we have a partial payment on a mechanics lien, but the person still owes & will not finish paying- how do i show a progress payment & potentially perfecting that lien
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I am a subcontractor. The project we are working on has run several months past the original completion date, for various reasons, none of which have anything to do with our company. The GC keeps giving me the hours are hours speech and not recognizing I have additional costs related to these project delays. Instead of 20 guys working we only have 5, but have other costs involved. Including: Multiple rental equipment, fuel, overhead and housing. What notice do I need to send to properly notify the GC of the increased project costs? There is nothing stated in the contract agreement for additional costs requests....Read More
Good afternoon. We're trying to find out if the mechanic's lien we're filing is residential or commercial in nature. The property is a residential structure that is owned by a bank/trust and managed by a property management company that rents the property out to tenants.
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We filed a notice of intent to file a lien and submitted it to Feuer Powertrain of North America Inc. (our reference number 7507326) for some construction work we completed this year and have not been paid. After some email correspondence and a conference call on 4/13/22, we still have received no monies for the work. The total amount we are owed is $100,586.00. I assume we are now ready to file a lien. How is this completed? Thanks. ...Read More
I am a sub contractor and have been completed with my part of the project since October 2021. My retention is still being held back because another sub contractor needs to finish some of their work. Do I have any lein rights to get them to pay me faster? It's a project at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor....Read More
I have been short paid our most recent check for a dispute in the work. There is a small portion of work we have agreed to re-install, however they short paid the entire amount. Is this legal and can I force payment for the completed and accepted work? I am a subcontractor on a public project. ...Read More
We are a subcontractor that was contracted by our customer on a large commercial job. The customer, General Contractor, was of course our main contact and who we were to report to. Our customer signed our legal proposal agreement for the scope of work needed, but did not provide a contract of their own to us. Nevertheless, our proposal/agreement contract stipulates that if signed its considered a legal agreement. Unfortunately the GC was negligent with all project matters, responsibilities, and work progress and reporting causing us and the property owner schedule delays and loss of money. Consequently the owner finally confronted the GC and decided to fire the GC. We then were recently offered a new contract directly with the property owner. The question is, we still technically have an agreement with the prior GC for a contract amount, and unfortunately our contract did not specify any breach of contract terms, what should we or can we do with the previous agreement made? Also, we placed a preliminary notice on the property with the previous GC's information, should we or must we create a whole new preliminary lien process to preserve lien rights with the new contract made with the property owner?
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General Contractor was "let go" by clients in breach of signed contact,informed clients of fee to cancel contract,was not paid.
Filed Mechanics lien which has now expired,want to know if I can now extend lien or retain lawyer to notify ex-clients and file lawsuit?
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I am a home owner wishing to have a tree trimmed. The tree company wants me to sigh a "estimate" that contains several provisions, one of which concerns Mechanics Liens. I will pay the estimated amount by check and would like to protect myself for any liens, either by the company or it's employees. Which California form should I use for the employees and which form should I use for the company....Read More
I've filed a lien on a residential(non-owner occupied) property in Tulsa County, OK. What is the next step, if the debt remains unpaid? The debt owed is $2350.00 and the property owner is trying to get the Tulsa Housing Authority(section8/HUD) to approve the home as subsidized housing, for his ex-wife, who he purchased the home for in 2013. We had a written contract, sent via email to the owner(he resides in Thailand) he did not sign the contract, but did send the deposit money, as is required in the contract. ...Read More
I am an owner of House remodel project. Today I got Notic of Intent to Lien from My GC. He requested me to do some payment but did not provide me invoice, and I requested him to provide me the project on-going list to against the payment. And He did not execute the remodeling job according to the drawing approved by City building, and missed 3 new windows, until 4/12/2022 San Jose City inspector pointed them out. I asked him to fix this mistake before payment, he refused me. And he did not answer my calls, answer my emails, and answer my messages. ...Read More
We are an electrical subcontractor working on a public works project and for no reason the GC is trying to cancel our signed contract. The GC asked our electricians to leave the jobsite, mid day the other day and will not let us return. The GC will not give us a reason and will not return my calls. We need to, at least, be paid for the work we have done and billed for. Possibly the entire amount of the signed contract. What are our legal rights? ...Read More