For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes Jennifer Watt (@jenniferlwatt). Jennifer is an Indiana litigator with experience litigating construction disputes, representing surety companies and contractors following project defaults and advising on bankruptcy matters. Jennifer, maintains Legal Construction Zone, a blog built for Indiana construction professionals to monitor legal news and developments. Jennifer is an […]
Quick Primer on Virginia Mechanic’s Lien Law
If you have spent significant time in the construction business, you have encountered instances where (i) your construction contract has been breached, (ii) you have not been paid, and (iii) you need to file a mechanic’s lien. Some basic business practices, however, will help ensure that your lien rights are maximized and your claim preserved. […]
The Interstate Land Sales Act: A Buyer’s Escape Hatch – A Developer’s Worst Nightmare
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Rich Cartlidge, a 3rd year law student at Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, FL and author of the Green Building Envirotrends Blog has kindly offered to post on the Interstate Land Sales Act. Rich is a great resource and focuses on the areas of land use […]
Pay-If-Paid Clauses: Unfairness in Private Construction?
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, and for the 500th post at this little corner of the blogosphere (who would have thought?) we welcome back Rob Pitkin. Rob (@KCconstrlawyer) is an attorney with Levy & Craig in Kansas City, where he handles Construction disputes and other types of sophisticated business litigation. Originally […]
150 Reasons to Talk to a Construction Lawyer Early in a Project
I hope that headline got your attention because this is a reminder to contractors and subcontractors that the Virginia mechanic’s lien statute has several different time limits. One is the 90 day statute of limitations on filing your memorandum. This “90 day rule” is generally well known among construction professionals I talk to and work […]