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Broad Form Lien Waivers No Longer Part of the Game in North Carolina

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North Carolina Avenue is one of the hottest properties in Monopoly, says most of my kids. And if you are a contractor or subcontractor in North Carolina, the law makers recently afforded you some additional protections to your lien rights. 22B-1(f)(1), or design professional agreements as defined in G.S.

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Court Recognizes Day-to-Day Changes Are Compensable Despite Contractual Waivers

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The owner-contractor agreement contains a “no damages for delay” clause; a clause requiring that all changes be in writing before work is performed; and a clause requiring partial lien waivers and releases with each periodic payment. The project involved the new construction of three buildings in Durham, North Carolina.

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Virginia Joins 11 Other States Prohibiting Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

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North Carolina. South Carolina. 1997), which held that “pay if paid” clauses are unenforceable because it essentially forces a subcontractor to waive or forfeit his constitutionally protected mechanics lien rights if the owner fails to pay the general contractor. You can now add Virginia to that list!

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N.C. Construction Law, Policy and News blog: Worthy insights regardless of where you live

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Construction Law, Policy & News blog provides worthy insights — even if you don’t live anywhere near North Carolina. Construction Law, Policy and News blog continues its multi-year reputation of providing solid and relevant information for the AEC industry within North Carolina. Matt Bouchard’s N.C.

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

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Other jurisdictions, such as C alifornia, New York, Nevada and North Carolina, have expressly ruled that the “pay if paid” clauses are unenforceable as a violation of state public policy. In that case, the contract stated that “no part of payment shall be due until 5 days after the owner shall have paid the contractor.”

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Politics, money, power and construction marketing: Understanding the interesections

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This story, which I will research and report on in North Carolina Construction News in the next week, shows the advantages of co-operation and cohesion — and mutual respect among different stakeholders and groups. Now, the story will shift to possible amendments to the Construction Lien Act.

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Bring Construction Billing into Focus

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Clear visibility over invoices, lien waivers & payments inspires seamless money management & accelerated job timelines. The clean and intuitive dashboard offers a bird’s-eye view over each invoice, compliance document, lien waiver and payment, which makes invoice tracking and management easy as a click of your mouse. Greg Ragsdale.