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What Contractors Need to Know About Surety Bonds

Construction Marketing

Surety bonds are financial guarantees that are issued to ensure the individual or company who obtains the bond will perform work in a legally compliant manner and will avoid fraud and misconduct. Surety – The bonding company that guarantees the principal’s ethical operations and legal compliance by issuing the bond.

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

Green Building Law Update

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. Many of the companies engaged in this business (.

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

Green Building Law Update

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. Many of the companies engaged in this business (.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

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. Some of the companies engaged in this business (. Selling a house with solar panels is fraught with peril.

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

Best Practices Construction Law

Currently, the law states that if you exceed your licensing limit or otherwise violate some provision of the licensing laws, you cannot file a lien and your damages will be limited to actual documented expenses proven by clear and convincing evidence. ” In Anchor Pipe Company, Inc. Sweeney-Bronze Development, LLC (Tenn.

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Architect not liable when owner deviates from plans

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The information provided here is not intended to be a solicitation for legal services, nor does it constitute legal advice. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT DEEMS MECHANICS LIEN COUNTERCLAIM UNTIMELY.

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constructionattorneyblog: Appeal from order denying stay of.

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The information provided here is not intended to be a solicitation for legal services, nor does it constitute legal advice. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT DEEMS MECHANICS LIEN COUNTERCLAIM UNTIMELY.