{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-489.1425","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 489.1425","heading":"Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund.","body":"(1) Each agreement or contract for repair, restoration, improvement, or construction to residential real property must contain a written statement explaining the consumer’s rights under the recovery fund, except where the value of all labor and materials does not exceed $2,500. The written statement must be substantially in the following form:\nFLORIDA HOMEOWNERS’ CONSTRUCTION\nRECOVERY FUND\nPAYMENT, UP TO A LIMITED AMOUNT, MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS’ CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY FUND IF YOU LOSE MONEY ON A PROJECT PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT, WHERE THE LOSS RESULTS FROM SPECIFIED VIOLATIONS OF FLORIDA LAW BY A LICENSED CONTRACTOR. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECOVERY FUND AND FILING A CLAIM, CONTACT THE FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD AT THE FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS:\nThe statement must shall be immediately followed by the board’s address and telephone number as established by board rule.\n(2)(a) Upon finding a first violation of subsection (1), the board may fine the contractor up to $500, and the moneys must be deposited into the recovery fund.\n(b) Upon finding a second or subsequent violation of subsection (1), the board shall fine the contractor $1,000 per violation, and the moneys must be deposited into the recovery fund.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 95-240; s. 11, ch. 96-298; s. 73, ch. 96-388; s. 6, ch. 2004-84; s. 7, ch. 2016-129.","path":["CHAPTER 489 CONTRACTING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0489/0489.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:07:27Z","sha256":"7d761bfcafcf752d20bdbbe223343b668b4980a29f00d9ea5391df56e1372659","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-489.142","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-489.143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}