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I am a subcontractor as I do not have a general contractor's license. I was hired by a home owner acting as his own General Contractor. He did not pull a
permit for the project and a lermit Is not required by the county or city of Carver, Minnesota. He signed a proposal agreement with my DBA for i...Read More
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Zachary Shafranski
Waiting for answerAdd commentOct 2, 2021
Minnesota
I had a sub contractor install flooring 2 years ago in the summer of 2019 For water damage in my home we had A dispute on the estamte he tryed to collect
for and could never agree on What was owed...so never heard anything again till recently now he says he's going to file a judgment against me......Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 27, 2021
Minnesota
I was hired by the owner to do some siding work on his property. He is the builder/General Contractor, as well as the owner. After many disagreements on
site, the owner and I agreed to part ways. He was going to pay me for materials and work performed to date. Now he is not getting back to me. I...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 23, 2021
Minnesota
Hi I am wondering if you can help me. We did a job at a ski resort pouring concrete ect. Do I need to send a preliminary notice before I can file a lien? If so, is
the time frame to do so different then if it was a private residential job?
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentSep 23, 2021
MinnesotaPreliminary Notice
We completed the job we were doing for our customer. Went to cash their check and they cancelled it. What are the steps to file this Lien in Minnesota?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 27, 2021
MinnesotaMechanics Lien
I filed intent to lein, contractor says all he wants to pay is 3300.00 when he owes 7600.00 to me he says he mailed check Now i want the 4300.00 too. Can i
cash the check and still go after him for the rest ? And i dont wanna lein the customer cuz he paid already and hes on my side . So i plan to call ...Read More
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Anonymous Laborer
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 23, 2021
MinnesotaPayment Disputes
So I filed a mechanic's lien against a customer who upon completion of the job refuse to give me the final payment roughly eight months ago. I know there's
certain deadlines I have to follow but I'm not sure what exactly I am supposed to do to enforce the lien and get paid?
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 20, 2021
Minnesota
I am a beneficiary of a house that was owned by a relative along with nine other beneficiaries. I also own a rental property/ management company and Im
wondering if I can use a mechanics lien through my company to the recoop costs that were incurred getting the property fixed, cleaned up, repa...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 13, 2021
MinnesotaCollectionsMechanics Lien
Our contractor will not repair a leak in the siding he installed. (siding did not pass inspection)He states he did not know about it until 3 months later (not true)
so it's not his problem. But we told the inspector at time of inspection. Contractor also states we cannot hire anyone else to repair it. Can we ca...Read More
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angela kotula
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 8, 2021
Minnesota
For MN PreLien requirements, "If the property is wholly commercial (and not agricultural) and one of the following situations applies, the job is exempt from
notice requirements: (a) the job is to provide or add more than 5,000 total usable square feet of floor space; or" Does this line refer to new con...Read More
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Kurt Cutshall
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 6, 2021
MinnesotaPreliminary Notice
We are a GC doing a private commercial job in MN. Currently, we require Conditional waivers from our subs with each payment application they submit. We
are currently working with a lender who is adamant about us requiring Unconditionals from our subs after each payment and before subsequent ...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 3, 2021
MinnesotaLien DeadlinesLien PriorityLien WaiversRight to Lien
We are a custom home builder and have signed subcontractor agreements with our subs. (We use the same subs over and over again) My question is - How
long are they good for and should we be having them signed with each new job/home? Or if we have a signed agreement are we good for the le...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentJul 28, 2021
Minnesota
Hello! Our team has a question to determine whether a lien would be valid and enforceable in a particular situation we have encountered with one of our
customers. We are a granite and quartz countertops business in MN. One of the clients has signed a contract with us and was ready to proceed, ...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentJul 28, 2021
MinnesotaMechanics Lien