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FL Stat § 475.703 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part III - Commercial Real Estate Sales Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.700-475.719)|475.703 - Broker’s lien for sales commission.

475.703 Broker’s lien for sales commission.—(1) A broker has a lien upon the owner’s net proceeds from the disposition of commercial real estate for any commission earned by the broker with respect to that disposition pursuant to a brokerage agreement. The lien upon the owner’s net proceeds pursuant to this part for a broker’s commission is a lien upon personal property, attaches to the owner’s net proceeds only, and does not attach to any interest in real property.(2) For purposes of this part, a commission is earned on the earlier of the date that:(a) An event occurs under the brokerage agreement that defines when the commission is earned; or(b) The owner enters into a contract for the disposition of all or part of the commercial real estate specified in the brokerage agreement, provided that a commission would be payable to the broker pursuant to the brokerage agreement if the disposition occurs under that contract.(3) For the purposes of this part, a commission is payable at the time provided in the brokerage agreement. If payment of the commission is conditioned on the occurrence of an event and that event does not occur, a broker may not enforce a lien for that commission under this part.(4) A broker’s lien for commission arising under this part:(a) Belongs to the broker named in the brokerage agreement and not to an employee or independent contractor of the broker.(b) Cannot be assigned voluntarily or by operation of law and may not be enforced by a person other than the broker.(c) Cannot be waived before the commission is earned.(d) Cannot be waived by any person other than the broker, regardless of whether that person may execute and bind the broker to a brokerage agreement.(5) A broker shall disclose to the owner at or before the time the owner executes the brokerage agreement that this part creates lien rights for a commission earned by the broker that are not waivable before the commission is earned by the broker. A broker may not enforce a lien under this part for a commission earned under a brokerage agreement for which the disclosure required by this subsection was not made. A disclosure in substantially the following form shall be sufficient: “The Florida Commercial Real Estate Sales Commission Lien Act provides that when a broker has earned a commission by performing licensed services under a brokerage agreement with you, the broker may claim a lien against your net sales proceeds for the broker’s commission. The broker’s lien rights under the act cannot be waived before the commission is earned.”History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-275.
FL Stat § 475.715 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part III - Commercial Real Estate Sales Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.700-475.719)|475.715 - Priority of recorded commission notice.

475.715 Priority of recorded commission notice.—All statutory liens, consensual liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, assignments of rents, and other encumbrances, including all advances or charges made or accruing thereunder, whether voluntary or obligatory, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, and replacements thereof, recorded prior to the recording of a commission notice pursuant to the provisions of s. 475.707, have priority over the commission notice. The closing agent shall compute the owner’s net proceeds by subtracting from the gross sales proceeds the amount required to discharge any such prior recorded lien and the amount of money secured by any such prior recorded lien that the buyer permits to remain a lien against the title to the commercial real estate. A prior recorded lien includes, without limitation, a valid construction lien claim that is recorded after the recording of the broker’s commission notice but which relates back to a notice of commencement recorded under s. 713.13 prior to the recording date of the broker’s commission notice.History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-275; s. 14, ch. 2006-210.
FL Stat § 475.717 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part III - Commercial Real Estate Sales Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.700-475.719)|475.717 - Service of notice.

475.717 Service of notice.—Notices to be delivered to a party pursuant to this part other than service of process as required in civil actions shall be by service of process, by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, or by personal or electronic delivery and obtaining evidence of delivery in the form of a receipt or other paper or electronic acknowledgment by the party to whom the notice is delivered. Delivery is effective at the time of personal service, personal or electronic delivery, or 3 days following deposit in the mail as required by this section. Notice to a broker or owner may be given to the address of the broker or owner that is contained in the brokerage agreement or such other address as is contained in a written notice from the broker or owner to the party giving the notice. If no address is provided in the brokerage agreement, the notice to the broker may be given to the broker’s address contained in the commission notice. Notice to a closing agent shall be addressed to the individual responsible for the closing if the person sending the notice knows that individual’s name.History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-275.
FL Stat § 475.719 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part III - Commercial Real Estate Sales Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.700-475.719)|475.719 - Buyer’s broker.

475.719 Buyer’s broker.—As used in this section, the term “buyer’s broker” means a broker that is entitled to receive payment from the buyer of commercial real estate of any fee or other compensation for licensed services, as specified in a written contract made between the buyer and the broker on or after the effective date of this act relating to the buyer’s purchase of the commercial real estate.(1) A written contract between a buyer and a buyer’s broker for the payment by the buyer of any fee or other compensation to the buyer’s broker for licensed services relating to the sale or disposition of commercial real estate to the buyer is not a brokerage agreement with the owner under this part, and the buyer’s broker is not entitled under this part to record any commission notice, to claim any lien against commercial real estate, or to claim any lien against the owner’s net proceeds from the sale or disposition of commercial real estate.(2) If an owner enters into a written contract with a buyer for the sale or disposition of any commercial real estate that will entitle the buyer’s broker to receive a fee or other compensation from the buyer under the terms of the buyer’s broker’s written contract with the buyer, the buyer’s broker may give notice of the buyer’s broker’s right to receive such payment to the closing agent, the owner, the buyer, or any other party to the sale or disposition or the financing thereof, provided that such notice may be given without violating any confidentiality provisions contained in either such written contract.(3) No such notice given by the buyer’s broker pursuant to subsection (2) shall constitute a tortious interference with the sale or disposition or financing of the commercial real estate.History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-275; s. 15, ch. 2006-210.
FL Stat § 475.800 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part IV - Commercial Real Estate Leasing Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.800-475.813)|475.800 - Short title.

475.800 Short title.—Sections 475.800-475.813 may be cited as the “Commercial Real Estate Leasing Commission Lien Act.”History.—s. 2, ch. 2005-275.
FL Stat § 475.801 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part IV - Commercial Real Estate Leasing Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.800-475.813)|475.801 - Definitions.

475.801 Definitions.—As used in this part:(1) “Automatic renewal commission” means a renewal commission for which the brokerage agreement does not expressly require the broker to perform any additional services in order to receive the renewal commission.(2) “Broker” has the same meaning as in s. 475.01.(3) “Brokerage agreement” means a written contract, entered into on or after the effective date of this act, between an owner of commercial real estate and a broker that obligates the owner to pay a commission to the broker for licensed services provided by the broker relating to the leasing of the commercial real estate as specified in the contract.(4) “Commercial real estate” means a fee simple interest or other possessory estate in real property, except an interest in real property that is:(a) Improved with one single-family residential unit or one multifamily structure containing one to four residential units;(b) Unimproved and the maximum permitted development is one to four residential units under any restrictive covenants, zoning regulations, or comprehensive plan applicable to that real property; or(c) Improved with single-family residential units such as condominiums, townhouses, timeshares, mobile homes, or houses in a subdivision that may be legally sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis, regardless of whether these units may be a part of a larger building or parcel containing more than four residential units.(5) “Commission” means any fee or other compensation that an owner agrees to pay a broker for licensed services as specified in a brokerage agreement.(6) “Days” means calendar days, but if a period would end on a day other than a business day, the last day of that period shall instead be the next business day.(7) “Lease” means a written agreement creating a relationship of landlord and tenant with respect to commercial real estate, such that the tenant acquires from the landlord the right to possess the commercial real estate for a specified period of time.(8) “Lien notice” means the written notice of lien made by a broker claiming a commission under s. 475.805.(9) “Owner” means a person that is vested with fee simple title or a possessory estate, including a leasehold, in commercial real estate that is the subject of a lease. For purposes of this part, the owner obligated to pay a commission under a brokerage agreement may be a landlord or a tenant.(10) “Real property” means one or more parcels or tracts of land located in this state, including any appurtenances and improvements.(11) “Renewal commission” means an additional commission that may become payable to a broker under a brokerage agreement if a lease subject to that brokerage agreement is later renewed or is later modified to expand the leased premises or extend the lease term.History.—s. 2, ch. 2005-275; s. 57, ch. 2006-1.
FL Stat § 475.809 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part IV - Commercial Real Estate Leasing Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.800-475.813)|475.809 - Foreclosure of lien; civil action by owner; award of costs and attorney’s fees.

