Georgia Code, Title 13, Chapter 11 - Prompt Payment

• § 13-11-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Prompt Pay Act."
• § 13-11-2 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Contractor" means a person who contracts with an owner to improve real property, to perform construction...
• § 13-11-3 - Contractors' and Subcontractors' Entitlement to Payment
  Performance by a contractor or subcontractor in accordance with the provisions of his or her contract and the satisfaction of the conditions of his...
• § 13-11-4 - Time Limits for Payments to Contractors and Subcontractors
  (a) When a contractor has performed in accordance with the provisions of a contract, the owner shall pay the contractor within 15 days of...
• § 13-11-5 - Grounds for Withholding Payments
  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the owner from withholding payment to its contractor because of the following: unsatisfactory job progress; defective construction...
• § 13-11-6 - Conditions Authorizing Payments to Subcontractors
  The contractor shall, within ten days from the contractor's receipt of retainage from the owner, pass through payments to subcontractors and shall reduce each...
• § 13-11-7 - Interest on Late Payments
  (a) Except as provided in Code Section 13-11-5, if a periodic or final payment to a contractor is delayed by more than 15 days...
• § 13-11-8 - Attorneys' Fees
  In any action to enforce a claim under this chapter, the prevailing party is entitled to recover a reasonable fee for the services of...
• § 13-11-9 - Nonexclusive Remedies
  Neither the right to recover interest on a payment nor the right to recover attorneys' fees under this chapter are exclusive remedies. This chapter...
• § 13-11-10 - Improvements Excepted From Chapter
  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to improvements to real property intended for residential purposes which consist of 12 or fewer residential
• § 13-11-11 - Applicability of Chapter
  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to contracts or subcontracts entered into prior to January 1, 1995.

Last modified: October 14, 2016