We need to know if there is avenue to file a lien on a residential job in Texas. We have been told that certain things (like a contract filed with the county) have to be in place before a lien is filed on a residence....Read More
We want to send the Notice of Lease in Louisiana, as we are Equipment Lessors. However, i don't think we get a copy of the lease, and we won't send out an invoice with all of the information til roughly a month after. Is the lease agreement the same as our rental agreement?...Read More
I'm working as the Architect / Engineer on a project in Arizona. If we’ve already since a Pre Lien Notice to the owner of a property, but now we’re working for a different client, do we need to send another notice?
Same Owner / property….different client....Read More
I'm a material supplier on a job in California and sent a preliminary notice at the start of the job. I thought the project was completed and signed and final unconditional waiver. Now my customer is stating that the project is not complete and they need to order more materials. Am I still protected? Do I need to file a new preliminary notice?...Read More
Received down payment on 8/25/2017.
I didn't start on this job until mid September.
Finished in early October.
I have sent emails with invoice a few times.
No response or contact form him at all.
He has renters at this address.
He is living in Germany.
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I am the sub-subcontractor on a state/county school in Texas. I sent the bond claim to the property owner and general contractor, but I didn't have the bonding company information so it wasn't sent to them. My attorney is telling me that the bond claim is not valid because it wasn't sent to the bonding company. Is this true?
Either way, are there any next steps that I can take to get paid?
In the future, how do I finding bond information on other jobs?...Read More
Our customer is a CA-based company but the job site is in Kansas. Should I follow the lien law and notice requirements for Kansas or California if the contract states that "California laws prevail"? Which type of preliminary notice do you recommend I send through zlien?...Read More
long story short we just sent a 10 day notice to pay to our mortgage company and letting them know if we are reimbursed for monies that were put in the property they can keep the property. However after the 10 days and they don't respond we can place a lien on our property correct so it was to know how to do it correctly since this is not a common thing....Read More
We are a wholesaler for HVAC equipment. We supplied materials to a local contractor who installed these materials at a charter school in Indiana. Charter schools are considered public schools in IN. The school secured a loan thru a local bank, and that loan is backed by 3-4 individuals in the community. Would I file the claim against the local bank or against the community individuals backing the loan (the bank has not been forthcoming with the names of these individuals)? Also, what is the difference between a Title 4 project and a Title 5 project? I'm not sure if it makes a difference in my case?...Read More
The company I sell for supplies floor and roof trusses to builders in South Florida. (2 progress payments)
We shipped floor trusses to Buildings 4 and 5. We received payment and issued partial waivers for those specific amounts. In the next pay cycle we shipped building 5 roof trusses but not Building 4. The builder is holding our check for Building 5 until the receives a partial waiver on Building 4 for zero dollars reflecting a through date of the check date. ...Read More
The building owner received 20-day preliminary lien notices that listed the wrong address for the location of the construction activity. No correction was sent.
Should the subsequent lien waivers list the correct address of the work, or the incorrect address shown on the preliminary notice?...Read More
We manufacture pumps and accessories. We have a Distributor who is purchasing material to be used at a Super Fund site. I am not certain who he is selling to ( another contractor or the owner) - but the pumps will be incorporated into skids to be used for remediation purposes. It is in NJ. How can I protect my receivable in this situation?...Read More
I am an ongoing subcontractor in Ohio. Our client has been paying us for over a year. They have now started to default on payments. We have not field a Notice of commencement as the type of work we provide is billed by the time and not the project. Some of the work was in assistance with their production as a refinery and some was in building up their facility (real property). They have acknowledged the they owe the moneys due. They were working toward getting us paid in full but they now appear to be getting strained for new investors. I'd like to make sure that a mechanic's lien is the best approach. ...Read More