Recent Questions & Answers About Iowa Paymant
Iowa Notice RequirementI would expect that, particularly on larger projects, prime subcontractors would almost always have provided that basic info (name, address, and phone) to the GC on behalf of their second-tier subs. Assuming they didn’t, the Iowa statute (572.33 sub 2) appears sufficiently vague to cover just about any single correspondence the second-tier...
How do we dispute this debt?We are the general contractor. This work was not done satisfactorily and we hired another company to correct it. How do we prevent lien from being filed against our client?
Is a single family dwelling owned by a Trust and is a place of business, subject to a commercial lien?We are a collection agency wanting to file a mechanics lien on a piece of property in Iowa on behalf of our client for monies due for lease of a 20' storage container. The piece of property is listed in Iowa as a single family dwelling. However, the lessee is a business...
Can I file a lien on a property even if the PO has proof that they have paid the GC?I am a material supplier hired by a General Contractor. I recently filed a lien on a property. The property owner came back and provided evidence that they had paid the GC and demanded that I remove the lien. At the discretion of my lawyer, I removed the lien from the property....
Can a supplier file against the GC’s bond for slow pay?We are a small company who lost the major job supporting our operation. We were slow pay to our supplier and they filed a lien against a job that was subcontracted to us. We have been making payments to the supplier every Friday as agreed. The job is not at substantial completion,...
