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We have filed a lien on a project and the General Contractor bonded over our lien. Is our only option at this point to file the lawsuit? Can the owner of the
property turn his construction loan into an end loan if the lien is bonded over?
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 14, 2018
IllinoisBond ClaimsLawsuitLien Foreclosure
We are a general contractor in Georgia, but we do business in other states. If I have a subcontractor who resides in Missouri (which has its own lien waiver
forms) who works on a job in Illinois (which does not have its own lien waiver forms), do I need to ask that subcontractor to sign a Missouri lien w...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 6, 2018
IllinoisLien Waivers
The customer said she would not pay me unless I signed a lien waiver, so I signed her lien waiver and then she refused to pay me. It turns out that the lien
waiver she had me sign was an unconditional lien waiver, which I had never seen before. I'm owed almost $5,000.00 and she is no longer respon...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 31, 2018
IllinoisRecovery Options
GC stopped showing up on the job and responding. Its been over a month we need to hire someone else to finish the job....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 22, 2018
Illinois
My company Ah remodeling home repairs provided materials and labor on a job where the customer refused to paid the 2nd installment of the contract. I
placed a mechanic lien on his property, csn I in addition sue him in court for the unpaid balance of the contract?
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 13, 2018
IllinoisLawsuitLien Foreclosure
I have a real estate investor customer who will not answer the door for the mailman to accept my certified U.S. Mail letter of Notice To File Mechanic's Lien.
The work was completed about 90 days so I have 30 days left to file. I have proof that the customer viewed my final Quickbooks invoice and als...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 24, 2018
IllinoisNotice of Intent to Lien
We filed a lien and it worked, the developer called me stating willingness to pay. However, they need to pay with funds from draw than is currently on hold
due to our lien. He wants a clean title to get his financing and has promised to pay. How do I best handle this? He said he would forward a copy o...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJun 20, 2018
IllinoisLien ReleasesMechanics Lien
I'm not an attorney and new at completing the lien paperwork. Since we generally do not work for the property owner, but the tenants. I'm new to
this...Completing the Notice of Intention to File Lien in IL BDA is the GC or Prime Contractor and Claimant. Doing a remodel for a Franchisee in a ...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJun 1, 2018
IllinoisNotice of Intent to Lien
Hi, I had one of your customer care specialists return my message and told me to reach out to you with this situation. We hope you can help us & thank you
for your time! We filed a lein against a customer who has since sold the property AND CLOSED. First, we did not think that was even possible seei...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentApr 23, 2018
IllinoisMechanics LienPayment Disputes
Can a designer file a mechanic lien if they are not a registerd or licensed designer in the State of Illinois?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentApr 20, 2018
IllinoisMechanics Lien
We supply fuel to subcontractors who perform work on construction projects. I am uncertain if we qualify to file mechanics liens....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMar 30, 2018
IllinoisMechanics LienRecovery Options
Homeowner hired us as general contractor to restore their property to pre-loss condition by replacing roof, gutters and siding per insurance estimate. The
job has been completed on November 9, 2017, funds were released by insurance company with HO and their lender as payees on the check. HO...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentMar 22, 2018
IllinoisLien DeadlinesMechanics Lien
I served lien through your service, the property has closed I still haven't been paid. Talked to title company yesterday said I need to do something it is coming
up on two years. What should I do, I have tried to talk to owner to no avail.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 2, 2018
Illinois
I have a contract to do my patio and path the front path as well. I paid deposit and then provided the Credit card to the contract to pay the full contract
before work. Then I was out of country. When I came back, I found out the contractor charged the full amount the second time without deduct th...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 10, 2017
IllinoisPayment Disputes
We installed retail displays in 64 locations throughout the Midwest for an IL display manufacturing company. The displays were installed and client is refusing
payment, trying to negotiate it down to a small percentage, as we have found them to do with others in the past. Question is... Do we assign lie...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 2, 2017
IllinoisLien DeadlinesMechanics LienPayment Disputes