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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22B-5 (2026)

Waiver of liens or claims as a condition of progress payment invalid

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(a) Provisions in lien waivers, releases, construction agreements as defined in G.S. 22B-1(f)(1), or design professional agreements as defined in G.S. 22B-1(f)(5) purporting to require a promisor to submit a waiver or release of liens or claims as a condition of receiving interim or progress payments due from a promisee under a construction agreement or design professional agreement are void and unenforceable unless limited to the specific interim or progress payment actually received by the promisor in exchange for the lien waiver.

(b) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) Lien waivers or releases for final payments.

(2) Agreements to settle and compromise disputed claims after the claim has been identified by the claimant in writing regardless of whether the promisor has initiated a civil action or arbitration proceeding. (2022-1, s. 3(a).)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Blastmaster Holdings USA, LLC v. Land Coast Insulation, 909 S.E.2d 718 (N.C. Ct. App. 2024).
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Blastmaster Holdings USA, LLC v. Land Coast Insulation, 909 S.E.2d 718 (N.C. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 17× “Additionally, Defendants note a different statute—N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22B-5— differentiates partial lien waivers from final lien waivers.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22B-5(b): 1 case
Blastmaster Holdings USA, LLC v. Land Coast Insulation, 909 S.E.2d 718 (N.C. Ct. App. 2024). “Additionally, Defendants note a different statute—N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22B-5— differentiates partial lien waivers from final lien waivers.”
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