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Note: We also have a more recent article on frivolous liens published in May, 2017, “Frivolous Mechanics Liens: Intentionally Fraudulent vs. Honest Mistakes“ It is often that someone contacts us...
Scouring the Internet one night I came across this article from Remodeling magazine published in 2010: Lien Times: Use Liens Sparingly and Carefully. Warning that “the lien conversation throws the...
Figuring out what’s “attached” to a property can be trickier than it sounds. The answer seems obvious, but in a case in California, the court ruling was controversial. The court...
Because a lien claim is an asset, most states allow you to assign the claim to another person or entity. In other words: You can transfer or sell your right...
It’s that time of year again. In the past we’ve written about Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Lee. While the cities and businesses scramble to manage...
We send a lot of preliminary notices. Naturally, a lot of these certified mailings are returned to us as “unclaimed” or “refused.” One benefit of Levelset’s Preliminary Notice Services is...
When construction businesses aren’t paid on time for their work or materials, they can file a mechanics lien on the property. But that lien doesn’t live forever — it has...
Collection agencies have a bad reputation, and unfortunately, it’s a bit of an earned one. I say unfortunately because there are some fantastic commercial collection agencies out there who act...
When cleaning services, janitorial services, or other similar services struggle with getting paid on a job, can they file a mechanics lien? Determining who has a mechanics lien right is...
While this article is supposed to be about the differences between stop notices and mechanics liens, what is really shows is the top 4 reasons why a mechanics lien is...
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