Free Blank New York Construction Subcontractor Agreement (2026)

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Prompt payment to subcontractors	The contractor must pay the subcontractor within 7 days after receipt of good funds for each interim or final payment. Late payment carries 1% per month on the unpaid balance, or a higher rate if the contract says so.Source: N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law §§ 756-a(3), 756-b
Retainage cap on private work	Retainage may not exceed 5% of the contract sum or of any payment on private commercial contracts of $150,000 or more entered into on or after 17 November 2023.Source: N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 756-c
Pay-if-paid clauses	A pay-if-paid clause is void as against public policy because it forces the subcontractor to waive its mechanics lien rights; a pay-when-paid clause that fixes a reasonable time for payment remains valid.Source: West-Fair Elec. Contractors v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 87 N.Y.2d 148 (1995); N.Y. Lien Law § 34
Anti-indemnity statute	An indemnity clause in a construction contract is void to the extent it makes the subcontractor answer for the indemnitee's sole negligence; indemnity for shared fault is still allowed.Source: N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-322.1
Subcontractor lien rights	An unpaid subcontractor may record a mechanics lien against the project; the chapter below sets the preliminary-notice and filing deadlines, which run from the subcontractor's last work, not from the general contractor's.Source: N.Y. Lien Law art. 2, §§ 3 et seq. (mechanics' liens)
Uninsured subcontractor — workers' compensation	A general contractor is liable for compensation to the employees of an uninsured subcontractor on the work.Source: N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 56
Contractor licensing	county or city licensing agency (New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland or Putnam) — A home improvement contract must state the contractor's name, address, telephone number and licence number.Source: N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 771(1)(a)

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