Home>Levelset Community>Legal Help>On 5/6/19 a mechanics lien was filed on a job my company did. We still have not recieved payment. When is the deadline to file a letter to enforce foreclosure?
On 5/6/19 a mechanics lien was filed on a job my company did. We still have not recieved payment. When is the deadline to file a letter to enforce foreclosure?
I filed a lien on 5/6/19 and we still havent recieved payment. So please inform me whatelse we can do to finally get payment asap. Does interest get added to the amount each month payment isn't recieved?
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Jul 29, 2019
Good question. Once a mechanics lien is filed, it must be enforced within a certain time period or the lien expires and becomes unenforceable. No mechanics lien lasts forever, but the specific deadline by which an enforcement action must be initiated depends on the state.
Enforcement of a mechanics lien is a full-blown lawsuit, it's an action that can result in foreclosure of the property itself. Accordingly, a lawyer should be obtained to assist.