I got a rural development sr. Grant/loan. Because the rural development field person didn't send out the contract that contractor to review until right before closing & contractor didn't like the terminology, he didn't sign. Through word of mouth a different & to busy contractor told me if another contrac...Read More...Read More
We DBA "Service Today" but technicially have different LLC's or companies under "Service Today." We have several different profit centers with a location in FL, TX, and two locations in MN. Do we need to have a different Level Set account for each location? Each profit center? Or can we just have one...Read More...Read More
I currently have 2 projects that are due on February 27, 2023. These invoices are net-30 and beyond the 10 day marker I would need to send a preliminary notice without having it in the contract. One is residential the other is light commercial. The contract used when signing these clients on are had ...Read More...Read More
I own a design+build firm where we help clients design a custom home and subsequently build that newly designed home. I'm also a licensed general contractor in Minnesota. I currently have a have a client who contracted my firm to design a new luxury single family home for their family, and t...Read More...Read More
I am a certified maintenance technician and skilled carpenter. I had as verbal agreement to restore a condemned , 2 story residential home (with detached garage) in exchange for Occupancy in lower level for duration of “ life”. Owner now faces foreclosure. I have invested $50,000 of my own mon...Read More...Read More
I'm a subcontractor that was hired by another company to perform the construction cleaning for a new memory care development, they didn't want it to pay me so I didn't finish the job, but completed about 80% of the project. He is playing around with me and owes me about 20k, can I put a lien on thi...Read More...Read More
We filed a bond lien on a new school build and had set forth the expectations that if we had to file a lien, we would charge an additional fee of $1,500.00 and a monthly interest rate of 1.5%. Do we sign and return the final lien waiver for payment and then petition the court for the additional fee before ...Read More...Read More
On a project that I'm working on, our scope of work has been complete since July of 2021 and the building has been occupied for roughly a year. We still haven't seen retention payment for this project. When do owners/GC's need to pay retention?...Read More
I am the owner of a design/build firm. We designed a finish basement for a client and although they loved the design, they couldn't quite afford it. We decided to split it up into phases. We would remediate the existing mold, build and insulate the walls; install plumbing, electrical and HVAC; install and finis...Read More...Read More
I hired a contractor to pour concrete slab, he busted a sub to help. I paid full amount to the contractor at the job completion. Just found a lien on my house from the sub How do I remove it? 1.) I didn’t get any notice 2.) contractor signed a lien relies 3.) it’s within 1 year and my construction loan is fro...Read More...Read More
Can a contractor file a lien if they have admitted to doing permit-able work without pulling proper permits? I have it in writing that they knowingly didn't pull the permits to insulate our exterior wall or redo our plumbing in the kitchen. We are in the process of filing a complaint with the state of Minnesot...Read More...Read More
I am a subcontractor at times and a material supplier at other times. I have been advised by another source that a pre-lien (preliminary lien) notice only needs to be sent if the building (space) being lined is less than 5,000 sq ft. Should I be following this advice is there a square foot loop hole?...Read More
Hello My Question? I'm a subcontractor I finished my work, and I filed a Preliminary lien on a few projects, and just discovered that I will need to provide a Preliminary Claimants Notice, so my question is will the Preliminary be Sufficient work, or is it to late to file a Preliminary Claimants Notice, Also I ...Read More...Read More
We filed a lien on our customer back in June and we want to foreclose on it. They have been unresponsive and that is showing us that they don't plan on paying for the work we performed for them. What are the next steps to get this done?...Read More