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Florida

For Florida, sol — contract (years) is four; sol — tort (years) is four; statute of repose (years) is 7; sor trigger event is the date the authority having jurisdiction issues a temporary certificate of occupancy, a certificate of occupancy, or a certificate of completion, or the date of abandonment of construction if not completed, whichever date is earliest; discovery rule is Yes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

State
Florida our reading
SOL — contract (years)
four verified
SOL — tort (years)
four verified
Statute of repose (years)
7 verified
SOR trigger event
the date the authority having jurisdiction issues a temporary certificate of occupancy, a certificate of occupancy, or a certificate of completion, or the date of abandonment of construction if not completed, whichever date is earliest verified
Discovery rule
Yes our reading
Statutory citation
Fla. Stat. §95.11(3)(b) verified
Sourceflsenate.gov
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DatasetState construction defect statute of limitations and statute of repose periods

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

(3)  WITHIN FOUR YEARS. — (a)  An action relating to the determination of paternity, with the time running from the date the child reaches the age of majority. (b)  An action founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property, with the time running from the date the authority having jurisdiction issues a temporary certificate of occupancy, a certificate of occupancy, or a certificate of completion, or the date of abandonment of construction if not completed, whichever date is earliest; except that, when the action involves a latent defect, the time runs from the time the defect is discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence. In any event, the action must be commenced within 7 years after the date the authority having jurisdiction issues a temporary certificate of occupancy, a certificate of occupancy, or a certificate of completion, or the date of abandonment of construction if not completed, whichever date is earliest.

flsenate.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

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