Construction Payment Blog

You’ve filed a mechanics lien. Your deadline to enforce (or foreclose) the lien is approaching, and you still haven’t been paid. But you’re not ready to enforce the lien —...

General Contractors don’t always have to send preliminary notice. Often, GCs are on the receiving end of preliminary notices sent by sub-tier parties like subcontractors and material suppliers. However, some...

Preliminary notices are the building blocks to the mechanics lien process. Subcontractors and suppliers usually need to send these notices to protect their ability to file a lien, and sometimes...

What is a Nevada Notice of Nonresponsibility? A Nevada Notice of Nonresponsibility (or Non-Responsibility) is a little understood document. It’s purpose is to protect a property owner or interested party...

To sign or not to sign? Lien waivers are used all the time in the construction industry. Typically, the party making payment will request or require that the party receiving...

Lien waivers are an important component of the payment process for parties on all sides of construction projects. No matter what your role is on a project – property owner, general...

Lien Strategy Before getting into the ins and outs of lien strategy, it’s important to note that filing a lien is only one step in the process of lien rights...

A thorough Lien Policy can form the backbone of a strategic A/R collection plan. Implementing a lien policy can reinvent a company’s receivables, which leads to less bad debt and fewer...

Serving a mechanics lien, or providing a copy of the lien to interested parties, ensures that they receive notice and can promptly recognize and pay your claim. In most states, mechanics...

Receiving a mechanics lien can be stressful – but it doesn’t have to be confusing. Liens generally supply the recipients with as much information as possible to understand who and why...