Strict Compliance

GA Court of Appeals–If Contractor Does Not Give Notice, Then No Additional Claims Allowed

by Mark A. Cobb Last week, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Western Surety Company v. Department of Transportation holding that a construction contract’s claim notice provisions were enforceable which, in turn, invalidated the prime contractor's request for additional funds...

How to Lien a Job Site in Georgia

by Mark A. Cobb The Georgia Mechanics and Materialmen’s Lien Law Statutes (O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-360 et seq.) govern all aspects of filing construction liens in Georgia, and our construction lawyers have filed hundreds or thousands of liens on behalf of...

New Georgia Case Allows GC’s Some Leeway with Notices of Commencement

We are always on the lookout for cases which affect our clients’ right to file materialmen’s liens; last week, the Georgia Court of Appeals handed down a decision that allows general contractors a little leeway with getting their Notices of...

Follow-Up: Lien Claimants Beware of Typographical Errors in Liens!

Before the weekend starts, we wanted to comment on the recent flurry of Georgia cases involving mechanics and construction liens. There have been multiple rulings, and I’m pleased to report that for the most part, they interpret Georgia’s lien laws...

STRICT COMPLIANCE–What’s it all about?!

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....

Some bad news for 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...