Real estate developers, like other construction participants, should have a good understanding of mechanics liens - including how to prevent them. Let's look at some common practices on dealing with...
When a construction payment dispute takes place, parties often assume they'll be able to recover lost profits. However, lost profits can be hard to prove.
In the event of non-payment on a construction project, filing a mechanics lien is usually your best bet to get construction debts paid. Since the potential outcome of a successful...
For parties who have not contracted with the prime contractor on a project, a preliminary notice must be sent (and it must be sent in a way that very similar...
In short, the effect that 2-tier distribution might have on lien rights is directly related to "project role." (Project role is a term that's used as a way to classify each...
Lien priority can be a tricky topic, but thankfully, it's not one that comes up often for the average person in the construction business. The general rule in property law...
One quick note before we dive in: this article is about bond claim deadlines on PUBLIC construction projects. While it's possible that a payment bond could be present on a...
Not only is sending preliminary notice an important aspect of construction payment, how you send the notice also matters. Not surprisingly (and like a lot of other aspects of lien...
Nobody likes liens, but if you're not getting paid on a construction project - money that you've already earned - then sometimes, filing a lien is necessary. When it gets...