Mechanics Lien news:

Payment bonds are meant to be for the benefit of subcontractors and suppliers, generally speaking. Generally, construction bonds are piles of money put up by the general contractor or owner...

The most powerful legal tool a construction party has is a mechanics lien. Filing a mechanics lien gives you a legal interest in the property you have contributed work to,...

Mechanics liens are powerful tools to secure payment, but when there’s not enough money to go around, it may ultimately be a lien’s priority that determines whether or not the lien...

Mechanics lien statutes throughout the country are very clear on certain factors. One in particular is you must be contracted with the owner directly or indirectly. Indirect contracting is exemplified...

California’s Right to Repair Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 895 et seq.) is designed to provide homeowners with exclusive remedy for damages arising out of certain construction defect claims. Originally, California courts...

It is no secret that the Texas mechanics lien statute is a rather confusing and daunting piece of legislation. This is especially true for subcontractors as they bear the brunt of strict...

Pay if paid clauses are designed to shift the risk of non-payment to lower-tier parties on a construction project. The purpose, in states in which such clauses are allowed, is to...

“It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.” Maybe that is exactly why people become so frustrated with the legal system, but that is justice. If we went...

Every state has a separate statute which dictates what qualifies as a valid mechanics lien. Some are very precise in requirements, while others can be vague and left up to...

Once a lien has served its purpose and resulted in the claimant being paid, it still hangs around on the property record unless something is done to remove it. Obviously,...