About Kathi Smith
Kathleen J. Smith is an experienced civil litigator. Kathi advises clients on and handles all types of civil litigation, including employment matters, wage and
hour, business, real estate, trademark disputes, class action defense, trust and probate, and homeowners association disputes. Kathi is experienced in all
types of dispute resolution, from mediation to arbitration to civil trial.
Kathi’s accomplishments at the trial level include: judgments in favor of breach of contract, easement dispute, multiple settlements on eve of trial relaMore...
hour, business, real estate, trademark disputes, class action defense, trust and probate, and homeowners association disputes. Kathi is experienced in all
types of dispute resolution, from mediation to arbitration to civil trial.
Kathi’s accomplishments at the trial level include: judgments in favor of breach of contract, easement dispute, multiple settlements on eve of trial relaMore...
Kathi Smith's Recent Answers
Jan 11, 2021
Jan 11, 2021
From Alek Duboff
CaliforniaAttorney at Schneiders & Associates LLP
If your preliminary notice included information that the storage and pack in were part of the contract, you might be able to include those charges on the
amount of the lien, but it's a stretch because those services seem separate from the construction labor, services, and equipment for the water mitigation
portion of the contract. If a notice of completion or notice of cessation of labor is not recorded properly, you have 90 days after “completion” witSee More...
amount of the lien, but it's a stretch because those services seem separate from the construction labor, services, and equipment for the water mitigation
portion of the contract. If a notice of completion or notice of cessation of labor is not recorded properly, you have 90 days after “completion” witSee More...
Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
From an Anonymous Contractor
CaliforniaAttorney at Schneiders & Associates LLP
You are probably thinking of the preliminary notice. This is a necessary pre-lien notice to the owner and/or contractor that there is a sub working onsite who
will demand to be paid or else will have the right to put a lien on this property.
will demand to be paid or else will have the right to put a lien on this property.
Jan 5, 2021
From an Anonymous Contractor
CaliforniaAttorney at Schneiders & Associates LLP
Send a notice of completion, then record your lien. Or, sue immediately in small claims for $3k.
Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
From an Anonymous Contractor
CaliforniaAttorney at Schneiders & Associates LLP
yes.
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Location
Oxnard, CA
Expertise Area
Construction Law
Licenses
California