{"id":910,"date":"2012-08-19T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/08\/19\/delaware-revises-building-construction-payments-laws\/"},"modified":"2012-08-19T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T14:23:00","slug":"delaware-revises-building-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/delaware-revises-building-construction.html","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Revises Building Construction Payments Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delaware is looking to amend its laws regarding Building Construction Payments. House Bill No. 109<\/a>, which was recently passed, clarify when fees and costs may be awarded.  The bill also restricts the ability of the parties to agree to litigate outside of Delaware or include choice of law provisions of a foreign jurisdiction.  <\/p>\n

\u00a7 3508. Attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.<\/p>\n

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  1. If arbitration or litigation is commenced to recover payment and it is determined that the owner, contractor or subcontractor has failed in good faith to comply with the payment terms of the contract or this title, the arbitrator or the Court, whichever applicable, may award the amount determined to have been wrongfully withheld, plus an amount equal to the amount wrongfully withheld, as additional damages. An amount shall not be deemed to have been wrongfully withheld to the extent that it bears a reasonable relationship to the value of any disputed amount or claim held in good faith by the owner, contractor or subcontractor against whom the contractor or subcontractor is seeking to recover payment.<\/li>\n
  2. The party commencing arbitration or litigation shall have the burden of proof that payment has been wrongfully withheld.<\/li>\n
  3. Absent any agreement to the contrary between or among the parties, the arbitrator or the Court in any proceeding arising under this chapter may award to the substantially prevailing party its reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitration or court costs and expenses, and expenses for expert witnesses if applicable. Any award of attorneys\u2019 fees shall not be limited by 10 Del. C. \u00a7 3912.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    It shall be against public policy and shall be void and unenforceable for any provision of a construction contract to … [r]equire the contract, subcontract, agreement or understanding between a contractor and subcontractor to be subjected to the laws of a State other than Delaware or require litigation, arbitration, mediation or other dispute resolution procedures to occur in or be governed by the laws of a State other than Delaware.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Delaware is looking to amend its laws regarding Building Construction Payments. House Bill No. 109, which was recently passed, clarify when fees and costs may be awarded.  The bill also restricts the ability of the parties to agree to litigate outside of Delaware or include choice of law provisions of a foreign jurisdiction.  \u00a7 3508. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1454,1455,1453,1456,1452],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDelaware Revises Building Construction Payments Laws - Tools of the Trade | LienItNow Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Delaware is looking to amend its laws regarding Building Construction Payments. 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