Statutory Declaration Required Before Construction Payment Email Template

Use this page when payment is delayed because the payer says it still requires a statutory declaration, sworn statement, or formal declaration before releasing payment. This is different from a release-of-claims form. The buyer is looking for a specific legal declaration tied to subcontractor status, payments made downstream, or other statutory closeout conditions. Your email should ask whether the declaration is the only remaining blocker, what exact form or wording the payer requires, whether the payment amount is otherwise approved, and whether funds will be released immediately once the declaration is submitted. The outcome you want is to turn a vague legal-condition hold into a defined declaration request with timing. It is commercially strong because suppliers often discover too late that a formal declaration, rather than the invoice itself, is what still stands between them and cash release.