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Mechanics Lien Upheld Despite Lack of Notice to Senior Construction Lender

In an unpublished opinion, a California appeals court has upheld a subcontractor’s mechanics lien claim despite the subcontractor’s failure to strictly follow the procedural requirements set forth in the mechanics lien...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

50 State Lien Law Notice Requirements

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This quick reference describes general time requirements for filing lien notices in each state, plus Washington, DC. Seyfarth’s Construction team prepared the survey for use primarily by commercial contractors and real estate...more

King & Spalding

Big Data and Bigger Disputes? How New Data Technologies Impact Construction Disputes

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The last decade has seen the emergence of Big Data platforms allowing parties to major construction projects to digitize and integrate more and more of the engineering, design and build phase of their projects. Such...more

Snell & Wilmer

General Contractors—In a Challenging Economy Beware of the Pitfalls In Subordinating Your Mechanics’ Lien Rights to an Owner’s...

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Lenders on commercial real estate projects typically require that the general contractor subordinate its mechanics’ lien rights to the lender’s deed of trust and other financing documents in order to assure the lender that...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2022 Issue 18

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

You’ll Be Seeing More of These: AIA Releases New Lien Release Forms

As many in the construction industry are aware, owners and lenders often require prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to execute sworn statements and lien waiver and release forms as a prerequisite to payment....more

King & Spalding

Disrupting the Disruptor: How a Prepared and Proactive Owner Can Mitigate the Effects of Coronavirus on Construction Projects

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Once a remote health issue in China, the rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) has become not only a global health concern but also potentially a global economic disruptor that could impact nearly every industry. The...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What Construction Contractors and Owners Should Do, Today, to Prepare for the Possible Effects of Novel Coronavirus on their...

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As novel coronavirus has spread from China to Europe, the United States and around the globe, it has begun to have a debilitating impact on world markets, manufacturing, distribution, supply chains, and the workforce in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

In Alabama, Not All Debts Are Created Equal

Alabama’s materialman’s lien statute (specifically, Ala. Code § 35-11-211) was intended to provide construction lenders priority over materialmen as to debts relating to construction projects, and this intent was recently...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Not All Debts Are Created Equal - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q3 2019

Alabama’s materialman’s lien statute (specifically, Ala. Code § 35-11-211) was drafted with the intent of providing construction lenders priority over materialmen as to debts relating to construction projects. This intent was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Creative Legislative Solutions To Bond Off Mechanic’s Liens

Whether you are the owner or the general contractor, dealing with mechanic’s liens filed by subcontractors or suppliers can be frustrating and, in some cases, present the very real threat of having to pay twice for work or...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Leaning In – Pennsylvania Refining the Mechanic’s Lien Law

Pennsylvania has continued to refine its mechanic’s lien law in recent years, and next year will bring the most sweeping changes ever for owners and contractors that work on larger projects....more

Williams Mullen

Money, Dirt and Steel: Spring 2016 Newsletter

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A snapshot of noteworthy cases from the Spring terms of the North Carolina appellate courts related to lending practices, property rights and construction in North Carolina - Money - FORECLOSURE: - Lender...more

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Colorado Supreme Court: Construction Lender's Subsidiary Is Not a Subsequent Purchaser - Negligence Claim May Not Be Asserted...

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Lenders and contractors may want to take additional precautions before they take title to a newly constructed home through foreclosure (or deed in lieu of foreclosure) following a recent decision by the Colorado Supreme...more

Lewitt Hackman

Mechanics Liens — Smart Tools of Construction Industry Professionals, and Bane of Property Owners

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In 1791, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison proposed the first mechanics liens legislation in order to promote development in Washington. The Maryland Assembly (which governed Washington at that time) passed the...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New retainage law goes into effect November 6

Massachusetts enacted a new retainage law that will require owners, prime contractors and subcontractors to pay retainage according to the law’s terms on a construction contract if... ...more

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

Changes Taking Effect to North Carolina Lien and Bond Laws

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The rules are changing when it comes to North Carolina lien and bond laws. And, the new provisions are substantially altering the way in which all parties involved in lien rights – from owners, buyers, and sellers to general...more

Carlton Fields

Drafting A Takeover Agreement

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This article discusses the issues an owner, lender, completion contractor, and surety should consider when drafting a takeover agreement. Although each of these four main parties may share the basic goal of seeing the project...more

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