{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-27a-105","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 27A-105","heading":"Failure to make prompt payments to a subcontractor.","body":"(a)\nIf a contractor fails to make prompt payments to a subcontractor, as required by § 27A-104, or a subcontractor fails to make prompt payments to another subcontractor, the contractor or subcontractor shall pay interest of 1.5% per month or any part of a month to the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the subcontractor.\n\n(b)\nIf the subcontractor prevails in a civil action to collect interest penalties from a contractor or another subcontractor, the subcontractor shall be awarded its costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred in bringing the civil action.","path":["Title 27A. Private Contractors and Subcontractors.","Chapter 1. Private Contractors and Subcontractors Prompt Payment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/27A-105","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ba86335689f5f1f26f6c9bf0e5ea03bc8c5e6f79e4fb18373b9ac91141f9507a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-27a-104","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-27a-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}