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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 87 - Contracts and Contractual Relations » Chapter 7 - Improvements to Real Property

§ 87-7-3. Payment of contractors; penalty for late payment

All sums due contractors under all construction contracts, except public construction contracts, shall be paid as follows: Partial, progress or interim payments: all partial, progress or interim payments or monies owed contractors shall be paid when due and payable under the terms of the contract. If they are not paid within thirty (30) calendar days […]

§ 87-7-5. Proportional payment of subcontractors; penalty for late payment

When a contractor receives any payment from the owner under a construction contract, other than a public construction contract, the contractor shall, upon receipt of that payment, pay each subcontractor and material supplier in proportion to the percentage of work completed by each such subcontractor and material supplier. If for any reason the contractor receives […]

§ 87-7-9. Contracts, subcontracts or purchase orders with provisions relating to real property improvement that make the contract subject to laws of another state or restrict forum for litigation, arbitration or dispute resolution to another state are void; applicability

A provision in any contract, subcontract, or purchase order for the improvement of real property in this state, or to provide materials therefor, is void and against public policy if it makes the contract, subcontract, or purchase order subject to the laws of another state, or provides that the exclusive forum for any litigation, arbitration, […]