Chris Stovall has practiced law for 25 years with several respected firms in Atlanta, Georgia, and Phoenix, Arizona. Chris has broad experience in litigating construction, surety, and real estate matters; business, corporate, and contract disputes; restrictive covenant and trade secret issues; and general liability defense. Chris is married to his high school sweetheart, and is thankful she is as big a Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Falcons fan as he is. They have three kids anMore...More...
Here is one of the best brief summaries by a Georgia appellate court of Georgia law on the rules for determining whether a contractor or subcontractor who does work for a tenant has lien rights against the owner/landlord's property. It all boils down to whether the landlord agreed (expressly or impliedly) to be responsible for payment for the work the tenant is having done on the leased premises, either by direct payment to the contractor or by reimbursSee More...See More...