Florida Statutes Title XXXII. Regulation of Professions and Occupations § 475.703. Broker's lien for sales commission

(1) A broker has a lien upon the owner's net proceeds from the disposition of commercial real estate for any commission earned by the broker with respect to that disposition pursuant to a brokerage agreement. The lien upon the owner's net proceeds pursuant to this part for a broker's commission is a lien upon personal property, attaches to the owner's net proceeds only, and does not attach to any interest in real property.

(2) For purposes of this part, a commission is earned on the earlier of the date that:

(3) For the purposes of this part, a commission is payable at the time provided in the brokerage agreement. If payment of the commission is conditioned on the occurrence of an event and that event does not occur, a broker may not enforce a lien for that commission under this part.

(4) A broker's lien for commission arising under this part:

(5) A broker shall disclose to the owner at or before the time the owner executes the brokerage agreement that this part creates lien rights for a commission earned by the broker that are not waivable before the commission is earned by the broker. A broker may not enforce a lien under this part for a commission earned under a brokerage agreement for which the disclosure required by this subsection was not made. A disclosure in substantially the following form shall be sufficient: “The Florida Commercial Real Estate Sales Commission Lien Act provides that when a broker has earned a commission by performing licensed services under a brokerage agreement with you, the broker may claim a lien against your net sales proceeds for the broker's commission. The broker's lien rights under the act cannot be waived before the commission is earned.”