July 2011

In today’s mobile society, it is easy to forget that each state regulates contractors differently.  Here in Georgia, for example, out-of-state contractors (and sub-contractors) who work on Georgia construction projects with a contract price greater than $10,000.00 must register with...

Since writing the recent blog article about the holding in the Handy Andy of Eastman, Inc. v. Evans, et al. matter, we have received requests for more information about “Strict Compliance” and what this phrase means to Georgia lien claimants....

Watch out for topographical errors in your Georgia liens! There’s no way to say it, but we have some good news and some bad news for general contractors, suppliers, subcontractors and materialmen in Georgia.  In the past month, two cases...

Instead of our usual blog posting about Georgia’s Mechanics and Materialmen’s Lien Laws, we thought we do something different! I recently finished a book that I can’t wait to tell you about.  Typically, my reading are pretty broad and include...

In this economy, and with the heatwave that has been encompassing the State of Georgia, many of our dear friends are subcontractors who have been working particularly hard despite these challenges, and we hope a three day weekend is exactly...