September 17, 2018
On June 12, 2018, Governor Wolf signed
ACT 27
, which prohibits waivers of the payment act’s provisions that are against the terms of the Act.
The Act allows a contractor or subcontractor to suspend its performance until payment is received.
The Act states: “If an owner withholds payment from a contractor for a deficiency item, [it] the amount withheld shall be reasonable and the owner shall notify the contractor of the deficiency item by a written explanation of its good faith reason within [seven] 14 calendar days of the date that the invoice is received. Failure to comply shall constitute a waiver of the basis to withhold payment and necessitate payment of the contractor in full for the invoice. If an owner withholds payment from a contractor for a deficiency item, the owner shall remit payment to the contractor for each other item that has been satisfactorily completed under the construction contract.”
Furthermore, the withholding of retainage for longer than 30 days after final acceptance of the work shall be subject to the obligations imposed upon the owner, contractor, or subcontractor
Act 27 is effective as of October 10, 2018.
Feel free to call any member of our team at 610-828-1900 with questions. You can also contact me at
Marty.McCarthy@MCC-CPAs.com
. We are always happy to help.