Virginia news:

When a lien is bonded off on a construction project in Virginia, the claimant must make a separate claim against the bond. As one subcontractor discovered, it’s important to name...

In their 2020 session, the State of Virginia enacted legislation that grants construction employees private causes of actions for nonpayment on a construction project. One of the most significant changes...

Virginia mechanics lien claimants should know that insignificant errors won't always ruin their lien claims. Still, attention to detail is important.

The Virginia mechanics lien forms created by the state's lien statute have been updated. Only a sentence was added to the previous VA mechanics lien forms.

Legislators are constantly playing whack-a-mole as issues arise in construction payment systems. However, lawmakers are also creating long-term fixes. It may take a while to determine whether legislation is merely...

Flow down provisions are prevalent in construction contracts. Essentially, a flow down provision is a term of a subcontract that attempts to incorporate the terms of a contract up the...

Mechanics liens have been known to pop up all over the place. Be it a celebrity mansion, a bridge, or a museum, no (private) property is safe from liens when...

Financial management is vital in the construction industry. Contractors can quickly find themselves in hot water should something go awry. When a contractor faces financial troubles with projects underway, the fallout spreads...

Virginia has a special relationship to mechanics liens, as many attribute the modern mechanics lien to Thomas Jefferson. A little more recently, Virginia has made strides in establishing fair lien...

Mechanics liens are powerful tools to get parties in the construction industry paid. While there are several steps that parties on the top of the payment chain have to challenge...