I performed work as a laborer for a homeowner who owns three personal properties. The work consisted of painting the interior and exterior of the homes and property management which consisted of lawn mowing, minor repairs, etc. while the homeowner was out of town for 4 months. I began doi...Read More...Read More
I have a project out of Tennessee in which i have found out that the general does not have a contract with. We were told they were doing work on this project and later found out that he is working for someone else that has a contract with the general. How does this affect our rights ? ...Read More
I recently got a letter notifying me that there was a construction lien on our house. The letter was through the NE Register of Deeds. The issue is our contractor stopped showing up, so we fired him and had someone else do the job. 130 days later he filed this lien. He lied on the letter about the ...Read More...Read More
General contractor owns the lot, house is built and he will transfer it to the owner at closing. Do I have to file my lien before the transfer? ...Read More
We're a material supplier who shipped complete on April 8, 2021 and we have not received our final payment of $26,751.43. Total invoice was $121,229....Read More
I’m a contractor in Nebraska. I completed work that was included in a contract. While I was completing the contracted work the client asked me to do additional work via a verbal agreement. The client still owes for the remaining balance of the contract work completed. They also owe for the ve...Read More...Read More
In Nebraska, if a development has 2 different owners (owning 2 different sections), is the construction lien total amount split between the two? Specifically, there are 2 liens filed (1 for each piece of property in the development) - can both liens be for the full amount of the work done on the developm...Read More...Read More
I hired and helped a person to get his LLC for a start up company. He has been working with me for 3 1/2. Years. The last 1 1/2. Challenges my authority and how I operate my business. Disrupts flow, and creates delays and doesn’t want to work after 3:00pm. I care a lot about him and want to find a...Read More...Read More
Unlicensed contractor didn’t finish work stopped coming in February then placed a lien stating his last work day was April 26th ( it was not) and filed the lien 06/25. How can we prove that it is invalid. ...Read More
Can a subcontractor I did not hire file a lien on my home 2 years after installation of the heat and AC units on new construction? They completed warranty work recently and are using that date as the last work provided. I had no contract with them and I have paid the contract in full to the general c...Read More...Read More
My contractor go on and hired a sub-contractor. Now, I have paid my contactor but he is refusing to payout sub-contractor. Sub-contractor indicated that he has intend to fill-in machinal lien against property. As apartment owner, we don't have any contract with sub-contractor. However, the sub-c...Read More...Read More
Hello and thank you for participating in this forum. On Thursday, April 15 I gave a cash deposit to the significant other of a friend of mine that is wanting to get his construction business off the ground. The job description was to tear off the one layer of shingles on my 960 sq ft, 111 yr old little bungal...Read More...Read More
We fired our contractor after he lied about replacing/reconnecting the duct from the hot water heater. He told us he had completed this after many requests to do so, and it turns out he did not, leaving it open below and above the shower he was working on. We have since had an HVAC professional a...Read More...Read More
Can I file a lien when a client agreed and signed invoice that states payment terms. $100booking deposit , remaining half down at the end of the first. And balance due upon completion. He paid the booking. And gave a check for the remaining half down on day 2. . Which was a Sunday and I couldn't...Read More...Read More
I live in Omaha, NE and a roofing company installed a roof on my house incorrectly, they also did not finish the job and refused to finish the job. They kept demanding payment and never provided an itemized bill which was asked for 3 times. When we finally did receive a bill it had charges for work ...Read More...Read More