Mechanics Lien news:

Reason #9 of the recent article “17 Ways A Mechanics Lien Works To Get You Paid” states that a mechanics lien is effective because it is “hard to challenge.”  Last...

After 12 long years of waiting – and I mean waiting – Akron Concrete Company of Ohio appears to be getting paid on a mechanics lien claim it was forced...

Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett signed the state’s recently passed Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (Act 100), and the law becomes effective in the state immediately.  Read the full text...

A long, long time ago – in 1876 – the Oregon Supreme Court was faced with a situation where a contractor filed both a construction lien and a mortgage against...

A mechanics lien is called many things across the country, but Louisiana has the most unique identifier, where it is known as a “Statement of Claim and Privilege.” Everyone in Louisiana...

California’s mechanics lien laws changed on July 1, 2012. Over the past few days, Levelset has selected important components of the changes and published articles about each on its Construction...

California never was a jurisdiction that construed mechanics lien claims very strictly, but the laws that took effect on July 1st appear to legislatively require courts to uphold mechanics lien...

The new law change that most significantly impacts the California mechanics lien law landscape may be something everyone is overlooking, but only time §8186 creates the possibility that a single...

The concept of government property leased to a private entity has gotten a lot of press lately, and a lot of discussion on this blog. One may think the situation...

The Iowa Supreme Court took on a mechanics lien case this month in Flynn Builders LLC v. Landes, and reversed the trial court and appeals court decision that was based...