Construction Payment Blog

Since our service is especially talented in helping companies manage and file preliminary notices and mechanic liens in multiple states across the country, a lot of our clients have more...

Short answer:  Yes, there is a limited exception recognized by California Courts…but you should be very careful when relying upon it. Long answer:  As a general rule, if you did...

Hurricane Irene in the Northeast, Tropical Storm Lee in the Gulf South…the meteorologist are working around the clock, insurance adjusters are on the move, and its quite clear that we’re...

Filing a mechanic’s lien requires that you actually take your mechanic’s lien form and record it in the proper recording office in the county where the project’s property is located....

I recently visited RocketLawyer.com and toyed around with its form builder. Of course, I was particularly interested in how good of a job the service did in building a mechanics...

Note: Louisiana’s lien and notice laws changed on January 1, 2020, so some information in this post might be outdated. You can learn what changed and what rules apply here:...

Thanks to Rob Pitkin (@KCconstrlawyer) for calling my attention through Twitter to a recent Miller Act decision out of Louisiana Eastern District federal court:  Contracting King, Inc. v. Creek Services,...

In the construction business, the “preliminary notice” can be a dreaded document.  It’s paperwork you just don’t want to deal with, or a requirement you don’t fully understand.  If you’re...

The laborer is present at every construction project across the world.  He or she is the sweat on the brow of the project, doing the hard work day-in and day-out...

Over the past year, I’ve had some dealings with construction companies and suppliers being hired to furnish labor and/or materials to Indian Tribes or on Tribal Land, and am finding...