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How Subcontractors and Suppliers Can Prevent Payment Problems

Is a Notice of Intent to Lien Required in Georgia? Notices of Intent to Lien documents can be confusing to subcontractors and material suppliers; particularly those who work in--or supply to--projects in multiple states.  That’s primarily because these Notices of...

Georgia Lawmakers Consider Payment Bond Requirements for Development Authorities

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...

House Bill 1221 Could Amend Georgia’s Lien Laws in 2022

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...

Mark Cobb Contributes to Book on Construction Law Checklists

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...

Contractors 2022 New Years Resolutions

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...

Unlicensed Contractors In Georgia Lose All Contract Rights According to Georgia Court of Appeals

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,...

Georgia’s Statutory Notice to Owner Scheme Basics

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...

Considerations for Contractors and Suppliers Before Bidding

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...

New Handbook Updates Georgia’s Lien Laws for 2021

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...

How a Georgia Lien Claimant can Perfect its Mechanics or Materialmen’s Lien

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...