Construction Payment Blog

In New York, both public and private liens require just a little more than its mere filing.   According to New York Lien Statutes, they must also be served upon a...

Special thanks to Jeff Bannister of Serve-One Inc. Process Serving in Greenville, SC, who contributes this guest post to the Construction Payment Blog.  Jeff Bannister is the owner of Serve-One...

Lets be brief here: Suppliers are never in the know. One of the most difficult things to do as a construction attorney is to try and educate your supplier clients...

Liens can sometimes become procedural nightmares for contractors and other parties entitled to the placement of this device. Contractors often encounter incredible costs and delays when not following the lien...

A quick word from the construction law case files: The Court of Appeals, Division 1, out in Washington state, has refused to deem a construction lien as frivolous based upon...

Liens are one of the most powerful collection tools available to workers in the construction industry. Mechanics Liens are inexpensive and hard-hitting, and perhaps one of the most effective ways...

Here and there, there are statutes within a state’s lien laws that allow a property owner to place a duty of performance on subcontractors and contractors. When representing property owners,...

In researching liens in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I ran across a question that should be on the minds of construction professionals in Virginia, particularly suppliers of materials.  The question...

Are you waving goodbye to your lien rights in your contract? Can owners do that? Recently levelset reported that Virginia law permits a contractor to waive its lien rights in any...

Filing a mechanics lien on a condominium construction project brings up a lot of questions. Does the mechanics lien attach to the individual condo unit, or the entire building? What...