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I entered into a Project Management Agreement for the completion of a modular home in Suffolk County NY. The agreement was strictly for management
services. The agreement was signed in November 2018 and structured in to 3 payments: 1) at the signing of the agreement, 2) when the modula...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 20, 2022
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We are general contractor and worked to renovate one condo unit in a condo building in Manhattan NY. The unit owner hired us directly but is not paying
final payment. We finished the job (last day on site was Jan 18). Can we file a mechanics lien against the whole building and condo owner corp ...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 15, 2022
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Mid project, a water leak occurred due to freezing conditions in an open envelope. The house was not secured, and heating was impossible because windows,
which are responsibly of owner, had not arrived in time. The owner blamed us, the contractor, and filed an insurance claim against us. Although t...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 15, 2022
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I'm the owner. Seems I may need to dismiss the GC and he is behind on progress payments to the plumber sub, but I have overpaid GC considering the
overall project progress GC has made. GC has split with sub and has dismissed him. I understand that I may not be legally responsible to sub as a...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 9, 2022
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My ex boyfriend put a mechanics lien on my home back in September of 2021. I was in the process of selling my house and had already accepted an offer. I
posted a bond to remove the lien and to close on my house. Now what do I do? I am in New York. I have reached out to the county clerks office a...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 3, 2022
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A contractor threatened to file a lien on my property but breached the contract. I later alerted my county clerk to this possibility and have since discovered
the lien was filed in October along with an Affidavit of Service claiming service my certified mail. However, I was never served. Can I now get th...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentJan 31, 2022
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MY DEADLINE TO ENFORCE/EXTEND IS IN 3 DAYS - I filed a lien last year as a sub contractor on a single family residence in Suffolk County, New York. I am
trying to extend the lien a bit- is this okay to be done on this property if it is a single family residence?? If not, what are my best options at this point??
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJan 25, 2022
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We missed a deadline to extend a mechanics lien, what options do we have now to enforce a lien? Can we create another lien on the property? ...Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentJan 12, 2022
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NY now requires additional disclosure language in a mechanic's lien. Which disclosure fits which property?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJun 16, 2020
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In NY, can a contractor, himself, serve a mechanic's lien in person to a homeowner?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 13, 2020
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Servpro and did water mitigation on a Coop unit. Hired by the Property Manager. Last time on site 8/31/2021 Do we have time to place a lien? property
location: 381 Douglass St, BROOKLYN, NY 11217
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Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 29, 2021
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A contractor i worked for filed a lien against my parents house claiming he did work there when he never had. He stated he did 100k worth of work before I
even met him for a job. What do I do now? I have started with a labor lawyer for all the back pay he owes me. But what do I do about his falsified...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentDec 17, 2021
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I live in NY state upstate NY Onondaaga county and I performed some work on a house without filing a mechanics lien. about $10,000 is owed to me. Can i
collect under quantum merit or some other route because I do have a contract in place and i was ordered to cease and desist from property. Ho...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentDec 11, 2021
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 10, 2021
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Lien extended for 2nd year, will expire. Is it possible to get a Court Order to extend? Given exigent circumstances? What is the procedure for seeking a
Court Order? Thank you.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 26, 2021
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