Construction Payment Blog

We have used a lot of blog space here at the Construction Payment Blog discussing deadlines. Pretty much every aspect of the mechanics lien and notice process has some associated...

Editor’s note: We usually don’t write much about the property owner or developer’s perspective on mechanics liens, because our blog targets mechanics lien compliance issues confronted by credit managers, controllers...

Short Answer:  Yes, you can usually file a mechanics lien for as little as $1.  No, there are not usually any mechanics lien minimums required to file a lien. However,...

I had a conversation last week with a client about the value of collectors and debt collection agencies, comparing use of collection services with the use of in-house collection efforts...

While some construction projects are clearly state, federal or private, the waters are muddy in other instances. For example, when construction work is done on university or college properties. Are...

In the mechanics lien world, whether you can recover attorney fees as part of your claim is dictated by state statute. The statute either says you can or can’t. Determining...

Many folks who use the Levelset service to file a mechanics lien are confronted with a post-filing situation when the property owner or general contractor “threaten” to remove the lien...

Here’s a dirty secret that GCs and property owners don’t want you to know: If a contractor threatens to “bond off” your mechanics lien claim, that’s a bigger problem for...

One of the standard requirements of a lien claim is a description of the property that is to be subject to the lien.  This makes sense, a lien is an...

Assignment of Mechanics Liens Scott recently responded to a reader’s question with a very informative blog post addressing the assignability of mechanic’s liens generally, and in Louisiana in particular.  This...