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Can I include previous job invoices in current lien case?

Anonymous Contractor

I merged my business with a friend of mine and have a past due balance with a general contractor. We recently engaged on a new project with this general and was told to bill him for the current and past due invoices. So, we worked for a few weeks and have billed all work performed and past due invoices and have not been paid. When preparing my paperwork to use legal services, can I include the previous past due invoices? They did tell us to bill them through this project?

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Tony May

Construction Lawyer

Managing Attorney at May Brock Law Group

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Oct 21, 2022

According to Nevada's lien laws, you can only lien against a property for labor and materials done on that property. Therefore, you should not record a Notice of Lien against the property you worked on for labor and materials provided to another property. If you are forced to file a lawsuit to perfect your lien, due to nonpayment after the recording of the Notice of lien, then you can include your claims against the GC as part of the lawsuit and in that part of your case, you can include the other amounts due, as long as the statute of limitations has not already run. Hopefully, this is helpful.

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