Construction Law For Dummies In Virginia
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How Do I Get My Virginia Contractor License? #1: Get your Virginia contractor business set up. #2: Decide on your Virginia contractor license type. #3: Complete your Virginia contractor pre-license education course. #4: Pass the Virginia contractor exam. #5: Submit your completed application to the DPOR.
Any person who undertakes work without (i) any valid Virginia contractor's license or certificate when a license or certificate is required by this chapter or (ii) the proper class of license as defined in § 54.1-1100 for the work undertaken, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500 per day for each day that such ...
And even though contracts are infinitely varied in length, terms, and complexity, all contracts must contain these six essential elements. Offer. Acceptance. Awareness. Consideration. Capacity. Legality.
Lesson Summary. A contract is a legal agreement between two or more parties in which they agree to each other's rights and responsibilities. Offer, acceptance, awareness, consideration, and capacity are the five elements of an enforceable contract.
Required to have a minimum net worth of $15,000 or post a $50,000 surety bond. Required to have at least 3 years of experience. Work on individual contracts valued between $10,000 and $120,000, or multiple projects valued between $150,000 and $750,000 over a 12-month period.
Virginia's Statute of Repose limits all actions against design professionals, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to five years at the outset. Va. Code § 8.01-250. This statute establishes an arbitrary termination date for construction liability, regardless of the cause of action.
In the area of law, for a contract to be legally enforceable, several requirements must be met, including an offer; acceptance of that offer; mutual understanding of the agreement; capacity to agree; an item or service; consideration in exchange for the item or service; and legality of the contract itself, including ...
As we noted previously, Virginia law requires contractors to file mechanics' liens in the land records office of the county where the project is located either within 90 days of the last supply of labor or materials (if the project is completed), or within 90 days of the last day of the month in which the contractor ...
Generally, a contract is binding when the following is true: the parties intend to make a contract. there is an offer and an acceptance. the parties receive something in return for their promises.
The cardinal rule in Virginia statutory construction is that the statute expresses the intention of the lawmakers. Therefore, it falls upon the courts to ascertain the General Assembly's intent where that intent becomes important in the application of statutory materials.
