Wow, who would have thought back in December of 2008 when I started Construction Law Musings that I’d ever reach the 500 post mark! Well, last Friday, with Rob Pitkin’s guest post on pay if paid clauses, we hit our 500th post. I find it highly appropriate that the 500th post here at Musings was […]
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 […]
Construction Law Musings Hits the Beach
It is that time of year again and Musings will be taking a break this week and having some needed family fun in the sun at the beach. Before I go, I need to thank all of you who read, subscribe, guest post, and comment here at Construction Law Musings. Without you, posting here would […]
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 […]