Construction Payment Blog

Every state has different mechanics lien laws and notice requirements for those filing a mechanics lien. Some states, like New York, have no notice requirements at all. Many states, including...

While working on a construction project, you may need to send a Washington preliminary notice to preserve your mechanics lien rights. The first step to sending the preliminary notice is...

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Many states require preliminary notices to be sent at the beginning of work to preserve a claimant’s future lien rights. States like California, Arizona, and Florida have these traditional notice...

Continuing our brief review of pay-when-paid and pay-if-paid clauses throughout the United States, this post examines these clauses under Colorado construction law. Colorado allows for both the timing mechanism of...

It’s very common that we get questions about project completion dates and its effect on a party’s mechanics lien or bond claim rights. This is an important and tricky topic,...

Research professor Thomas Schleifer has published a string of op-ed articles at ENR.com warning those in the construction industry about the financial perils and risks associated with a rebounding economy....

In 1791, Thomas Jefferson introduced the first mechanics lien law legislation and invented a public policy interest in the United States to always protect contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors from the...

Getting paid in the construction industry can be art because there are so many obstacles: pay when paid provisions, bankruptcy, joint check agreements, workmanship disputes, change orders, the scope of...

When it’s time to get paid your company will likely be requested to execute a lien waiver. The language of the lien waiver will be confusing, and the consequences for...