We filed a mechanics lien back in October 2018. It was within the deadline and was excepted but we never received payment. What is the next course of action we should take?
In New Jersey, the deadline to enforce a mechanics lien is generally 1 year after the lien claimant last furnished labor or material to the project. If that deadline passes, the lien no longer encumbers the property and cannot be enforced. Note, however, that the deadline can be dramatically shortened by action of the property owner or other interested party. If the property owner, or other interested party, provides a written notice (by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested) requiring the claimant to commence an action to enforce the lien claim, the deadline by which the lien must be enforced is reduced to is allowed to may be reduced to 30 days after the receipt of that notice.