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Customer didn’t pay remainder of bill and materials

ArkansasCollectionsMechanics LienRight to Lien

Hello I’m dealing with a customer that refused to pay the remainder of the work bill. Leaving me with 10k in debt with the local lumber shed and 4 k in labor not to mention the taxes and everything else. I sent him a preconstruction agreement before the jobs started, with levelset and the jobs been done a month now without settling. What do I do from here

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Aug 31, 2020
On residential projects in Arkansas, parties who contract directly with the property owner are entitled to file a mechanics lien to secure the amounts due, provided certain requirements are met. First, prior to starting work on residential projects in Arkansas, general (direct) contractors must provide a Pre-Construction Notice to Owner. If payment is not forthcoming after work has been provided, GCs must also file a Notice of Intent to Lien at least 10 days prior to filing the lien itself. You can send an NOI quickly and easily here. Once the notice requirements have been taken care of, a mechanics lien can be filed provided that no more than 120 days have passed since the claimant last furnished labor or material to the project. Filing a lien can be complicated, and there are specific form and content requirements as well as the timing deadline. You can read a step by step guide to filing an Arkansas mechanics lien here.
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