Construction payment practices, processes, and requirements are a highly regulated area of law. All across the world, legislators are constantly passing laws, and courts are constantly deciding cases, that impact how construction payment is done and should be done. This impacts general contractors, property developers, lenders, and suppliers.
Levelset’s team of attorneys, payment experts, and network of legal and payment experts stay on top of all these changes and report them here to you. These Legal Alerts will help you better understand how to protect yourself in the constantly evolving landscape of payment regulations and practices.
The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued a ruling that could have serious consequences for anyone working on public construction projects. The ruling allows government agencies to insert a “reprisal...
This is the case of a General Contractor in Canada who attempted to extend the deadline to file a lien by leaving equipment on the job site. The property owner...
Mechanics lien rights are statutory rights, which means that you must comply with specific legal requirements in order to exercise these rights. And courts are typically unafraid to enforce those...
Change orders happen on nearly every construction project. While they’re often necessary, they can be confusing, and and feel just like extra unnecessary work. But performing work – without written...
A mechanics lien is an incredibly powerful tool to ensure payment on a construction project. Given how effective they are, they must be kept in check to avoid any frivolous...
All residential contractors working in Maine should be aware that all of their contracts must be writing under the Maine Home Construction Contract Act. A violation under these provisions can...
Late payments are a serious problem in the construction industry. That’s particularly true when it comes to retainage payments. Cash flow is light at the end of a project, once...
Withholding retainage in the construction industry is a relatively common practice, no matter what the project. Given the fact that profit margins on construction projects are pretty thin, ensuring that...
Construction companies working on a public works project in Massachusetts should be sure to pay their employees the proper prevailing wage rate. Failure to do so will result in not...
If you’re working in the construction industry in Louisiana, there are some important changes that go into effect in 2020 regarding mechanics lien rights. Here’s a quick reminder of what...