Earlier this year we reported that the Oklahoma legislature was considering some amendments to its mechanics lien laws, and those amendments were signed by the Governor in April 2013 and...
Iowa has been burning through their mechanics lien laws over the past few years. Significant changes took effect on January 1, 2013, which created a “State Construction Registry” website modernizing...
Missouri HB 427 and Senate Bill 357 “modifying the law relating to mechanics’ liens for rental machinery and equipment” was signed into the law by the state’s governor on June...
There is a friction within the mechanics lien laws in every state as statutes struggle to balance the power between property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. A variety of...
At the end of last year we wrote about a new law passed in Louisiana affecting the state’s Private Works Act. That law was scheduled to take effect on August...
Last week, the Supreme Court of New York (New York County) invalidated a mechanics lien in an unpublished decision because the document just barely misidentified the claimant. It is a risk...
Earlier today we wrote about a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision holding that minor repair work could be considered when calculating the mechanics lien deadline. The case’s discussion of mechanics...
Mechanics lien aficionados will enjoy reading a recent unpublished decision from the Minnesota Courts of Appeal, which contains a detailed discussion about what work extends the lien filing deadline and...
Arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) clauses are common in construction contracts, and clearly, filing a mechanics lien is a legal action of some character outside of the...
The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued a mechanics lien opinion last month that will make it more difficult for lenders to get priority over a mechanics lien claim if they...