On May 5, 2020, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court summary judgment ruling dismissing a residential contractor’s claims against an owner because the contractor was not properly ...

I reported last week on a bill in Georgia that would expand the number of Georgia contractors licensed to perform low-voltage installations. Yesterday, that piece of legislation (S.B. 294) passed the ...

Construction owners and contractors in Georgia rely heavily upon the statutory protections provided by Georgia’s mechanic’s lien waiver law, O.C.G.A § 44-14-366. Beginning January 1, 2021 ...

“This is exactly why we had legislation passed last year—to reduce false dispatches.” Currently, about 2,000 contractors in Georgia have Class I low-voltage unrestricted licenses, allowing them to ...