A contractor partially pays a supplier under a Florida private written construction contract covered by section 715.12, without designating which deliveries the payment covers. Assuming section 713.14 imposes no separate designation duty here, who may allocate it?
Correct Answer
C) The supplier, which may apply the payment as it sees fit
Absent the payer's designation, the recipient may allocate the partial payment. This rule does not override section 713.14. Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0715/Sections/0715.12.html
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Absent the payer's designation, the recipient may allocate the partial payment. This rule does not override section 713.14. Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0715/Sections/0715.12.html
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