a release from me before you release payment. Otherwise, I can lien your property.”
A Notice to Contractor is similar to a Notice to Owner and is utilized when a Contractor provides a payment bond to exempt an owner from liens on the project. Notice to Owner and Notice to Contractor may be combined in one Notice document.
For Notice to Owner…
All lienors WITHOUT direct contract with statutory owner (i.e. Owner or Lessee), except laborers, as a prerequisite to perfecting a lien and recording a claim of lien, must serve a notice on the owner setting forth the lienor’s name and address, a description sufficient for identification of the real property, and the nature of the services or materials furnished or to be furnished.
A sub-subcontractor or a materialman to a subcontractor must serve a copy of the notice on the contractor as a prerequisite to perfecting a lien under this chapter and recording a claim of lien.
A materialman to a sub-subcontractor must serve a copy of the notice to owner on the contractor as a prerequisite to perfecting a lien and recording a claim of lien.
A materialman to a sub-subcontractor shall serve the notice to owner on the subcontractor if the materialman knows the name and address of the subcontractor.
For Notice to Contractors…
Before beginning or within 45 days after beginning to furnish labor, materials, or supplies, a lienor who is not in privity with the contractor, except a laborer, shall serve the contractor with notice in writing that the lienor will look to the contractor’s bond for protection on the work.
Professional Service Providers.
Any person who performs services as architect, landscape architect, interior designer, engineer, or surveyor and mapper, subject to compliance with and the limitations imposed by this part, has a lien on the real property improved for any money that is owing to him or her for his or her services used in connection with improving the real property or for his or her services in supervising any portion of the work of improving the real property, rendered in accordance with his or her contract and with the direct contract.
Subdivision Improvements.
Any lienor who, regardless of privity, performs services or furnishes material to real property for the purpose of making it suitable as the site for the construction of an improvement or improvements shall be entitled to a lien on the real property for any money that is owed to her or him for her or his services or materials furnished in accordance with her or his contract and the direct contract.
Persons with Direct Contract with Statutory Owner (Person Seeking Improvement of Property). Including Materialmen, Laborers, or Contractor.
Persons WITHOUT Direct Contract with Statutory Owner. Including Materialmen, Laborers, Subcontractors, and Sub-Subcontractors.
“Lienor” means a person who is:
The notice must be served before commencing, or not later than 45 days after commencing, to furnish his or her labor, services, or materials, but, in any event, before the date of the owner’s disbursement of the final payment after the contractor has furnished the Contractor’s Final Payment Affidavit.
Florida Law requires SERVICE of the Notice within 45 days. But service is effective on date of mailing, (as opposed to actual delivery) if:
The claim of lien may be recorded at any time during the progress of the work or thereafter but not later than 90 days after the final furnishing of the labor or services or materials by the lienor.
A valid and timely filed lien remains effective for 1 year from the date of recording, unless shortened by a Notice of Contest of Lien (notice filed in the public records and served on linear requiring lienor to enforce lien within 60 days), or Rule to Show Cause( a lawsuit requiring you to demonstrate the validity of your lien within 20 days.) If you fail to bring a lawsuit to enforce your lien within the time requirements, your lien will become invalid and unenforceable.
The timing requirements of the lien law are, for the most part, inflexible, and missing a deadline could result in loss of your lien rights. However, your ability to recover amounts owed is not all lost. You can still bring actions for breach of contract, or unjust enrichment, and others, that are not subject to the lien law’s timing requirements.