Byron Montz, Inc. v. Conco Construction, Inc.

hPATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

This is an action by a subcontractor against the owner to recover the balance due on the subcontract for work performed under a construction contract. The subcontractor failed to preserve its claim and privilege under the Private Works Act, La. R.S. 9:4801-55, by timely filing its statement of claim within the applicable sixty-day period under La. R.S. 9:4822(C). The issues presented by this appeal are whether the owner’s failure to give notice of substantial completion to the subcontractor as required by La. R.S. 9:4822(L) resulted in either an extension of the…