475.809 Foreclosure of lien; civil action by owner; award of costs and attorney’s fees.—(1) A broker may enforce a lien for a commission that is earned and payable under this part by a foreclosure suit in the same manner as if the lien notice were a mortgage recorded against the commercial real estate of the owner obligated to pay the claimed commission. The foreclosure shall be commenced in the county court or circuit court, whichever may have jurisdiction of controversies in the amount of the claimed commission, of the county where the lien notice was recorded. The foreclosure action shall be commenced before the lien notice expires or is extinguished under s. 475.807(8); otherwise, the lien notice shall become null and void and have no further force or effect.(2) If a lien notice is recorded pursuant to s. 475.807 and the owner disputes the claimed commission, the owner may file a civil action seeking to discharge the lien in the county court or circuit court, whichever may have jurisdiction of controversies in the amount of the claimed commission, of the county where the lien notice was recorded.(3) In any action to foreclose a lien or to discharge a lien pursuant to this section, the prevailing party shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.History.—s. 2, ch. 2005-275.
FL Stat § 475.813 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers|Part IV - Commercial Real Estate Leasing Commission Lien Act (Ss. 475.800-475.813)|475.813 - Subordination of lien.

475.813 Subordination of lien.—(1) Nothing contained in this part precludes a broker from agreeing to subordinate a lien claimed by the broker under this part in favor of the holder of any mortgage or other lien against the owner’s interest in the commercial real estate that is subject to the broker’s lien.(2) With or without the consent of the broker, the owner may subordinate a lien claimed by the broker for an automatic renewal commission in favor of the holder of a subsequent mortgage encumbering the owner’s interest in the commercial real estate. The subordination instrument described in this subsection shall be made in writing and shall be recorded by the owner in the public records of the same county where the broker’s lien notice was recorded.(3) A broker’s lien notice recorded against commercial real estate under this part is subordinate to any mortgage that has at any time secured any purchase money indebtedness, provided that the mortgage is made by the owner of the commercial real estate in favor of a person unrelated to the owner. This subordination provision affects only the relative priority of the broker’s lien notice and the mortgage with respect to each other, and this provision does not affect their relative priority with respect to any other mortgage, lien, encumbrance, or other matter affecting the title to the commercial real estate.History.—s. 2, ch. 2005-275.
FL Stat § 479.015 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.015 - Legislative intent with respect to regulation of signs in areas adjacent to state highways.

479.015 Legislative intent with respect to regulation of signs in areas adjacent to state highways.—The control of signs in areas adjacent to the highways of this state is declared to be necessary to protect the public investment in the state highways; to attract visitors to this state by conserving the natural beauty of the state; to preserve and promote the recreational value of public travel; to assure that information in the specific interest of the traveling public is presented safely and aesthetically; to enhance the economic well-being of the state by promoting tourist-oriented businesses, such as public accommodations, vehicle services, attractions, campgrounds, parks, and recreational areas; and to promote points of scenic, historic, cultural, and educational interest.History.—ss. 2, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 479.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.02 - Duties of the department.

