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6th DCA The Waterfront in Naples Condominium Association, Inc. v. Reynolds Ventures, Inc. ▾
August 21, 2026 · 6th DCA
Arbitration Construction Liens Appellate Procedure
Summary

After nonbinding arbitration in a construction lien case, the condominium association timely filed a "Motion and Request for Trial De Novo" but did not use the exact words "notice of rejection" required by the 2024 amendment to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.820(h). The trial court struck the filing and entered judgment on the arbitration award. The Sixth DCA reversed — rule 1.820(h) imposes no magic-words test — and certified conflict with other districts.

Key holdings
Rule 1.820(h)'s requirement for "a notice of rejection" does not impose a magic-words test; a timely document expressly requesting a trial de novo from a specific award satisfies the rule.
The trial court erred in striking the filing and entering judgment on the award — the association's right to a jury trial survived the technically imperfect caption.
Why it matters
A certified district conflict on the 2024 amendment to rule 1.820(h) — likely headed to the Florida Supreme Court — governing whether a litigant loses its right to a jury trial after nonbinding arbitration over the caption of its rejection filing.

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CS/HB 1407 · Commencement of Civil Actions Signed into law⏱ Effective July 1, 2026
Current law — s. 760.11(1)
The commission, within 5 days of the complaint being filed, shall by registered mail send a copy of the complaint to the person who allegedly committed the violation.
As enacted
The commission, within 5 days of the complaint being filed, shall send a copy of the complaint to the person who allegedly committed the violation.
What it means: employment plaintiffs who dual-file with the EEOC must now calendar the FCRA deadline from an EEOC right-to-sue notice if it comes first.

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