Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings Recently, the Virginia General Assembly closed its session having passed legislation essentially banning “pay if paid” clauses in construction contracts, both public and private. Assuming that Governor Youngkin signs the bill into law on or before his deadline of April 11, 2022, the following new requirement will be grafted into… Continue reading Thoughts on New Pay if Paid Legislation
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The End of “Pay When Paid” in Virginia Construction Contracts with State and Local Governments
Terrence Graves | Sands Anderson “Pay When Paid” or “Pay if Paid” clauses in subcontracts have long been a thorn in the side of subcontractors. If Governor Youngkin signs into law a new bill that passed in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, those clauses will be a thing of the past for projects involving the… Continue reading The End of “Pay When Paid” in Virginia Construction Contracts with State and Local Governments
PSA: Virginia House Passes Pay-if-Paid Ban for Construction Contracts
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings In a move that was much anticipated, the Virginia senate recently passed legislation barring straight pay-if-paid clauses in construction contracts between General Contractors and Subcontractors. SB550 effectively nullifies the “condition precedent” pay-if-paid clauses that are sometimes the bane of a subcontractor’s existence. The Virginia House of Delegates passed its own substitute bill… Continue reading PSA: Virginia House Passes Pay-if-Paid Ban for Construction Contracts
Virginia Mechanics’ Liens: What Contractors Need to Know
Jackson Nichols and Paul Felipe Williamson | Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman Welcome to the DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. Our fourth installment briefly examines certain key parts of Virginia’s Mechanic’s Lien Law that contractors should be familiar with when undertaking a… Continue reading Virginia Mechanics’ Liens: What Contractors Need to Know
Yet ANOTHER Reason not to Contract without a License
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings Remember when I stated that you cannot lawfully perform construction work in Virginia without a contractor’s license? Remember when I said that you risk non-payment if you do so? If you needed another reason, a relatively recent Virginia Court of Appeals decision upholding a criminal conviction for performing construction work without a license should… Continue reading Yet ANOTHER Reason not to Contract without a License