Construction remains a dangerous trade, with certain construction jobs being more deadly than others. Take the case of poor Harry. He was responsible for cleaning a cement mixing pugmill. The company operating the mill accidentally activated it while Harry was
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You decide to file a claim of lien and you ask your bookkeeper to tabulate the exact amount still owed on the job. With the numbers in hand, you timely prepare and file your Claim of Lien. You then receive a past due payment notice from one of your
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There are a lot of provisions which contractors include in their construction contracts. But one they best not forget in Florida, on any residential project that is over $2,500, is the inclusion of the Construction Recovery Fund Notice. This lets homeowners know they
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A lot of attention is paid to the requirements for filing a lien, including who can sign one. But little is written about the formalities of when and who can sign a lien release. By way of background, understand that
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Seems like an odd term – termination for convenience. Whose convenience? Generally, neither party takes any comfort if an agreement has to be cancelled. What may have started as a commonplace provision within government contracts, a termination for convenience can now be found
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It happens more often than you might suspect. A friend asks if you can pull a permit for him. He even offers to pay you. Why not, you think. You know the fellow, and the work, he tells you, is an easy
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Construction clients believe that if they win their legal case, they’ll also recover the attorney fees they’ve incurred. But that may not be correct for a variety of reasons. Recovery of fees is dependent on meeting a threshold requirement—does the
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“Always plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.” Cost Increase Issues The pandemic continues to trouble the construction industry in many ways. One of the most significant is the erosion to the contractor’s bottom line. The lack
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Based upon the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the first half of 2021 was strong for the construction industry. The seasonally adjusted annual construction spending continues to rise and is above the spending for both 2019 and 2020. Although labor
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“Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten” So said Aldo Gucci, the chairman of the famous Gucci fashion house from 1953 to 1986. On Thursday, June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:25 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront
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