When a hurricane, tornado, fire or other natural disaster causes property damage, companies like Harbro and Belfor jump to the occassion allocating massive resources and labor forces to help...
I came across an article in the Kansas City Business Journal last week about a mechanics lien filed against JE Dunn Construction’s Kaufman Center for the Performing Arts project: “A....
Getting friendly with your local clerk can be a challenge, but the information he/she can provide you with is invaluable to your filing process. Some counties require very specific...
Many folks around the country may not relate to this blog post at all, but those in hurricane territory know that when a storm approaches sales of plywood goes through the roof...
New York’s Construction Lien § 11 requires mechanics lien claimants serve a copy of the mechanics lien upon the property owner within “five days before or thirty days after” filing....
Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (@MichaelBraga2) published an article last week titled “Harassing lien angers Sarasota senior,” reporting on a mechanics lien filed by Gulfeagle Supply against “a retired…resident...
On the first day of 2009, I wrote a post about the “150-day rule” in Virginia: Virginia’s Interesting 150 Day Rule. Therein I offered a pithy explanation of the rule:...
New York mechanics lien law is really, really straight forward – except for one nuance: When the mechanics lien must be filed. The primary reason why the law is so...
Every state has their own deadline by which contractors or suppliers must file a mechanics lien in order for it to be valid. Montana is interesting in that there are...
Last Friday afternoon it was business as usual in New Orleans. Sure there was a hurricane in the Atlantic (Isaac), but hell, it’s August. There are always hurricanes in...