479.02 Duties of the department.—The department shall:(1) Administer and enforce this chapter, the 1972 agreement between the state and the United States Department of Transportation, Title 23 of the United States Code, and federal regulations, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the maintenance, continuance, and removal of nonconforming signs.(2) Regulate size, height, lighting, and spacing of signs permitted on commercial and industrial parcels and in unzoned commercial or industrial areas on the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary highway system.(3) Determine commercial and industrial parcels and unzoned commercial or industrial areas in the manner provided in s. 479.024.(4) Implement a specific information panel program on the limited access highway system to promote tourist-oriented businesses by providing directional information safely and aesthetically.(5) Implement a rest area information panel or devices program at rest areas along the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary highway system to promote tourist-oriented businesses.(6) Test and, if economically feasible, implement alternative methods of providing information in the specific interest of the traveling public which allow the traveling public freedom of choice, conserve natural beauty, and present information safely and aesthetically.(7) Adopt such rules as the department deems necessary or proper for the administration of this chapter, including rules that identify activities that may not be recognized as industrial or commercial activities for purposes of determination of a commercial or industrial parcel or an unzoned commercial or industrial area in the manner provided in s. 479.024.(8) Inventory and determine the location of all signs on the state highway system, interstate highway system, and federal-aid primary highway system to be used as the database and permit information for all permitted signs. The inventory shall be updated at least every 2 years. The department may perform the inventory using department staff or may contract with a private firm to perform the work, whichever is more cost-efficient. The department shall maintain a database of sign inventory information such as sign location, size, height, and structure type, the permittee’s name, and any other information the department finds necessary to administer the program.History.—s. 2, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 71-971; s. 1, ch. 72-274; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 2, ch. 78-8; s. 134, ch. 79-164; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 33, ch. 94-237; s. 1, ch. 96-201; s. 4, ch. 2014-215; s. 25, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.03 - Jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation; entry upon privately owned lands.

479.03 Jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation; entry upon privately owned lands.—The territory under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of this chapter includes all the state. Employees, agents, or independent contractors working for the department, in the performance of their functions and duties under the provisions of this chapter, may enter into and upon any land upon which a sign is displayed, is proposed to be erected, or is being erected and make such inspections, surveys, and removals as may be relevant. Upon written notice to the landowner, operator, or person in charge of any intervening privately owned land that the removal of an illegal outdoor advertising sign is necessary and has been authorized by a final order or results from an uncontested notice to the sign owner, the department may enter upon any intervening privately owned lands for the purposes of effectuating removal of illegal signs. The department may enter intervening privately owned lands only in circumstances where it has determined that other legal or economically feasible means of entry to the sign site are not reasonably available. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the department is responsible for the repair or replacement in a like manner for any physical damage or destruction of private property, other than the sign, incidental to the department’s entry upon such intervening privately owned lands.History.—s. 3, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 71-971; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 36, ch. 94-237; s. 6, ch. 2014-215; s. 27, ch. 2014-223; s. 56, ch. 2015-2.
FL Stat § 479.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.04 - Business of outdoor advertising; license requirement; renewal; fees.

479.04 Business of outdoor advertising; license requirement; renewal; fees.—(1) A person may not engage in the business of outdoor advertising in this state without first obtaining a license from the department. Such license shall be renewed annually. The fee for such license, and for each annual renewal, is $300. License renewal fees are payable as provided for in s. 479.07.(2) A person is not required to obtain the license provided for in this section solely to erect or construct outdoor advertising signs or structures.History.—s. 4, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 1, ch. 26959, 1951; s. 1, ch. 63-237; s. 5, ch. 67-461; s. 1, ch. 69-331; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 1, ch. 78-138; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 37, ch. 94-237; s. 7, ch. 2014-215; s. 28, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.05 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

479.05 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.—The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license requested or granted under this chapter in any case in which it determines that the application for the license contains false or misleading information of material consequence, that the licensee has failed to pay fees or costs owed to the department for outdoor advertising purposes, or that the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, unless such licensee, within 30 days after the receipt of notice by the department, corrects such false or misleading information, pays the outstanding amounts, or complies with this chapter. Suspension of a license allows the licensee to maintain existing sign permits, but the department may not grant a transfer of an existing permit or issue an additional permit to a licensee with a suspended license. A person aggrieved by an action of the department which denies, suspends, or revokes a license under this chapter may, within 30 days after the receipt of the notice, apply to the department for an administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 120.History.—s. 4, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 17, ch. 63-512; s. 5, ch. 67-461; s. 1, ch. 69-267; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 56, ch. 78-95; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 2014-215; s. 29, ch. 2014-223.