Construction Payment Blog

Mechanics liens can be the last line of defense standing between a construction participant and nonpayment. But with all of the specific, technical, and confusing rules and requirements that potential...

Imagine this scenario: you're an excavation company about to start on a project that's building a new subdivision for a big development company. As you prepare to send a preliminary...

We consider sending notices to be an undisputed industry best practice, and that by putting in the time on the front end of a project (by sending notices), you can...

It's unfortunate, but getting paid in the construction industry is almost more of a challenge than the work itself. Fortunately, there are powerful, legal tools called lien rights that, when...

Here on the Construction Payment Blog, we focus most of our attention on the core group of players in the construction industry: general contractors and subcontractors, equipment rental companies and...

While the Miller Act applies to the vast majority of federal construction projects, a project must still qualify in order to fall under the Miller Act protections. Read on for...

Sometimes, a lien claim is obviously false, such as when a party files a lien after providing no work, or when someone grossly overcharges or double-dips. In these instances, claiming...

Mechanics liens and payment bond claims are both powerful legal tools that help thousands of construction companies get paid the money they've earned. Take it from us: it feels pretty...

Anyone asking you to cancel your preliminary notice, whether they're a general contractor or some other party on a construction project, probably doesn't understand what a preliminary notice really does....

Construction industry participants have access to powerful, legal tools that were created just to help them get paid the money they've earned for their work. These "tools" are really rights -...