After earning his Bachelor’s of Science from Maryland’s Frostburg State University in 2010, Nate served the public as a water systems technician for Anne Arundel County Maryland, and later as an Environmental Superintendent for nearby Charles County before pursuing a legal education. During his time in public works, Nate gained valuable experience in the construction industry, serving as Operations Liaison for several multi-million dollar utility construction projects. More...More...
I assume by NTO you mean the required Notice to Operate to the appropriate environmental regulatory agency. Typically for these agencies, delivery of equipment only, is not considered operations. The agency are concernd with domlition activities that could have an impact on the environment. See More...
Prelim the record owner of the propery, the contractor on the permit, and the construction lender. When in doubt its always better to have an extra party receive a copy of a preliminary notice than for a necessary party not to receive one. See More...
You should offer to deliver the purchased material to the project if you expect to receive payment. Your invoice should also indicate the contract was canceled; something like: "[description of tile] ordered on 10/26/2020; contract for installation canceled on 10/28/2020." See More...
Materials suppliers are permitted to serve a preliminary notice and if unpaid will have lien rights. Waivers and Releases of lien rights are controlled by statutes found in Civil Code Sections 8132 through 8138. On progress payments, subcontractors and materials suppliers should provide a Conditional Waiver and Release on Progress Payment (Civil Code 8132) with each application for payment. After payment is received they should submit an UnconditiSee More...See More...
A lien is only valid for 90 days unless an extensions is agreed to by the owner and also recorded. Prior to the expiration of the 90-day deadline you would need to sue in court to foreclose on the lien in order enforce the lien. If the arbitration agreement was enforcable you could then ask the court to stay (ie. put on hold) the lawsuit while you participated in arbitration. This is definitely attorney territory, and I would recommend retaining a construction attorSee More...See More...