In Mississippi, liens filed on private property are known as Mississippi construction liens or mechanics liens. When a Mississippi mechanics lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property. In Mississippi there are no lien rights on public property.In Mississippi, only […]
We found a fascinating article on the history of construction by Eugen J. Heady of Smith Currie & Hancock, which is below. This article was originally published in the Construction Connection Newsletter. See www.constructionconnection.com.) Disputes arising on modern day construction projects typically involve extraordinarily complex factual scenarios, technical issues and legal issues. Were the ancients concerned […]
Tupelo Mississippi just ran into a problem: the bids that it solicited for its new aquatic center came in way too high…the lowest bidder placed a bid that was $1.4 million over budget. Many times public works bid solicitations come in over budget because there are not enough bidders: that wasn’t the case in Tupelo, […]
