{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-29-4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-29-4","heading":"Withholding Application and Certification for Payment; Withholding Payment; Notice.","body":"(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the owner, contractor, or subcontractor from withholding application and certification for payment for any of the following reasons if there is a bona fide dispute over one or more of the following:\n(1) Unsatisfactory job progress.\n(2) Defective construction not remedied.\n(3) Disputed work.\n(4) Third party claims filed or reasonable evidence that a claim will be filed.\n(5) Failure of the contractor, subcontractor, or sub-subcontractor to make timely payments for labor, equipment, and materials.\n(6) Property damage to owner, contractor, or subcontractor.\n(7) Reasonable evidence that the contract, subcontract, or sub-subcontract cannot be completed for the unpaid balance of the contract or contract sum.\n(b) In the event that there is a bona fide dispute over all or any portion of the amount due on a progress payment from the owner, contractor, or subcontractor then the owner, contractor, or subcontractor may withhold payment in an amount not to exceed 2 times the disputed amount.\n(c) An owner is required to notify a contractor in writing within 15 days of receipt of any disputed request for payment. A contractor, subcontractor and sub-subcontractor is required to provide written notification within 5 days of disputed request for payment or notice of disputed request for payment.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 29 Timely Payments to Contractors and Subcontractors."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-29-4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"8a7997bb2d1613f79498b89267d66632d3537f1216f0567288b7daf3defc446b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-29-3","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-29-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}