Construction Payment Blog

If you ask a construction attorney whether you should wait (or not) to send a 20 day preliminary notice in Arizona, the answer will be a resounding “No, never wait.”...

Last week, someone in Oregon posted a question on Avvo.com inquiring whether a mechanics lien can be filed against a non-profit project – specifically a Habitat for Humanity project. This...

Mechanics liens are an incredibly powerful way to ensure you get paid on a construction project. Once filed, the owner and/or general contractor will try to resolve the payment dispute...

When filing a mechanics lien (and in some states, preliminary notices), the legal description of the property is generally required to be on that document. The legal property description is...

It’s no secret that a secured creditor is in a much better position to be paid than a general unsecured creditor. For folks in the construction industry, the ability to...

When it comes to getting paid for construction materials, suppliers need all the help they can get. Since they are often at the bottom of the payment chain, it can...

We’ve recently posted a few articles about security interests, and how they can be used work to mitigate or eliminate a business’s credit risk. I posted a brief general overview...

Projects on school property are nearly a constant in the construction industry. Schools seem to always be updating, building, or refurbishing. As Jason recently described, projects on schools can be...

Before you start work on a residential or commercial construction project in California, it’s important to collect important information about the people you’ll be working with – especially the parties...

Short Answer:  No. Long Answer:  This is a question we get a lot related to the California and Arizona preliminary notice requirements. Unfortunately, however, it’s all related to a misunderstanding...