# Florida — State construction defect statute of limitations and statute of repose periods

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **SOL — contract (years):** four _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **SOL — tort (years):** four _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute of repose (years):** 7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Discovery rule:** Yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Fla. Stat. §95.11(3)(b) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## Source

- https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/95.11

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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