Construction Payment Blog

Can You Waive Lien Rights Before Starting Work? Can you waive your right to file a mechanics lien or bond claim before you even begin working on a project?  Attempts...

With the importance of making sure that documents are recorded in the proper location, [the recorder’s office should] be 1) aware of the document itself, 2) be aware of the...

On September 20th at the McGraw Hill headquarters in Manhattan, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers faced off at the ENR risk summit.  According to ENR’s summary of the conversation the...

Even With A Valid Mechanics Lien There Is Occasionally Not Enough To Go Around. Mechanics liens provide some of the best payment protection available to parties in the construction industry....

ENR.com and the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) recently published some articles suggesting that “cash-strapped public and private owners are shifting greater risk onto contractors through onerous deal terms” [Owners...

  A debt collection lawyer can help you solve the problem of uncollected debt.  These highly specialized individuals can do wonders for your business and its delinquent accounts.  That’s why...

Mechanics lien deadlines are established by statutes. Sometimes, as is the case in California and Texas, the right to file a mechanics lien claim is embedded in the state’s constitution....

Most states prohibit parties from contracting out of their mechanics lien rights. A supplier or a subcontractor, in other words, cannot agree before starting a project that they will waive their...

  Mediation is a popular topic in construction law circles.  Christopher Hill just recently posted about it on Construction Law Musings (Construction Mediation Works! Even When It Doesn’t), and Seth...

What is a Personal Guarantee? A personal guarantee is an individual’s legal promise to repay the debts of a business in the event that the business defaults on the debt....