FL S0878

Requires claimants to verify notices of nonpayment submitted to contractors or sureties and specifies required content including nature of work, materials furnished, amounts paid and due, and retainage portions.

Mandates that notices of nonpayment include attachments substantiating claims, such as contracts, purchase orders, invoices, delivery receipts, and statements of account.

Prohibits claimants who furnish false or fraudulent notices of nonpayment from recovering under surety bonds.

Requires claimants (except laborers) not in privity with contractors to provide written notice of intent to pursue bond protection within specified timeframes before commencing or after commencing work.

Specifies that actions for payment against contractors or sureties cannot proceed unless both a notice of intent to look to the bond and a compliant notice of nonpayment have been provided within 45-90 day windows after furnishing labor, services, or materials.