hello - who exactly is served with the lien if there is an owner and a tenant? or is it both? Is the owner of the property ultimately responsible and then has to get the funds from the tenant?...Read More
My question is, if we are requiring our subcontractors to sign conditional partial lien waivers with each progress payment, but we aren't requiring them to provide lien waivers with all of their suppliers, are we still legally protected from a lien? It's happened in the past that we have gotten signed con...Read More...Read More
In NY can you go after a GC if they have already paid the sub-contractor(our client who has not paid us in full) in full, for the full amount owed to us?...Read More
I performed tile work for a GC I was being paid directly by him but I am not licensed ,the job was filed under his license and I was being paid directly and was supposed to receive a 1099 for my wages.can I still file a mechanics lien for the last 5k owed?I gave my final breakdown of 10k plus materials,thi...Read More...Read More
Can a material supply file a lien for materials supplied prior to the sale of a property? i.e. I purchased a property, and a material supplier delivered materials to a prior subcontractor for the prior owner. The deed has a section 13 lien law notice. ...Read More
A. Leon Eastmond owns a bunch of buildings in the Bronx, NY. Lisa Giaquinto, who is an individual (not a company), loaned $500,000 to EASCO for operating capital on June 7, 2019 so they can continue to purchase steel, make payroll, etc. Can we place a lien on all of Leon's buildings?...Read More
We are a Michigan supplier attempting to file a lien in New York state and I came across this question on your website and I am not exactly sure how to answer....Read More
We have a contract and are providing services & materials to a job in NY. Our office is in CA. All of our customer's entities (we're billing 2 different entities and a third entity is manager) refuse our credit application process. Upper management wants a lien filed however; the account is not past due ...Read More...Read More
We filed lien and payment bond claim to the company on Nov. 28, 2018 thoruhg zlien. Today, as of April 16th 2019, we received the bankrupcy notification from the company. Can we still get pay from the payment bond? Please let us know what we should for the next step....Read More
I filed a lien in NY. The building owner has promised that I will be paid sometime in April if I remove the lien. The project is being funded by a NY gov'r entity and will only pay out funds if there no lien. ...Read More
I live in NY and a licensed contractor did a terrible job in my home. Contractor is now threatening me with a mechanic's lien for the last $1500 in payment (out of $13k+ already paid). I've been advised by a non lawyer real estate pro to sue him in small claims first. Real estate pro says this will block ...Read More...Read More
Im a sub and seems GC is getting his payments from the project paid timely but is slacking in catching up with me. He may also be owed less than he owes me as he has gotten advance payments. I need to protect myself and make sure the architect/owners are aware I am supplying supplyng the wi...Read More...Read More