The Pennsylvania General Assembly recently passed the Real Property Electronic Recording Act. H.B. 970, passed the Senate as amended 49-0 on June 25, and passed the House on concurrence 198-0 on June 29. The bill brings into Pennsylvania law the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act. The Act’s purpose is to allow county clerks and […]
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Rhode Island Continues Strict Interpretation of Mechanics Lien Law
In the recent matter of GSM Industrial v. Grinnell Fire Protection Systems, the Rhode Island Supreme Court was called upon to interpret the Rhode Island mechanics lien law. A vendor from Pennsylvania recorded a Rhode Island mechanics lien notice but failed to sign it under oath as required by the Rhode Island lien law. The court began […]
Delay Damages – Hard to Exclude Even When No Damage For Delay Clause Included in Contract
Delay damages can accumulate quickly and reach substantial amounts. Contractually excluding delay damages is one way that parties address the financial risks of construction delay. Such contract provisions are known as “no damages for delay” clauses. Courts generally do not favor such clauses because these exculpatory provisions may allow a party to escape liability for […]
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Pay Attention to What You Sign – Terms in Contracts and Bonds Bite Back
Reading what you sign, and making sure you’re okay with it, is as important as it’s always been. As contracts have moved from handshakes, to 1 page written documents, to long form agreements with fine print and addenda, it has become more an more difficult to actually know what any of the parties have agreed […]
Pennsylvania Extends Building Permit Approvals to July 2016
As States continue efforts to recover from the 2008 financial crisis, Pennsylvania has enacted an important amendment to the Permit Extension Act that will extend the life of certain zoning and land-use permits and approvals to July 2016. Embedded in a finance bill (S.B. 1263, Act 87), the law was enacted by the Pennsylvania legislature […]