Florida
Lien Waiver Forms
Florida Lien Waivers: The Safe-Harbor Forms Under Fla. Stat. § 713.20
State Rules
How Florida treats lien waivers
Florida prescribes safe-harbor lien waiver forms in Fla. Stat. § 713.20(4) (progress payment) and § 713.20(5) (final payment), and no one may require a lienor to sign a waiver that differs from them. The statutory forms are unconditional on their face (they take effect on signing even if the check never clears), but § 713.20(7) lets a lienor paid by check condition the waiver on payment of that check, which is how Florida conditional waivers are built. No notarization or witness is required, advance waivers are void under § 713.20(2), and the final-payment form waives everything including retainage, so unpaid lienors should stick to conditional or progress forms until funds actually arrive.
Florida lien waiver forms we generate
Florida prescribes the waiver language by statute; we generate the exact text of Fla. Stat. § 713.20, filled in with your project details.
Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Progress Payment
Signed when a progress payment is promised: the waiver only takes effect once that payment actually arrives.
Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Progress Payment
Signed after a progress payment has been received: immediately waives lien rights for work through the covered date.
Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Final Payment
Signed when the final payment is promised: waives all remaining lien rights, but only once the payment clears.
Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Final Payment
Signed after the final payment is in hand: a complete, immediate waiver of lien rights on the project.
Signing a lien waiver in Florida
Execution rules (the form's wording, notarization, witnesses, and whether an electronic signature works) are set by state law. Here's what applies in Florida, built into every waiver we generate.
Advance waivers
Fla. Stat. § 713.20(2): a right to claim a lien may not be waived in advance. A lien right may be waived only to the extent of labor, services, or materials furnished, and any advance waiver is unenforceable.
Florida execution rules
- ⚖ Statutory form: the waiver must substantially follow the form in Fla. Stat. § 713.20; we generate the statutory text as written.
- ✓ Notarization: not required in Florida.
- ✓ Witness: not required in Florida.
- ✓ E-signature: available. Send Florida waivers for electronic signature and get the signed copy stored with a tamper-evident audit certificate.
Create a free Florida lien waiver
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Working in another state?
Every state's waiver rules are different. Check before you sign.