Georgia’s Push-Me/Pull-You Lien Provisions: Pre-Lien Notices and Lien Waivers

About the webinar:

For anyone who provides labor or materials on Georgia construction projects, Georgia’s two-step procedure for pre-lien notices and then two-step procedure for lien waivers lien can trip up even experienced credit teams. To protect your rights, it’s essential to understand how the Notice of Commencement triggers the obligation to send a Notice to Contractor. And when payment is being offered in exchange for a Lien Waiver, you need to know what waivers are valid, and what do to if you don’t see the payment. In each of these two-step procedures, missing the critical window for action can mean forfeiting your lien rights.

In this webinar, Beau Hays, attorney at Hays & Potter, LLP, will walk us through examples of how the notice process works, who must receive it, and how to avoid common missteps and assumed exemptions, then review lien waivers and affidavits of non-payment.

Stay compliant and protect your receivables with confidence in the Peach State.

Speakers:

Beau Hays, Attorney, Hays & Potter, LLP

James W. “Beau” Hays is a 1986 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, after receiving a B.A. in Political Science from UNC in 1983. He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1986, has been admitted in the federal courts in all three US District Courts in Georgia and various other districts around the country. He has been lead counsel in litigation matters for over thirty-five years, specializing in commercial disputes, construction litigation and creditors' rights in bankruptcy. With his partner, Emory Potter, Beau founded the Creditors’ Rights Section of the State Bar of Georgia. For many years, Beau has been an editor for the National Association of Credit Management’s Handbook of Credit and Commercial Laws, chapters related to materialman’s liens and construction bonds and has been a regular speaker at NACM regional education events and credit groups.