My company is a general contractor for a solar project being executed in New York. One of our subcontractors has sent us a mechanics lien notice for non-payment of sums that were never approved by us under change orders. We are looking to contest the lien claim for lack of substance, but aren't sure if we can write to the county where the site is located to stop recordation of the lien claim by providing a notice of contest along with proof, or we need to wait out until county takes any action on the lien notice delivered to them. Could someone please advise the recommended course of action to contest the mechanics lien for being unsubstantiated....Read More
We can not get paid for a commercial job (hotel) that we delivered all the goods to in Brooklyn, NY in February 2020. On May 18th, we sent a Notice of Intent to Lien; however, this has failed to deliver as the tracking states undelivered "Notice Left (No Authorized Recipient Available)." We are ready to file a mechanics lien on the property. Will it be an issue if the intent was not delivered first? Also what happens if we cannot deliver the lien to the property owner similar to the intent to lien?...Read More
Hi, who should I address the Notice of Intent to Foreclose to? The landlord or the person who hired me/owes me the money (and cc' the landlord)?
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I’m a subcontractor who’s hired to staff cleaning crew to do do cleaning services in multiple constructions job sites. I finished work on Friday and a owed over 5 weeks of pay. What can I do to collect all my final payments? ...Read More
We are a General Contractor to our Client- (Cookies United 107666 & 107433) They have paid us in full for all Invoices (Material, Install and Freight) but have shorted us Sales Tax on all of these Invoices totaling $36,770.48 outstanding. Are we allowed to/have any right to file a lien against them for Sales Tax unpaid? ...Read More
I am owed a substantial amount by one company for 2 jobs. Would you recommend I send a final notice letter? Or should I just file a lien. I have been trying to get paid for four months without success. We do not have a signed contract, we have proposals and emails from project managers authorizing and approving work. The project manager has recently been fired from the company but is willing to give his side of the story and a sworn affadavit if needed. ...Read More
I’m doing some work in a co-op apt. The client didn’t put her items in storage as agreed upon, forcing us to work around them. I sanded 3floors already and stained the bedroom floor. This job was supposed to take 3 weeks but took almost 3 months due to moving her items around and her constantly changing her mind on items already approved on. She went to another company and got an estimate of $6000 to complete when I informed her the changes she keeps making after approval bought the final payment to$44000. That’s when she claimed she lost her keys and needed my copy. After receiving them she asked me to remove my tools and self from her property and isn’t making any payments. As per my insurance I’m not allowed to work on her plumbing or electrical and got the appropriate company to sub the job to. She refuses to pay them also. How can I get pass this?...Read More
I’m doing some work in a co-op apt. The client didn’t put her items in storage as agreed upon, forcing us to work around them. I sanded 3floors already and stained the bedroom floor. This job was supposed to take 3 weeks but took almost 3 months due to moving her items around and her constantly changing her mind on items already approved on. She went to another company and got an estimate of $6000 to complete when I informed her the changes she keeps making after approval bought the final payment to$44000. That’s when she claimed she lost her keys and needed my copy. After receiving them she asked me to remove my tools and self from her property and isn’t making any payments. As per my insurance I’m not allowed to work on her plumbing or electrical and got the appropriate company to sub the job to. She refuses to pay them also. How can I get pass this?...Read More
We are a subcontractor that is towards the end of a project, we are owed money on invoices that are past due. Do we need to send any type of formal notice prior to filing a mechanics lien?...Read More
I am a contractor who needs to terminate my sub-agreement with a designer who is under contract with the homeowner for a project. I am responsible for the removal of the popcorn ceiling throughout the unit, some skim coating/texturing work in the bathroom area, and painting throughout the unit. There is another GC who is responsible for the renovations to the rest of the bathroom and the kitchen. My reason for termination is complete and total incompetence on the part of the designer and her GC. In fact, I believe the GC has purposely sabotaged our attempts to complete our portion of the work being done.
We were first in and removed the popcorn ceiling, skim coated, and final sanded within the first four days. Since that time, I have been jerked around, lied to about progress on other components, and have been put under pressure to do things that are not in my agreement nor am i insured to do. In fact, the designer has also tried to get my worker to do things for her while I’m not there - things that I already said “no” to. This is now going on two months. I, or my worker, have shown up to continue doing our part of the contract only to find out that we were lied to and the work by the GC that needed to be done was not done.
After a nasty conversation with the designer this morning who threatened to destroy my reputation online if I walk away from the painting portion of the contract, I need to know what my options are and the proper steps to move forward. Even though my proposal was a lump sum proposal and did not break down the individual components by cost, she owes me money for the work already completed, materials which were just purchased, and trip charges for the 7 times that I showed up in the last two months to work and could not. Please point me in the right direction...
Best regards
-Ed...Read More
My father is a contractor, and was agreed to do a job on a nearby house to build a ramp. He has a contract with the person who hired him; however he still hasn’t been paid the full amount both parties agreed on ($20,000). What type of lawyer can I search for and is there any advice on how to proceed? I assumed construction lawyer (hence why I’m on your website), but if I’m misunderstanding — kindly advise me on where I should be looking instead.
Please let me know, thank you. ...Read More
If a due date is not until 7/3/2020. But Level set wants to send a "Notice of Intent to Lien" is it best to send these before the due date or after the due date has passed? For example, New York....Read More