In Ohio, the sale of taxable tangible personal property or services are subject to the Ohio sales tax.
Similarly, the use of taxable tangible personal property or services for which the vendor did not charge sales tax is subject to the Ohio use tax.
Ohio law requires a contractor making retail sales of tangible personal
It seems that almost every construction contract contains a clause proclaiming that “time is of the essence.” But what exactly does that clause mean? And why is it important? Or is it?
The phrase “time is of the essence” means that timely performance is an essential obligation under a contract, and thus failure to
Contractors learned many lessons from 2020-2022 on material/labor availability, price escalation, and contractual allocations of risk. Prudent contractors will consider this in contracts moving forward.
Long gone are the days of large projects that are simply private or public. Large projects are multi-layered when it comes to funding. Federal, state, and
Yesterday, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill (H.B. No. 68) that would amend Ohio’s Prompt Pay Act (ORC Section 4113.61) to provide general contractors with payment protection akin to that currently enjoyed by subcontractors under the Act. HLP construction attorney Sonja Rice discusses the details of this bill in a recent Legal Alert
In this recent Legal Alert, Greg Thompson and Alayna Bridgett summarize a bill recently signed into law by Ohio Governor DeWine that shortens the statute of limitations for breach of written contract actions from eight years to six and, for oral contracts, from six years to four. The bill goes into effect on June
Construction contracts often include arbitration provisions that require any dispute arising out of a project be resolved through binding arbitration. But who decides whether such a dispute is subject to the arbitration provision? The answer to that question is not always clear, and a recent decision (or refusal to make a decision) by the U.S.
Join Hahn Loeser and our friends from Foundation Software for a complimentary four-part legal series for the construction industry on a range of important topics. To register for each session, please click on the title of the topics below.
Session 1: The Road Ahead for Contractors: Predictions of What to Expect in 2021
Thursday, March
In the February 2021 issue of Properties Magazine, Jeff Brauer and Andrew Agati‘s article on “Protecting Your Project from Insurance Jargon” provides guidance on protective indemnity and rectification coverage in plain English.
In order to encourage and support the growth of minority and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, the State of Ohio implemented several business assistance programs to foster the development of these businesses and increase the number of qualified competitors in the marketplace. Generally, these programs require Ohio state agencies to award a certain percentage of
Members of our Construction Law Team joined forces with Suhas Shah, a partner with Intyllus Advisors for a three-part webinar series for the construction industry on critical topics of interest related to COVID-19. If you missed any of our programs, you can watch the recordings and download the slides at the links below.
Part 1: