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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Not for the Faint of Heart

Green Building Law Update

You understand and agree that this is a lease and not a sale agreement. Or, if you are moving to a new home in the same utility district, then where permitted by the local utility, the system can be moved to your new home. That fixture filing is in most states a lien or encumbrance against the system.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

You understand and agree that this is a lease and not a sale agreement. Or, if you are moving to a new home in the same utility district, then where permitted by the local utility, the system can be moved to your new home. That fixture filing is in most states a lien or encumbrance against the system.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Not for the Faint of Heart

Green Building Law Update

You understand and agree that this is a lease and not a sale agreement. Or, if you are moving to a new home in the same utility district, then where permitted by the local utility, the system can be moved to your new home. That fixture filing is in most states a lien or encumbrance against the system.

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What Contractors Need to Know About Surety Bonds

Construction Marketing

If the principal’s bond application is approved, the surety company will require the principal to sign an indemnity agreement before it will issue the bond. The indemnity agreement provides that the principal will hold the surety harmless if a claim is filed against the bond. Sign the indemnity agreement.

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The Preconstruction Phase: Understanding the Process & Risks

Levelset

Deep dive – Scope of Work: 6 Things Every Construction Agreement Should Include. It entails the architect creating a full package of drawings for the building that code enforcement will use for permitting. Permit and inspections. The time for performing inspections and pulling necessary permits is the preconstruction phase.

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Louisiana Home Improvement Contractors License Requirements

Construction Law Monitor

This does not mean that the homeowner does not need to abide by local permitting rules and regulations. Other helpful documents include demand letters, lien waivers and filing of liens when payment is not received. Companies such as zlien.com are very good with helping contractors manage notice and lien compliance.

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?Was Not? versus ?Is So?: Court Clarifies Whether Exceeding Monetary License Limit Affects Contractor?s Recovery

Best Practices Construction Law

Here’s how it went down: On June 2, 2008, contractor entered into an agreement with owner to construct house for $572,000, but at the time the contract was signed the contractor’s license limit was $350,000. In that case, the dispute was whether the “old law” or the “new law” applied.