Burns, Day & Presnell, P.A is a law firm located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm has been in business for 33 years. Their practice areas include BUSINESS AND BANKING, CONTRACT AND BUSINESS DISPUTES, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND LITIGATION, ESTATE LITIGATION, ESTATE PLANNING AND TRUSTS, LIENS AND CONSTRUCTION, PERSONAL INJURY & WRONGFUL DEATH, REAL ESTATE, TRIALS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION, UTILITY REGULATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
Sorry you’ve had this problem. Unfortunately, your question will require contract review to answer accurately. It will be important to determine whether the contract contains certain provisions (“Time is of the essence” clause, for instance) and to understand the cause of the delay to know whether there’s any default to cure, or whether the delays are excused, and whether a 10 day notice is sufficient.See More...
A failure to provide an initial notice to lien agent cuts off lien rights only following a refinance or sale by owner. If the same owner that owned the project at the time the work was performed has not sold or refinanced the project and your deadline for filing a lien has not passed, no lien rights have been waived. I’d likely still give a late notice to lien agent prior to filing a lien, but assuming you are withing your “120 days” you would still have rights under those See More...See More...
I’d first investigate whether this is, in fact a licensed contractor. All work over $30,000 would require a license. If not licensed, he’d not be entitled to collect monies in excess of $30,000. If the contractor is licensed, and hasn’t worked at your home in 120 days, it has no legal right to file a lien at this time, as any lien filed would be untimely and unenforceable.See More...
If the judgment is against him personally, and he is the only owner of his real estate, and the real estate is in Brunswick County, the judgment becomes lien against real estate owned by contractor in the county in which judgment is rendered after the appeal period expires. It is hard to tell whether the contractor is a company or a person. If a person and he’s married, unless your judgment is also against his spouse, you will not have any right to a lien againSee More...See More...
There’s a lot to unpack here. First, I’d be concerned that if you haven’t filed anything in response to the lawsuit filed in November, you could already be in default. Obtaining a surety bond to discharge the liens is a lot like buying car insurance. You pay a premium to shift the risk from you/your asset, to the surety/insurance company. Typically that premium is a percentage (usually less than 5%) of the 1.25 times the claimed amount under the lien. OSee More...See More...
Expertise Areas
BUSINESS AND BANKING
CONTRACT AND BUSINESS DISPUTES
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND LITIGATION
ESTATE LITIGATION
ESTATE PLANNING AND TRUSTS
LIENS AND CONSTRUCTION
PERSONAL INJURY & WRONGFUL DEATH
REAL ESTATE
TRIALS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
UTILITY REGULATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT