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Do we qualify as a 'Laborer' if we are a staffing company that supplied labor to a Tier 1 Subcontractor?

ArizonaMechanics Lien

We are a staffing company and we supplied some laborers to EMC/Double C Electric in Arizona back in December for 2 weeks worth of work. We have still not been paid and per the GC on the jobsite there is a dispute with the contract between the GC and EMC / Double C Electric and they will not release any further payment on that project until it is resolved. We are not getting replies from our Client (EMC/Double C Electric) and from what I have read on your site, we may qualify as Laborers that would not have been required to file the 20-Day Notice. Is that correct? May we proceed with a Mechanics Lien on the project to secure the balance due to us of $3,357.91 from EMC/Double C Electric?

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Jul 9, 2020
Most likely not. The problem you run into is that it is unlikely that your staffing agency is a licensed contractor. So even if you recorded a mechanic's lien you could not sue to foreclose it.
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Jul 21, 2020
Joseph is correct.
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