Actions on payment bond.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 21-65

in effect

Sec. 21-65. - Actions on payment bond. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, any claimant who has performed labor or furnished material in accordance with the contract documents in furtherance of the work provided in any contract for which a payment bond has been given and who has not been paid in full before the expiration of 90 days after the day on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the materials for which the claimant claims payment may bring an action on such payment bond to recover any amount due for the labor or material and may prosecute such action to final judgment and have execution on the judgment. The obligee named in the bond need not be named a party to such action. (b) Any claimant who has a direct contractual relationship with any subcontractor from whom the contractor has not required a subcontractor payment bond under Section 21-63(f), but who has no contractual relationship, express or implied, with the contractor, may bring an action on the contractor's payment bond only if the claimant has given written notice to such contractor within 180 days from the day on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the materials for which the claimant claims payment, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the person for whom the work was performed or to whom the material was furnished. Any claimant who has a direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor from whom the contractor has required a subcontractor payment bond under Section 21-63(f), but who has no contractual relationship, express or implied, with such contractor, may bring an action on the subcontractor's payment bond. Notice to the contractor shall be served by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to such contractor at any place where the contractor's office is regularly maintained for the transaction of business. Claims for sums withheld as retainages with respect to labor performed or materials furnished shall not be subject to the time limitations stated in this subsection. (c) Any action on a payment bond must be brought within one year after the day on which the person bringing such action last performed labor or last furnished or supplied materials. (d) Any waiver of the right to sue on the payment bond required by this section shall be void unless it is in writing, signed by the person whose right is waived, and executed after such person has performed labor or furnished material in accordance with the contract documents. (Code 1993, § 22.1-59; Code 2004, § 74-69; Code 2015, § 21-65; Code 2020, § 21-65)

Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH21PUPR_ARTIICOFOMESOSE_S21-65ACPABOFetched: 11/8/2026