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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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?? ...Read More
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
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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....Read More