In construction, surety bonds are designed to manage the three-way agreements between the surety provider, the principal (usually, the contractor) and the obligee (often the owner of the property or the general contractor). When everything goes as planned, the bond is...
Experienced Legal Representation to the Construction Industry in New York City
Month: October 2020
Should you ask to get paid in advance as a contractor?
You enjoy working as a contractor. What you don’t enjoy is doing that work and then having customers refuse — or “forget” — to pay you. After it happens a few times, you may decide that you want to start asking for money upfront. After all, getting paid in advance...
Is it a construction defect just because the customer doesn’t like it?
Construction is a difficult industry in that it’s very hard to please everyone you work for. The person who hired you to do the job may seem less than thrilled with the results, but does that mean it’s your fault? They may claim that there are defects and subpar...