Louisiana Lessors Have Disparate Burden To Use Lien Rights
Note: Louisiana’s lien and notice laws changed on January 1, 2020, so some information in this post might be outdated. You can learn what changed and what rules apply here:...
Note: Louisiana’s lien and notice laws changed on January 1, 2020, so some information in this post might be outdated. You can learn what changed and what rules apply here:...
It’s unambiguous that Texas law requires a payment bond be posted for all construction projects exceeding $25,000 in value. It’s unambiguous that the new Kilgore Baseball Complex project in Kilgore, Texas...
The Ohio Supreme Court chimed in on “pay if paid” clauses last week, and it’s not good for subcontractors. In Transtar Elec., Inc. v. A.E.M. Elec. Servs. Corp., the court decided...
This guest post comes from friend of the blog, Robert Wise, a construction law attorney in Mississippi (Sharpe & Wise PLLC). Robert was influential in the drafting and passing of...
Nearly two years ago, The Construction Payment Blog asked the question: “Does the Green Building Industry Have Fewer Mechanics Lien Rights?” This is a complex question, and one with no...
The requirements that must be met prior to filing a valid mechanics liens can be complex. These requirements range from sending the appropriate preliminary notices, to filing the lien within...
Late last year, The Construction Payment Blog noted that sweeping change may have been headed for Mississippi’s Stop Notice Law, and it looks like that change may have started to...
Generally, mechanics liens provide strong protection to parties in the construction industry because they encumber the actual property being improved by the lien claimant’s furnishing of labor and/or material. The...
Missing deadlines is never a good idea, and this is especially true as related to filing mechanics liens. Every state has a deadline by which a mechanics lien must be...
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...