Tag: Louisiana
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A Contractor’s Right to Retainage Is Strong In Louisiana
Retainage laws are an important concept in construction payment – they regulate how much of payment may be retained and for how long. A recent Louisiana case went a long way to show just how important retainage claims really are.
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A Roofer Went Unpaid, So He Took The Roof Back…And Then He Was Arrested
A Louisiana roofer went unpaid, so he took the roof back…then he was arrested. Leveraging mechanics lien rights would have been a much better option.
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Can You Lien Coastal Restoration Work In Louisiana?
Coastal restoration work for Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority may be be lienable, but payment bonds are also available.
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Corrupt Federal Contractor Was Supposed to Fortify Nola Pumps
New Orleans faces horrible drainage issues, but it wasn’t long ago that a massive storm-proofing project was undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers. One of the firms hired was a corrupt federal contractor.
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Recovering From Hurricane Harvey
In the aftermath of a natural disaster, construction is needed more than ever. It is incredibly important that property owners and industry members protect their interests in this time.
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Recording Louisiana Liens Just Got More Expensive
New filing fees go into effect on August 1, 2017, so contractors, subs, and suppliers should take notice. The same legislation that brought higher fees also opened the door to online filing, but that is further down the road.
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How Long Do Louisiana Lien Rights Last?
When navigated properly, mechanics lien laws offer the construction industry’s most powerful remedy. While the threat of a lawsuit is scary enough, filing a mechanics lien directly and immediately threatens a property owner’s title. Hiding from a mechanics lien won’t make it disappear, so owners have no choice but to resolve the payment dispute. Curious about the mechanics…
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Obtaining Louisiana Surety Bonds Gets Easier For Small Businesses
Mechanics liens and surety bond claims are among the best tools available to contractors, subs, and suppliers. By leveraging lien rights, an unpaid party is able to enforce their right to payment by putting an owner’s property at risk of eventual foreclosure. Public property cannot be encumbered by a mechanics lien, but a general contractor must provide surety bonds on projects.…
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Post Flood Contractor Fraud is Posing a Problem in Louisiana
Mechanics liens are a powerful tool for members of the construction industry. The ability to cloud a property owner’s title is invaluable because nothing speeds up payments like the threat of potential foreclosure. However, intricacies of mechanics lien law can cause problems for contractors, subs, and suppliers by creating tripwires on the path to recovering payment. On the other…
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Potential Louisiana P3 Project Would Widen I-10 in Baton Rouge
Public private partnership projects, or P3 projects, have been one of the hottest topics in construction for a while now. Fueling this conversation is the fact that many states have passed P3 laws to help fund their public works projects over the last few years. Just recently we’ve seen P3 legislation in New Hampshire and Kentucky.…