Can LevelSet provide instructions for bonding off a lien in the State of Kansas, including how much the bond must be for (most states it’s 150-200% of the claimed amount.)?
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A subcontractor has put a mechanics lien on my property due to a dispute with the general contractor. How can I get this removed as quickly as possible? ...Read More
I subcontracted to an HCR Mail Carrier to cover her delivery route via verbal agreement for $100 per day. I have since found out that the average rate is $250 per day. But that is really irrelevant. She has since refused to pay the full amount she owes me saying that her total rate is $100 per day and that she did not say that is what she would pay me specifically. So because they had to bring in other mail carriers to train me because of her sudden accident prevented her from doing so; I would have to split that $100 per day with the people that trained me. That it is not her responsibility to pay them above and beyond the $100 per day that she agreed to pay me.
Now this is not an exact number, but I believe she still owes me a minimum of $500 and she is refusing to pay me.
What do I do?
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A complex question.
For a new building in Sussex county that is complete on construction and sale to unit owners.
It appears that the developer has stacked the condo association board with their general council and the chair of the local zoning committee (the obvious conflict is not the primary issue).
What is at issue is that the developer is trying to get out from the building with several significant issues that will likely run in to the 7figures to repair. Their exit is a blatant attempt to push off the repairs to the association/owner membership.
1) is there recourse for by he owner association
2) would the construction be under bond and can local authority assist in holding the developer responsible
3) where would one file a complaint (city council, county revenue departments, states attorneys
Any insight or direction to the correct title/code sections would be helpful.
Sincerely
Iain Williamson
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We hired a contractor to erect a steel building that we bought and paid for. We paid the contractor in full upon what he claimed was completion and have copies of all cancelled checks. We now have a mechanics lien on our property, filed by the subcontractor, because the contractor did not pay him. During all this we found that the work has not actually completed. There are bags of insulation left that need to be installed at the ends of the roofline to keep moisture, birds, animals and bugs out. We need to know if this is a valid lien and/or how to get it removed as this needs to be between contractor and sub....Read More
We worked on a hotel remodel job in San Francisco
Sent a prelien in January 2020
Worked on it until June 2021
Work stopped for 3months.
We went back to work in September 2021.
Do we need to send a new prelien?...Read More
We subcontracted for a general contractor who stopped answering calls, phones off, and we are past the lien deadline. What can we do to collect the invoice amount?...Read More
What's the procedure if the contract calls for warranty work within 1 year from close of escrow... but it took 3 years to actually close? If the owner didn't sell as fast as intended are we on the hook for repairs? And what if there was a renter in the unit prior to it being sold?...Read More
Hi, I am a subcontractor working in NM and was wondering about the Closeout Payment vs retainage in NM. If this the "same" with just different verbiage? I am wondering if I can bill the same as other states but change the wording to Closeout Payment instead of Retainage?...Read More
an unlicensed handyman that doesn’t even have a business license was hired to paint a home, and walked off the job before finishing. He is now demanding payment for the job or he is threatening to file a lien against the property. He is not licensed for business nor is he licensed specialty contractor. Can he still file a lien on an unfinished job? There was no written contract, just an email stating that he would get $1000 down payment with the remainder paid once completed....Read More
I sent a 30 day notice to claimant, which will expire within 7 days. What recourse do I have if the claimant does not file law suit and does not release the lien within the 30 day period?...Read More
We filed a lien on this project and since filing, the GC is stating that although they did receive all of the materials listed for the lien, where we delivered materials and what we are claiming as the Legal Job Address are different so our lien is invalid and we should "settle". But, is not that a common thing: Materials being delivered 'close' to the jobsite but not always AT? Our lien should be valid, correct? The reason the address on the lien was changed is because Levelset found an address different from what we had....Read More
The contractor did some work. We fired him. He did $3,000 worth of work. We paid $1,400 to get it corrected. The lien on our property is for $13,000. He charged us $2,160 to write an invoice and he charged us for other services he never preformed....Read More
I am in the process of building a house on a lake and the neighbors keep complaining because they don’t like change or are jealous. Once the complaint hits the county, the county immediately places a stop work order without visiting the site going off the neighbors “photos.” We have literally done nothing wrong, have resolved 2 of the stop work orders by just having the county coming out to the site and now we’re dealing with a 3rd. These have all happened in the last 2 weeks. Is there any legal action we can take because it’s cost us thousands of dollars to have workers on site and then we call for an inspection and realize there’s a stop work order....Read More