When sending a California preliminary Notice for a subdivision with multiple lots. Do you have to send a separate form for each lot? Can you say lots 1-120, or Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc?...Read More
I provided material as well as labor and installation of an outdoor deck and the customer has went missing and refuses to turn my call and will not pay me the balance I need assistance immediately...Read More
I am filing a complaint for foreclosure of a construction lien; however, would a lis pendens need to be filed if the construction lien has been bonded?...Read More
As a sub sub sub contractor what can be done if you did not make the notice to the owner that you work there before the 45 day deadline. How to solve that if there is no direct working relationship and what needs in order to put a lien. Is that omisión very important ?...Read More
Our company is a sub-subcontractor working on cell towers. All our work is in FL. We completed several projects in FL, but were not paid by the subcontractor. We'd like to file mechanics liens. Upon researching the properties / parcels, in many cases the land owners differ from cell tower owners. Will the lien be filed against land owner or tower owner or both?...Read More
As a subcontractor not living in the state I worked in, without a contract directly with the homeowner and no written contract with the contractor can I file a lien on the homeowners property...Read More
Dear Sirs,
I have one question on Lump Sum Contract as follows:
In case during the implementation of the project, there is one unexecuted item, is the owner in position to say to the contractor that we reserve the right to negotiate it with another item?...Read More
Can I file a mechanics lien on a property if the customer didn't sign the contract? There is already record of payment as well as her opening the estimate. I have texts from the homeowner agreeing that there's a contract but never signed it. Do I absolutely have to have a signed contract in order to file the mechanics lien?...Read More
I did work on a mobile home that is in a trailer park. The people own the trailer but rent the lot. Can I lien the trailer for the unpaid work that I have done? I live in California....Read More
I’m doing a job for a client. It’s my first one for them. They ask me to bid a remodel on a house they just purchased as an investment property. I submitted a bid to them and they asked to meet with me to go over it and nail down some specifics. I did and it turns out the bid was higher than their budget. So, knowing that we went through and I made a new bid that would accommodate. Things went smoothly for the most part. There were a few here and there’s like using green board vs Sheetrock, specific screws, and there were some things they asked for my help with that weren’t in the bid like removing the bathtub for the floor guys as well as the toilet. Then there were some things that had to be done like pipe leaks, etc. so about 1/2 way through he called and said that he wanted me to get a crew. At this point it had been me and my son who is 17. I reminded him that we lowered the bid to accommodate him and that really cut out a lot of labor. He then said it was unprofessional for my son to be with me. Keep in mind my son went the 1st day along with the fence guys that work for me. They removed the part of the fence that I was instructed to remove and he helped me move a cabinet. Then he sends me a list and says he thinks it’ll help me. But the list is what I’d have done if I was doing the 1st bid. So I tell him. I’m not doing it like that. We agreed I’d fix some issues inside, paint, do exterior. Basically white box the inside. Well, he really doesn’t speak to me much from that point. Then I have 3 days left. 1 inside and 1 outside. He comes by with his wife. Seems normal and they leave. Next morning he sends a cease and desist. States I’m not performing work to his standards, my son is working underage, and I’m working late and on weekends. When I started I explained I’m really busy and if they want me to do it the schedule will be sporadic. They agreed to it. So I message them to let them know I will have my tools removed that day. Later that day he asks if I will clean the paint off the tile. I say ok and I message what’s left and I thank them for the opportunity. He messages me again later and asks me to hang the kitchen cabinet doors. I told him I’d call him later. I did, no answer. I sent a final invoice for work I had completed. Since then he has asked me for the deposit, he’s filed a claim against my general liability, he’s telling them that I have ruined the tile in the whole house, the cabinets are ruined, that I broke sink valves and damaged things, all kinds of stuff. The day I gathered my tools I took lots of pictures. None of that is true. What can I do to make this guys stop and to pay me what he owes??...Read More