Mechanics Lien news:

Early this week, Stoel Rives, LLP (@stoelrives), the publisher of the construction law blog Ahead of Schedule, announced the publication of a “Washington state lien law treatise.” I’ve downloaded and...

The 2014 General Session in  Utah includes a bill proposing “Mechanics Lien Revisions,” in House Bill 56.  This bill was introduced by Rep. Mike McKell, and it purports to amend...

In the world of news and content, it has become a late-December tradition to publish articles reviewing trends and news from the past year. We follow that great tradition here,...

Construction projects notoriously involve multiple parties.  The lender is lending money to the property owner, who hires a general contractor, who hires subcontractors, who in-turn hire sub-subcontractors and suppliers. The...

Back in May, I wrote about lien priority in Minnesota and the “relation back” doctrine, which holds that: All liens, as against the owner of the land, shall attach and...

Oklahoma House Bill 1087 (OK-HB-1087 Full Text) becomes law today, November 1st, to explicitly allow mechanics lien claimants to include overhead and profits in their claim amount, and potentially other...

When viewed in a vacuum, it seems odd that the lien rights of subcontractors and suppliers can be negatively impacted by the actions of third parties. It is easy to...

The laws, rules, and regulations surrounding mechanics liens and notices are constantly fluctuating. More often than not, these changes are more modest in nature rather than broad and sweeping changes...

when modifications to the lien laws occur during a construction project, which set of requirements apply? One thing that we mention frequently on this blog is that mechanics lien laws...

There has been a relatively strong run, recently, of courts reaching what I think are the correct results in mechanics lien cases. In that vein, a very recent decision in...