As against the owner of personal property upon which a lien is claimed under this part, the lien shall be acquired by any person in privity with the owner by the performance of the labor or the furnishing of the materials. There shall be no lien upon personal property as against purchasers and creditors without notice unless the person claiming the lien is in possession of the property upon which the lien is claimed. The lien shall continue as long as the possession continues, not to exceed 3 months after performance of the labor or furnishing the material.
Fla. Stat. § 713.74
Acquisition of liens by persons in privity with the owner
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case North American Airlines, Inc. v. McCracken (In Re Jet Executive International, Inc.) (1983)
Most recently applied in Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. v. AAR Aircraft Services-Miami, Inc. (In Re Tradewinds Airlines, Inc.) (September 2008)
History.--RS 1742; s. 1, ch. 4582, 1897; ss. 8, 9, 11, ch. 5143, 1903; GS 2210; RGS 3517; CGL 5380; s. 36, ch. 67-254; s. 4, ch. 69-97
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.