Accountants, office managers, or other administrative professionals in the construction industry & building supply industry are often tasked with managing their company’s preliminary notice process. This is a crucial process...
Construction contracts can contain all sorts of landmines. To the uninitiated, signing a contract without understanding the repercussions of the certain clauses can spell disaster. One clause, in particular, is...
Many states have enacted construction trust fund statutes to protect payments for lower-tier project participants. Despite Florida not having a trust fund statute, there are some similar trust obligations and...
The Arizona construction trust fund statute was enacted to protect lower-tier project participants from non-payment when lien rights are unavailable. This imposes a fiduciary duty and personal liability on the...
Mechanics lien laws are meant to be drafted to be fair and just to all parties on a construction project. It's common to believe that these are drafted to benefit...
Florida has an extremely unique approach to lien waivers. The state statutes do provide statutory lien waiver forms, but they aren’t necessarily required. The fact that the parties can agree...
If you’ve been reading any of our articles on lien waivers, you have probably heard us preach of the dangers of using unconditional lien waivers instead of conditional waivers. This...
The state of Texas is one of the more heavily regulated when it comes to lien waivers. The Texas lien waiver requirements are outlined in detail and apply on almost...
Arizona has statutory lien waiver forms, but they are still complex. Making a mistake with the lien waiver "through date" can lead to lost lien rights.