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Is a preliminary notice always required ? We are a tree services company that invoiced homeowner and interfaced with their insurance company on the
same invoice on emergency removal services subsequent to hurricane Laura late last summer. The ONLY partial paid the insurance proceeds an...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentApr 6, 2021
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I am a general contractor in the state of Louisiana. We have a contract for a reroof, gutter, soffit and fascia. We have only completed the reroof portion no
other work as the homeowner has ceased to correspond or pay us for the work competed. We didn't file a Notice of Commencement but have a ...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMar 24, 2021
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we did emergency cleanup in Louisiana from a hurricane. we contracted directly with owners of the property and have not been paid. we did not file an NLR
prior to the work as it was emergency work.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMar 4, 2021
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I am a sub contractor on a commercial job and GC doesnt want to pay as per contract. I was not aware of any kind of notice from the start to the owner in
order to be able to file a Lien.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 17, 2021
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What to do if someone has filed a intentionally fraudulent claim on your property in Louisiana. He is not a real contractor. I never authorized him to do any
work for me. Terrie White
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentJan 15, 2021
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We are a Contractor from Louisiana; we contracted with a GC from Mobile AL to perform commercial trim work in Florida on two projects. I was given a last
minuit contract by the GC. I began performing the work using only payroll employees, no sub contractors were involved. As the job progressed th...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJan 11, 2021
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I'm a subcontractor working on a commercial project. We are providing painting services for the client in multiple townhome units. The general contractor
refuses to give us a completion date of work necessary to our completion (install trim, doors, windows, etc) we notified the general contractor of ...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 15, 2020
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good morning, we have a subcontractor for a project in Bossier city, LA, that says he has recorded a lien on the property, it is not on the same form as the
Louisiana Statement of Claim and Privilege Form on your website, are there other acceptable forms, the copy they sent us has the Clerk of court ...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 23, 2020
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What are the requirements to place a lien on a homeowner?...Read More
Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 11, 2020
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Hi, I am a homeowner who recently hired an electrician company to complete a job. The job was accepted as a bid job in the amount of $805 dollars to install
2 chandelier (big @$450 and small @$150) and mount a tv(@$175) in my home. In which, this was all put into a written contract. However, inste...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 10, 2020
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I am a General Contractor on a privet job over 100k in the state of LA- I filed a notice of contract to the property owner as required and he refused to sign
the notice; Therefore, we can not submit a mechanics lien. I have two subcontractors who have not received payment because we (the GC) hav...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 2, 2020
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Is the owner or the contractor responsible to absorb the increased cost of lumber, since the price of lumber have skyrocketed because of the pandemic? The
project started before the increase in the pricing. The project is in Louisiana
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentSep 30, 2020
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We filed a lien on a job for over $240k outstanding. We have a check on the way for $20k and the customer is asking us to sign an unconditional progress
waiver once the payment has processed. However, we absolutely do NOT want to give up our lien rights on this job and the rest of the amount o...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 16, 2020
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We are looking to supply labor for the sub of the GC in Hurricane relief efforts in Laura's aftermath. Wanting to make sure I can lien the projects, but it looks
to me that we might not be able too. From the Levelset web site: Who can file a Louisiana Mechanics Lien? In Louisiana, parties entitled to mec...Read More
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Anonymous Sub-Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 27, 2020
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This particular customer has not paid their balance, which is now aging at 138 days. They are non responsive and I have also included the owner of the
company and still no correspondence or cooperation. They will not provide me with the AP department to reach out to them. I missed the prelim...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 14, 2020
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