the contractor owns several homes I helped him buy from the city of newark. Recently he asked me to research and submit several LOI' s "letters of intents to purchase" to the City of Newark. I submitted my invoice. Can I place a lien on the home I helped him purchase from the city if he doesn't pay on the Lots?...Read More
Hi: I had a contractor work in my basement and left the basement messy and part of the job unfinished. I am holding his $1500 out of $45000 towards cleaning and getting the work finished. He is threatening to get a lien on my house . I live in NJ. Can he do that without going to court?...Read More
I did a. Job for a guy and I finish the whole work. He gave me a check that was from a frozen account and now does not want to pay me the money....Read More
can someone commence an action to enforce a lien claim and then forget about it? or must the action be resolved one way or the other within a certain timeframe?...Read More
I did work on a condominium, including 27 individual units. I should receive payment from the association but have not. Should I file a lien on each individual unit of the condo association as a whole?...Read More
I'm a subcontractor, working on decks on a large condominium. I was provided with an approximate number of sq ft prior to the job and gave the customer a sq footage price based on the number he gave me. I did one side of the condos, sent an invoice and received payment. the square footage is ...Read More...Read More
Hello, I am the pro se plaintiff in a lawsuit against a creditor for the improper initiation of a Mechanics Lien which forced the closing of my company. Defendant states regardless of payments made a debt was owed and the creditor has the right to file a mechanics lien. Thank you Gregory Kash...Read More...Read More
I know your site is geared more towards the contractor. But if I'm in dispute with a contractor and the amount is only $718 can they really force a foreclosure for that? I don't mind if they do put a lien because I intend on fighting it, but will they really foreclose my house for $718 in NJ?...Read More
When I filed the construction lien, I included repair work and others to the lien claim amount in New Jersey which has I do not have consent in writing. I am passed the timing to re-file a new lien. Would I be able to amend the lien to just the contract price?...Read More
We subcontracted to work for a General Contractor at a residence. We keep getting told by the GC they have not gotten paid. We last were on-site September 10th, 2020 amid Covid-19 restrictions. ...Read More
We have supplied material to the general contractor on a public county project located in New Jersey, final delivery date of 01-21-2021. According to our Levelset guidelines we are due file a municipal mechanics lien in 7 days, the is same date that our final payment from the general contractor is d...Read More...Read More
I am a General Contrator in New Jersey. I have a residential client that is currently engaged in a contract with me to build their house. I have received a deposit along with the first contractual payment. They have in formed me that they only have enough money secured to make the next two cont...Read More...Read More