We are a subcontractor working on a project in Butte, MT for Katerra LLC. They have declared they are finished. Sure you may have read of them in the media. We had not had a Preliminary Act Lien for the project (never even heard of it before). The project was started in September 2020. Can w...Read More...Read More
We provided equipment repair on customer owned equipment and there is a balance due for the charges that the customer is not satisfying. In other states we have the ability to execute a Repairman's Lien but I am not locating any on it in Montana....Read More
One of my employee's performed repairs on a vehicle the person that had us do the job has decided not to pay the bill because I personally did not do the repairs myself and that it's not in her name therefore I can't put a mechanic lien on it . is that true? ...Read More
We are a General Contractor working on building a hotel in Montana. Do our vendor's 2nd/3rd tier subcontractors need to file preliminary notices? ...Read More
I rented a piece of equipment for a project that was covered by a payment bond and need to file on the bond since I have not received payment for over 90 days....Read More
I am a GC working on a project in Missoula, MT. We had a vendor that left our project and we found out they were hiring second tier subcontractors and not paying them or they were paid with bad checks. We are trying to find out if these subcontractors have lien rights. ...Read More
The roofer came to me at the end of the job with extra charges that he made up and never had me sign for. He let water pour into my house twice and sent meth heads to do the work. He would not pay them and I wound up managing the job and finishing it as he would not supply labor or basic mater...Read More...Read More
I submitted a bid for cleaning that covered just the one time construction clean. The subcontract asked for an additional 5k allowance and we missed it on our estimate. We did the work and negotiated an additional 1k for more cleaning they asked for (at the time didn’t know about the 5k allowance)...Read More...Read More
Builder put a lien on my house. There is no explanation of how he got to the figure of $11,000 and on his sworn statement he claimed works began in January when we didnt move in till June.We a Lo tried to negotiate and he ignored us. I think the lien is harsh and illegal?...Read More
We are a Montana company performed work on a BC residence in Canada. Can we file a construction lien on the BC Property. We are not registered in BC...Read More
We have filed a lien on property in Montana. The customer also signed a personal guarantee on his credit application with us. Can we file suit on the personal guarantee even though we have a lien or do we need to release the lien in order to invoke the personal guarantee?...Read More
Hello. I had a contractor file a lien for work was not performed. In addition removed material off my property. I was forced to finalize the remaining work on my own. My question is the theft of materials considered conversion? As well, I have a detailed accounting of materials removed, work performe...Read More...Read More
the property in question was given to me in 1996 by my father. i started working on the house then and i have building on it since. ten years ago my wife had a drinking problem and i thought that i would be looking at high medical bills since my wife and myself are small business owners and had no me...Read More...Read More
Only been in business for myself for a few years now have never had to worry about a Lien before. Did not send a lien notice or anything before starting the project. So how do I get started or is it to late haven’t been paid and invoice was sent in 12/7/2020...Read More