Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog In the days before cable, and long before Netflix, I watched my fair share of spaghetti westerns on lazy weekend afternoons. Bullets zinging past cowboys, knocking off hats, and ricocheting off rocks. But while you might get lucky and dodge a bullet, not so with a Gatling gun.*… Continue reading You May Be Able to Dodge a Bullet, But Not a Gatling Gun
Tag: Substantial Compliance
Maybe Close Enough Still Counts with Mechanic’s Liens?
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings Remember that case where “substantial compliance” was enough for the proper enforcement of your mechanic’s lien rights? Remember how I said maybe it was an outlier? Remember how the Virginia General Assembly modified the statute and the statutory forms to account for the ambiguity discussed in the Desai case? Remember how Virginia mechanic’s… Continue reading Maybe Close Enough Still Counts with Mechanic’s Liens?
With VA Mechanic’s Liens Sometimes “Substantial Compliance” is Enough (But Don’t Count on it)
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings | September 3, 2018 Virginia mechanic’s liens are a powerful and tricky beast that in most cases require absolute precision in their preparation. However, an interesting opinion recently came out of the Virginia Supreme Court that may provide a bit of a “safe harbor” from the total form over function nature of a… Continue reading With VA Mechanic’s Liens Sometimes “Substantial Compliance” is Enough (But Don’t Count on it)