Virginia General Assembly Bans Certain Prospective
Lien Waivers
Effective July 1, 2015,
Virginia law will no longer allow a general contractor to require a
subcontractor, lower tier subcontractor or material supplier to waive lien
rights prior to beginning work. The
legislature amended Va. Code § 43-3.C to state that no subcontractor, lower
tier subcontractor or material supplier may waive or diminish its lien rights
in a contract prior to furnishing any labor or materials and that such clauses
entered into prior to furnishing labor or materials are null and void. All other parties can waive their lien rights
at any time, including prior to beginning work.
A general contractor could therefore still be
required by the owner to waive it’s own lien rights in the contract.
John S. Morris, III Esquire
(Contributing Author)
Beale, Davidson, Etherington
& Morris, P.C. (www.bealelaw.com)
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