Florida Shortens Time to File Construction Claims and Imposes Materiality Requirement for Building Code Violations

On March 24, 2023, and April 13, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 and Senate Bill 360 into law, respectively. These new legislative amendments change Florida’s litigation landscape by shortening the statute of limitations for general negligence claims and the statute of repose for construction claims and altering the potential triggering events for commencement of the statute of limitations and repose periods.   Read the article………………………..

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