has gone out of business and we are wanting to get paid from home owner. Homeowner has paid company that went out of business. we are wanting to file a lien. Can we and what is the time frame we can do this? we are in Missouri...Read More
I did some frame extension work for a man and he is refusing to pay me my money because I was not able to show up one day because my wife has surgery well the next day he said the deadline was one the job to be done and if it's not done by 1 then you won't be able to be paid for it until Monday th...Read More...Read More
I had built some handrail for a guy it took me three days to do I paid for all the material the consumables Paint & primer and I even delivered it to him he received the handrail then looked at me shook my hand and said I will have you paid tonight it was over a year ago that when it's happened and I...Read More...Read More
Nothing has occurred. I need to know which states require construction companies to be licensed. It appears that Missouri does but the licenses are issued by the city. Does that mean they need one in every city in Missouri in which they work?...Read More
Friend wants to put a lien on his deceased father's farm because he has been taking off the land and house caught in fire so step mother moved out and hasn't paid him anything or pay him back for expenses but the city has a lien also already, so can he also get a judgement and put one on also...Read More
I was hired to do work on a house when it was halfway finished, they brought someone else in to finish it, When I talked to them about it, I got a response that no work was finished, How does one get paid for work that was performed. I did talk with the home owners, he said he hired one company to d...Read More...Read More
I have an academic discussion about acceptable rejection rate. Im looking for best invoicing practices that can assure transparency (for the owner) and fairness (for the contractor) What is an acceptable rejection rate 5 -10 %? Please provide support for your answer. RR...Read More
We bought a house on a tax sale and it has a Mechanic's lien on it. The lien has not been renewed for years and we would like to sell the home, however the lien is still on it. My understanding is that the lien must be renewed every 6 months to be considered active so we should be able to get it remov...Read More...Read More
Finished a job 11/14/18 and have been ran around different departments because a new company purchased the radio station and they say I will still get my money but no one is paying or anything I have been told the check is in the mail multiple times and we it doesn’t arrive a call back and get ran in a circle. ...Read More
Our client only owes us retainage / retention left for a project in which we agreed to allow the General Contractor to withhold this retainage. We only have 4 days left to file a mechanic's lien before the deadline for Missouri. Are we able to file a lien for retainage? Can you file a lien prior to the state's li...Read More...Read More