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Hello, I am a project manager for a restoration company and our company does prevailing wage jobs from time to time. I have to send some of our laborers
and carpenters there to do emergency work. I am unsure on a few items: 1. Our guys go on the clock when they leave our shop in a company v...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 8, 2019
IllinoisPrevailing Wages
Matt replied to me today re our customer filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy the day before Levelset RECORDED the lien against her property. Matt from Levelset
stated "...... that a mechanic's lien can be perfected even after the automatic stay, pursuant to the exception to the automatic stay by subsection...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 8, 2019
IllinoisBankruptcyMechanics LienRight to Lien
I input all the lien online with Levelset on 9/18/19, however, it was not RECORDED until 9/24/19, and our customer filed Chapter 13 BK on 9/23/19, the DAY
BEFORE IT WAS RECORDED in Cook County, IL. The customer knew this lien was coming and filed BK. I read the BK does not wipe out the lien, H...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
2 answersAdd commentOct 8, 2019
IllinoisBankruptcyMechanics LienRight to Lien
I gave someone a lien waiver less than 2 years ago But I didn’t get paid the full amount He asked me for the lien waiver in order to pay me But he never did
What can I do ?
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 24, 2019
IllinoisLien WaiversMechanics LienRecovery OptionsRight to Lien
Hello, I am the office manager for the company I work for. I am also a notary. I was wondering, when I receive lien waiver can I sign them as the office
manager and notaries or do I have to have someone else sign while I notarize?
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 23, 2019
IllinoisLien Waivers
We repaired floors at a food processing plant in Morton MS and the general contractor on the job has my invoice on hold and will not take our calls. The
owner in Mississippi was very please with our work and we did not hear of any issues.
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 19, 2019
IllinoisMechanics LienNotice of Intent to LienPayment Disputes
What are my options if a contractor does not complete a job,does not provide a contract and tries to cut corners instead of doing the job properly. He
promised to get the job done by a certain date and did not. Now he wants complete payment for the job even though it’sNot complete and is thr...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 29, 2019
IllinoisMechanics LienPayment DisputesRight to Lien
A plumber started work on my home and never completed the job I paid 3200 dollars...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 13, 2019
IllinoisPayment Disputes
We completed the job in March and still have not been paid. The contractor was communicating with us at first but now will not answer at all. Do we have any
other real recourse in IL besides filing a lien?
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 13, 2019
Illinois
Is a Contractor Affadait required in order to lien a property in IL. We have a lien and the clients attorney is saying it is not enforceable since we did not give
them a contractor's affadavit before the work began.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 7, 2019
IllinoisMechanics LienPreliminary NoticeRight to Lien
We have a hoist and a scaffold on a property called Nobu Hotel with a GC named Centaur. They owe us for invoices from the hoist contract and scaffold
contract. Is it ok to file one lien to cover both contracts? The project is located in Chicago, IL.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 6, 2019
IllinoisConstruction ContractMechanics LienRight to Lien
After a flood in our church we asked a contractor to meet with the insurance adjuster and they reviewed the building together. We signed a $120,000.00
detailed contract complete with 30 pages of drawings defining the scope of the repairs. The contractor assured is that if anything was missed he ...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 1, 2019
IllinoisPayment DisputesRight to Lien
When I look at the rates for the different title in my county, they are all around 30-40$..My client thinks the non-union rate should be higher?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 25, 2019
IllinoisPrevailing Wages
I have a situation where I was as to fix a roof on a barn for a lady and the first weeks hours were tallied and the amounts was paid but this week's hours she
refuses to pay stating that we were not working for an hourly amount instead we were working as if it was a hard money bid which was never dis...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 19, 2019
IllinoisMechanics LienRight to Lien
After I retired, someone asked me to remodel a building. Basement, First and Second Floor. The amount I requested when finished is extremely low. Even
so, I was paid part of it. Mechanics Lien has been filed for over $8000.00. They offer half the amount. I don't want to accept. My attorney says ...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 17, 2019
IllinoisMechanics LienNotice of Intent to LienRecovery OptionsRight to Lien