V L Orlando Building Corp. v. Skilled Services Corp.

The issue on this appeal is whether Skilled Services Corporation, on behalf of its employees, can file and foreclose a me*527chanic’s lien under Chapter 713, Florida Statutes strictly as a “laborer.”1

In 1998, VL Orlando Building Corporation hired Devito Contracting & Supply, Inc. as general contractor for renovations to VL Orlando’s property known as the Ramada Plaza Resort in Orlando. Devito obtained laborers from Skilled Services Corporation. Essentially, Skilled Services contracts with the employee and then assigns qualified employees to third parties, in this case, Devito. Skilled Services…