by Brianna Cook While many bills were passed and many were not, the Senate did not reach unanimity regarding Georgia Senate Bill 171—a bill relating to mechanics and materialmen liens, to provide that such liens may attach to the usufruct interest of properties owned by or titled in a development authority or downtown development
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Representative Matthew Gambill of the 15th District from Cartersville has introduced Georgia Hour Bill 1221 in the current 2022 legislative session. This bill purports to change O.C.G.A. § 44-14-361.1 relating to how liens are declared, created, recorded for lien claimaint with an amount due of $10,000.00 or less.  It also includes additional documentation as a
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With over 25 years of experience with construction law, Mark Cobb is proud to be an author of the newest construction publication of the American Bar Associations’ Forum on Construction Law. It’s entitled Construction Checklists, Second Edition: A Guide To Frequently Encountered Construction Issues, it is edited by fellow construction attorneys Carrie L. Okizaki, Terrence
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  by Mark A. Cobb As we continue to celebrate 2022, many of us have left-over to-do lists from the prior year. This week is the best week, to review those lists, toss some of them, and use others to create a plan to improve your businesses profitability and efficiency! As construction attorneys focusing on
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by Marianella Melendez Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals handed down a decision which should be a wake-up call for all unlicensed contractors doing business in the State of Georgia.  In Saks Management and Associates, LLC v. Sung General Contracting, Inc., the court determined that an unlicensed general contractor is unable to enforce its contract
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by Mark A. Cobb This is Part III in our peaks in the forthcoming Georgia Construction Law Handbook which our firm has published.  Today’s article addresses Georgia’s Statutory Notice Scheme for subcontractors and material suppliers who lack privity of contract with either the project owner or the prime contractor.  If a lower-tier subcontractor or material
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By Mark A. Cobb As readers from our last post know, we are just days away from launching the Second Edition of the Georgia Construction Handbook for Materialmen’s Liens and Payment Bonds.  Since Georgia’s new lien laws begin to take effect on January 1, 2021, this new edition is vital for all contractors, subcontractors, design
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  As our readers know, the 2020 Georgia Legislative Session amended Georgia’s Lien Laws, and these new rules take effect on January 1, 2021.  These amendments to the laws were in response to a Georgia Court of Appeals decisions which negatively impacted construction professionals. In anticipation of this, we have completely revised our Georgia Handbook
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by Mark A. Cobb Those contractors or suppliers who file Claims of Lien against their projects usually understand that filing the materialmen’s lien is the first step to recovering the amount which is owed.  Filing the lien is often the easier part but how to proceed after the lien is filed requires an analysis of
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  The construction attorneys at the Cobb Law Group strive to keep its clients and friends updated on current laws and legislation which impacts Georgia’s Construction Industry.  Today’s article highlight the changes brought about in 2020 House Bill 493 which amends Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
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