Dump truck services on a construction sites, hauled rock/dirt material from job site to another site. Accept job with the agreement that payment would in 2 weeks; 2 weeks came and went. He stated that he pays within 30 days, or when he gets paid. Informed him that was not our agreement, we never take jobs that pay 30 days out. 30 days has come and gone. He stated that he would have a check for us today, and we have not heard from, can't get him to answer calls. ...Read More
We have an upcoming deadline indicating we need to send a notice of non-payment for a job in Tennessee. The only balance remaining is for retainage on those invoices. Do we need to send this notice for retainage only?...Read More
Can i place an asset lien on a client. I do not want to lien the property because i do a lot of work for the landlord and dont want an issue there. The tenant on the other hand owes me money i fear i may not get?...Read More
I’m a subcontractor (Painting Business) and I’m triyng to get paid.
I’ve been dealing with this since December 21. This Contractor don’t want to pay the last portion of our deal ($2,500). And we have been talking to him and don’t have any success. I file a Monthly Notice with you guys, hopping that I could file a mechanical lien but now Your customer services tells me that from the date that a finish the job I only had 90 days in TN to do that, so now I don’t know what Arely chances? Or what should I do? ...Read More
I love the Levelset platform, however I am receiving pushback from General Contractors stating that I must use their own pay application. How true is this and what law protects me from having to use 15 different pay apps per month?...Read More
I am a contractor, we did some work on a building with a contract and the customer has defaulted on said contract but has offered to make payments, and has in fact made 1. but i was wondering can we put a lien against his assets, and not a mechanics lien on the property itself. The reason being we are close to the actual building owner and dont want to have any issues with him....Read More
We worked on a project for a customer and now we received 4 checks that are post marked. The first check was returned for NSF and just Friday we were able to deposit that check which was dated 7/7/2022. The check dated 7/21/2022 the bank is telling us that there aren't enough funds to deposit it. We also have two checks post dated to August 4, 2022 and August 18, 2022. The deadline to file a bond claim is 8/11/2022. Since we did get the funds for the first check should we file anything against our customer or what are our options to get this money sooner?...Read More
Location: Tennessee My GC completed the remodel of my residence approximately 10 months ago and is fully paid. I (homeowner) received notice from the HVAC contractor that they intend to file a lien against my property due to non payment of the final bill from the GC. 1. Can they do this since I did not contract with them directly 2. Isn't the time limit to file a lien over (HVAC contractor was last on property in Oct 2021 for a service call) or are they given a longer period for some reason...Read More
I had consensual sex with a client, Client does not want to pay and has been trying to use sex as a negotiable instrument instead which Is supposed to be unlawful and to which I would never agree too. I was pretty much pressured by the client to have sex with her in order to obtain the contract. Then, once the client became overtop annoying, and begin to interfere with my opportunities to acquire new clients I terminated the sex which led to a non stop harassment campaign in her desperate attempt to compel me to change mind....Read More
If we had a signed contract with a general contractor on a project and then the retainage law was updated/changed during the construction process, does the job then fall under the new updated law or does it remain with the date that the contract was executed with a general contractor?...Read More
Subcontractor who residential property owner doesn’t even know exists sends to the owner a Notice of Non-payment, then a Notice of Lien. Does subcontractor on residential renovation have lien rights? Notice of Lien is dated 8/10/20 for work last allegedly done in April 2020. If lien is filed, is it defective as untimely? Is unidentified subcontractor exposed to suit for damages? Thank you....Read More
My grandmother and I had an agreement that my fiancé and I and our child could use our own money to fix up an old empty house to live in. The agreement has been broken and she wants to put the house up for sale. Is it possible to get a lien without us being a company?...Read More