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I have sent a letter of Intent to Lien, how do I actually place a mechanics lien on the property?

Need help with filing a mechanics lien on a residential property.

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Dec 19, 2019

Filing a lien on a residential property in New Jersey is a complicated process. But, luckily for you, we have published a step-by-step guide to filing a New Jersey mechanics lien that can take you through the entire process. New Jersey's legislature acknowledged the impact a lien can have on a property, and the significance of a person's residence financially, and set forth some additional protections for residential property owners through creating additional steps in order to file a valid lien. On residential projects in New Jersey, filing a lien is a multi-step process. One of these steps is filing an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration Association, and getting the award from the arbitrator of a right to file the lien. This is REQUIRED before filing a residential lien, but there is no guarantee that the arbitrator will award the claimant the ability to file a lien. More specific information about NJ residential liens, that goes into a bit more detail with respect to the additional steps required, can be found here. Of course, if you want to simplify, you can always use software to streamline the process. You can do so by starting a NJ residential lien claim here.

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