# Written contract · Florida — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Written contract · Florida, limitation period is WITHIN FIVE YEARS; how the statute describes it is A legal or equitable action on a contract, obligation, or liability founded on a written instrument, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Florida _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** WITHIN FIVE YEARS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** A legal or equitable action on a contract, obligation, or liability founded on a written instrument _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (2) WITHIN FIVE YEARS.— (a) An action on a judgment or decree of any court, not of record, of this state or any court of the United States, any other state or territory in the United States, or a foreign country. (b) A legal or equitable action on a contract, obligation, or liability founded on a written instrument, except for an action to enforce a claim against a payment bond, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of paragraph (6)(e), s. <https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/255.05> 255.05 (10), s. <https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/337.18> 337.18 (1), or s. <https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/713.23> 713.23 (1)(e), and except for an action for a deficiency judgment governed by paragraph (6)(g).

## Source

- https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/95.11

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).