J.W. Rolle Development Corp. v. Neuman

Appellant, a general contractor, appeals a judgment awarding damages to a homeowner based on a summary judgment determining that the contractor filed a fraudulent mechanics’ lien. See § 713.31(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2001). We reverse.

*350The contractor and the homeowner entered into an oral agreement to renovate a home. The agreement provided that the contractor would receive twenty-five percent of the profit from the sale of the home and other compensation. Before the house was sold, the contractor and homeowner had a falling out, and the contractor filed a lien. In order to establish an amount in…