Lien Waivers

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...

Highlights of Georgia’s 2020 Revisions to the Mechanics and Materialmen’s Act

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Signs the Bill Revising Georgia's Lien Laws; (from l to r) Rep. Alan Powell, Donna Washburn, Lee Lemke from Georgia Specialty Contractors, Rep. Dale Washburn, Gov. Brian Kemp, Sen. Lindsey Tippins, Mark Woodall of AGC Georgia,...

Breaking News: Governor Kemp Signs 2020 Lien Law Revision into Law

Governor Kemp presents the new law changing Georgia's Lien Laws (with from L to R Gov. Brian Kemp, Sen. Linsey Tippins, Mark Woodall, Jim Cooper, and Mark Cobb) Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp hosted a bill-signing ceremony wherein he signed...

Update on Georgia’s 2020 Amendments to Lien Laws

As you may be aware, a September 2019 Georgia Court of Appeals case shook the foundation of Georgia’s Lien Laws by taking away contractors' contract rights through lien waivers. After learning about this legal "disaster", our attorneys have been actively...

Update on Proposed Changes to Georgia Lien Laws (SB 315 2020)

As many of our readers know, a recent Georgia Court of Appeals Case held that Georgia’s Statutory Lien Waivers (both Interim and Final) waive all rights a contractor or subcontractor have to their payments including their contractual right to payment...