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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Whenever it is possible, we like to have interns work in our office.  It reflects our goal of helping to train the next generation, but they energy which a good intern brings is great for our entire team.  Often an intern’s curiosity forces us to look at a client’s construction issue from a different perspective
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As you may know, Governor Brian Kemp recently signed Senate Bill 315 into law revising and updating Georgia’s Lien Law Statutes. Since Mark Cobb was on the drafting committee for the new lien laws, we wanted to provide you with the highlights from the new law that was passed. The 2020 revisions to Georgia’s Lien
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We welcome Andy Thomson from Big Oak Consulting, LLC as our guest blogger today.  For more than thirty years, Andy has worked in a wide variety of infrastructure and. most recently, as a corporate Health, Safety and Risk Director.  He maintains memberships in the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC),  National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA),
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Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp hosted a bill-signing ceremony wherein he signed Senate Bill 315 into law. In doing this, Governor Kemp restored balance to Georgia’s Lien Laws following an adverse holding by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the duo of matters styled Controlled Access, Inc. v. ALA Construction Services, Inc. and Landmark Electric
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