The use of illegal immigrants in construction is not uncommon, and states are beginning to crack down on the practice. In so doing, statutes are being passed, or enforced, which require contractors (employers) to verify the eligibility of the people they hire. In Pennsylvania, the recently signed Public Works Employment Verification Act, which is effective […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the Pennsylvania Superior Court case (Commerce Bank v. Kessler), the court held that an open-end mortgage recorded after commencement of construction on the mortgaged property does not have statutory priority over a subsequently recorded mechanic’s lien unless all of the proceeds of the loan are used to pay the costs of completing erection, construction, […]
Collecting money is always a challenge, but is even more of a challenge for contractors or subcontractors doing work on residential building projects in Pennsylvania. While placing a mechanics lien or a construction lien on a property is one way to secure payment, there are several other steps to follow to keep those accounts receivables down to a manageable level. […]
