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Hi I hired a contractor to perform a job on a driveway/sidewalk. We did not sign any contracts. At the beginning of a job I paid him half the money in cash
(forgot to ask for a proof). Village required both pre-pour and final inspection. Final inspection failed because the sidewalk is above the house fou...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 7, 2017
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Hello We are researching information about Materialman’s Lien for project in IL . I found this article about it, but IL state is not specified.
https://www.levelset.com/blog/materialmans-lien-overview-for-suppliers/ We are materials supplier, and we fabricate windows specifically for eac...Read More
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Anonymous Material Supplier
3 answersAdd commentJun 9, 2023
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The owner paid the General Contractor without the suppliers knowledge, trying to exclude himself in any payment discrepancies. The owner had agreed to a
bi party check when he was told the materials were not paid for by the contractor, but paid the contractor the remainder anyway.
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 24, 2017
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We have a client with a few projects with outstanding balances, almost half of which have a last shipment date outside of 90 days. ...Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 13, 2017
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I've sent a notice of intent to lien and my client paid only a small portion of the balance owed. I'm planning to move forward with filing a mechanics lien but
I'm curious to know if it will require the client to pay the balance in full.
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Anonymous General Contractor
3 answersAdd commentJan 26, 2023
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Hi a job would like to settle. how do we proceed? they are asking for sample of finale (unsigned) paperworkDoes...Read More
Anonymous Material Supplier
2 answersAdd commentDec 29, 2022
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We are a contractor. We put a lien on a customer for $14,000 plus. She emailed and said she would pay if we released the lien. I did that. And now she is
not responding. What should we do please
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Sherman Robinson
2 answersAdd commentNov 17, 2022
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I have a friend who owns a house and hired a contractor to do some work. The contractor did not finish the work and my friend is unwilling to fully pay him.
So the contractor has put a lien on his property for the 2000.00 expected to pay. The attorney fees that the contractor has incurred is 450 and th...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
3 answersAdd commentOct 19, 2021
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My husband received a house from his stepmother after his father's death. We moved in and started construction on the proy,which in all reality it should
have been condemned. The stepmoyhas seen the progress we have made, $20,000 dollars later and now wants us out of the property. Can we p...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentNov 4, 2022
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I am a kitchen and bath dealer who finished a Kitchen remodel job an customer refuses to pay the balance ....Read More
Jeffrey Pike
2 answersAdd commentNov 3, 2022
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I served as Marketing Mgr & VP and ran business for husband and Care Taker (3 different & difficult jobs). My husband passed & laid to rest 4 months ago, I
have not been paid, my husband said he would take care of me. CAN I FILE A MECHANICS LIEN for employment/work to get paid? I did sign emp...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 17, 2021
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hello, I owner of a small business. I'm general contractor. unfortunately I did not get my contract signed the client was anxious to start it and I just sent the
contract by text and she accepted it, then in the following day she give me more work of the same nature (wall paper removal, glue removal, wa...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
3 answersAdd commentOct 18, 2022
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I'm a customer who has sent final payment for a construction job on my house. The contractor says "his guy" never came through with it, but our check was
deposited "for deposit only" to his company. He is now threatening to put a lien on our house. Is this something he can do? Do we need an attorn...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 26, 2022
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We are owed $212k from the GC. Some of the owners of the project are also owners in an upcoming project. We filed a lien but may be willing to settle for
10% off to get the upcoming project. Does negotiating hurt my ability to collect on the lien?
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Anonymous Subcontractor
2 answersAdd commentSep 19, 2022
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