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Florida Statutes § 255.076 — Award of court costs and attorney’s fees.

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From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

2026 edition · Chapter 255 — PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS

In an action to recover amounts due for construction services purchased by a public entity, the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, including fees incurred through any appeal, to the prevailing party, if the court finds that the nonprevailing party withheld any portion of the payment that is the subject of the action without any reasonable basis in law or fact to dispute the prevailing party’s claim to those amounts.

History

History.—s. 10, ch. 2005-230.

Source captured on 2026-10-10. Read the official chapter.

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