Case Name: ANTONELLI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. John SANFILIPPO and Adele Sanfilippo, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-04-10
Citations: 449 So. 2d 891
Docket Number: No. 83-2203
Parties: ANTONELLI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. John SANFILIPPO and Adele Sanfilippo, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 449
Pages: 891–891

Head Matter:
ANTONELLI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. John SANFILIPPO and Adele Sanfilippo, Appellee.
No. 83-2203.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 10, 1984.
Franklin D. Greenman, Marathon, for appellant.
Frigola, Devane & Wright and Alfred K. Frigola, Marathon, for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Strict compliance with the mechanics' lien law is an indispensable prerequisite to securing relief thereunder, Hutton v. 3-L Enterprises, Inc., 431 So.2d 277, 279 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983), therefore the requirement that a contractor execute and deliver to the owner an affidavit stating that all persons providing labor, services, and materials have been paid in full is not satisfied by the filing of subcontractors' releases, or by proof that no liens have been filed. See § 713.06(3)(d)l, Fla.Stat. (1983). The court's dismissal of the action at the conclusion of all the evidence in a nonjury case was not erroneous. See Sowers v. Hoenstine, 417 So.2d 1137 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982) (in trial by jury, court properly granted directed verdict for failure of proof that contractor's affidavit was filed).
Affirmed.