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We are a subcontractor supplying materials. What's our exposure if our customer has a location in Fla, we contract to deliver material to cust. in Fla, & they
then ship goods to their cust in IL? How do we cover ourselves on this?
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Anonymous Material Supplier
2 answersAdd commentFeb 24, 2021
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We are a boatyard and have a vessel that has been abandoned. We are owed storage. What type of lien do we file? Mechanics lien?...Read More
Deborah Moore
Waiting for answerAdd commentFeb 4, 2021
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An attorney friend lied, said he was broke. Asked to borrow money and then tried turning the money I sent him into a job working for me. There was no job
offer or any position available. It was made clear. Behind closed doors he was acting like he was the boss telling me I needed to pay him 60k reta...Read More
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Julie Ingram
Waiting for answerAdd commentJan 24, 2021
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I have a question about the 15-day deadline for notifying a homeowner of a filed lien. Does the 15 day deadline mean that the home owner received the
notice or does it mean the notice was sent by the deadline. Whereas if sent by certified mail and it got to the homeowner 2 weeks past the dead...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJan 13, 2021
FloridaMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
Our initial NTO was sent out with a date of delivery of equipment of November 16, 2020. The scout could not find an owner and sent out Notice. Can we still
add an owner if we find out any further information? Also what are our lien rights since no owner was listed on NTO?
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Anonymous Equipment Lessor
2 answersAdd commentJan 4, 2021
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A notice of furnishing was sent per the state of FL requirement, however, our customer advised that the address is listed incorrectly in the legal description. I
spoke with a level set rep and he advised that this was a typo. The question I have is does this letter need to be resent? Does the letter secure o...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 15, 2020
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We did not send preliminary notice within 45 days of the first furnishing on this FL project. We do anticipate payment problems. The job is still ongoing. If we
send prelim notice for material going forward, will we have lien rights? Please provide further details on how the company can protect ourselves...Read More
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Leonard Sykes
1 answerAdd commentDec 11, 2020
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Hi, im a general contractor (which I think) and I own a skid steer and dump truck business. I spread recycled rock for a parking lot for a RV storage company.
He did not have enough aggregate and blamed me that it didnt stretch enough, and its my fault. Which than he threatened to not pay my hourly ...Read More
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Anonymous Laborer
1 answerAdd commentNov 7, 2020
FloridaCollectionsMechanics LienPreliminary NoticeRight to Lien
where do i go from this page to continue to request an NTO ...Read More
Anonymous Material Supplier
1 answerAdd commentNov 16, 2020
FloridaPreliminary Notice
We did hurricane related mitigation work on properties in Florida in 2019. While our portion of the work was completed, the construction work on the home
was not completed until 2020. As we did not do that work, I am not sure of the date of the completion. Our invoice for work was sent January 1...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 6, 2020
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I am a subcontractor working for the general contractor.He hired my company to install an alarm system at his place of business and home. Both locations
have already been built. So my question is to file an NTO does it need to be a Construction site?
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 9, 2020
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The Subcontractor hired by my company just filed NTO dated 10/14/2020 on a job he first arrived on June 1, 2020. Can the subcontractor file a Notice To
Owner so late?
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Anonymous Subcontractor
2 answersAdd commentOct 20, 2020
FloridaMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
How does our company in receipt of Notice To Owner notify the state of Florida the NTO is invalid? ...Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 21, 2020
FloridaMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
Am I required to provide a return receipt request when I send NTO by certified mail? Can I just send it certified and then track it and print the delivery notice
from USPS when it's delivered? It saves us at minimum $1.70 each time we send one without a return receipt request, just have to cover the cer...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 5, 2020
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I just got a call from the "owner" associated with this project and it is incorrect. JKC owns a daycare stand alone building. She said that there is a vacant lot
next to her but that the address removes the "Crossing" in the address, this could possibly be the issue? I know that the GC and Sub are correct. ...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 31, 2020
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