07Aug
Georgia Governor Signs Bill To Legislatively Overrule Court Decision Construing Lien and Bond Waivers to Waive All Rights - But Bill Is Not Effective Until 2021
On August 5, 2020, the Governor of Georgia signed Senate Bill 315 to legislatively overrule a September 2019 decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals on the effect of a lien claimant’s failure to withdraw a lien waiver using the statutory process for invalidating waivers of lien or bond. In that case, ALA Construction Services, LLC v. Controlled Access, Inc.,1 the Georgia Court of Appeals had ruled that statutory lien and bond waivers can also waive claims for breach of contract and leave the...
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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