The founding partner of Cobb Law Group in Atlanta, Georgia, Mark Cobb has over 20 years of experience in construction law matters. On his LinkedIn profile, Mark says that he has a very simple goal: "My goal is very simple: to provide subcontractors, suppliers, materialmen, and other construction professionals with the best legal representation in Atlanta and throughout the State of Georgia." Mark has a thriving construction law practice, and is a great producer of helpful content about the challenges that contractors have when getting paid, doing their work, and trying to do things right. More...
Assuming that your lien is valid and you have recieved a valid Notice of Contest of lien, you have sixty days in which to "perfect" your lien. You perfect the lien by "commencing and action" and timely filing a Notice of Filing of Action. There are many ways to "commence an action", but the two most common ways are filing a lawsuit or, if your contract allows, filing a demand for arbitration. Often, the amount in controversy, jurisdiction, and reasons behSee More...See More...
Material supplies have quit a bit of advantages over over creditors. If you customer used the materials on a construction project, then you may be able to place a lien against the project. The lien acts similarly to collateral for you which means if your customer does not pay you (after you pursue your legal remedies), then you may look to the real esate itself for payment. Liens must be filed within 90 days of the last day in which you supplied materialSee More...See More...
No. As it relates to lien waivers, it starts from the date of the lien waiver. So in theory, you’re doing a lien waiver every month with each pay app. And you’re having to constantly monitor the date of the lien waiver and when the payment arrives and whether or not you need to file an affidavit of non-payment. See More...