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November 12, 2014 · 10:25 AM

Paying Twice For the Same Work is Horrendous. What Can You Do About It in North Carolina?

If you’re a prime contractor on a private, commercial construction project, your contract with the owner likely includes a provision requiring you to bond off or otherwise dispose of real property liens filed by your subs & suppliers. And if you’re a prime contractor on a bonded public project, the agreement of indemnity between you and your bonding company makes you ultimately responsible for any bond claim the surety might pay.

Either way, you’re exposed to financial loss arising from the lien & bond claims of second-tier and more remote subs & suppliers, even if you faithfully pay your first-tier subs each and every time payment is due.

So what can you do about the risk of double payment in North Carolina?

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Prefer to Serve Your Own Lien & Bond Preliminary Notices? These Three Web Tools Can Help.

While the conservative approach is to rely on an experienced construction attorney to serve preliminary lien and bond notices for North Carolina construction projects, there are many subs and suppliers who prefer the DIY approach. I’m sure many of you do-it-yourselfers already rely on these web-based tools for facilitating your preliminary notices, but just in case, here are my three favorites:

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March 7, 2013 · 2:41 PM

N.C. Liens/Bonds, They Are A-Changin’ Part III: Double Payment Protection for GC’s

For North Carolina general contractors, the big prize in last year’s lien and bond law legislation was protection from double payment exposure on bonded public contracts. Carolinas AGC lobbyist Dave Simpson has said on numerous occasions that he spent the better part of two decades pushing the N.C. General Assembly for double payment protection. In a similar vein, Carolinas AGC member Susie Shaw of Beam Construction added that “this has been an issue I have heard about from my father since I was a young child. It took a long time, but I am glad it is coming to pass in my lifetime.”

This post explains the “double payment” provisions of the new lien/bond laws in-depth, focusing on how prime contractors are exposed to double payment liability on public projects, how the new statute provides protection from that exposure, and the limits of the new legislation. Continue reading →

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May 23, 2012 · 12:03 PM

7 Things You Need To Know About The Proposed Lien Law Revisions Filed in the General Assembly Yesterday

Legislation revising North Carolina’s mechanic’s lien law was filed in both the House and Senate sides of the N.C. General Assembly yesterday. Text of the legislation can be found here.While not the ambitious rewrite that members of the construction bar and real property bar had envisioned when the process of revising the statutory scheme began a few years ago, the pending legislation would make several important changes to existing mechanic’s lien law, while leaving a couple other significant issues for future legislative effort.

Click “Continue reading” below for my thoughts on the five most significant proposed changes embodied by the current revisions — as well as my thoughts on the top two “non-changes” to existing law.

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