Construction Payment Blog

While it’s always best to consult with an attorney for any specific legal advice, when unpaid on a construction job, there are special tools available to industry participants that are...

Pennsylvania mechanics lien law (along with that of many other states) provides for a procedure for contesting a lien claim that does not comply with the mechanics lien act. In...

Deadlines are of critical importance for potential mechanics lien claimants. Missing a deadline can mean the difference between being able to file an enforceable mechanics lien, and not being able...

Just like for bond claimants, bond defenders should also make it routine practice to retain information that would be beneficial in the event a claim is made. Just like the...

So, maybe you’re a subcontractor or a material supplier and you’ve just gotten your notice policy up and running. You start sending out notices on all your new jobs, and...

In some cases, the property owner or GC will attempt to limit the availability of mechanics liens by including "no lien" clauses, or pre-emptive waivers of lien rights in their...

When a contractor or supplier isn’t paid on a construction job, they may be tempted to walk off the job site or take back the materials or equipment and decide...

Generally, the parties protected by the bond are the "remote" or downstream project participants. But this protection only extends so far - for example, suppliers to suppliers are usually not...

Generally, if a payment situation has devolved to the point that a mechanics lien is filed, there is no further work being done on the project by the claimant. In...

Thanks to the strength of a mechanics lien, there are few things more effective in getting a construction participant paid what they have earned (as long as the construction participant...