In Wisconsin and we are providing labor to a subcontractor for a piece of property, are we disallowed to file a lien? I'm not sure if we are working on a residential or commercial job yet but in general are we prohibited or not because of the concrete work?Thank you.Tim Griffin ...Read More
We are a roofing subcontractor on a commercial project hired by the general Contractor. We failed to send a preliminary notice and then the general contractor was fired by the owner and we have not been paid yet....Read More
I did a job for a old friend. He works for another company, and got the job from a home owner he knows. A tree fell threw the roof and then needed the front half of the roof torn down and reframed. I was asked to do the job at a hourly wage which I accepted. He then screwed over me and the owner of the company. The owner of the company came down from where he is located and stopped the job. I haven't been payed by the home owner, owner of the construction company or the friend that works the company....Read More
My husband is a self employed contractor. He provided an estimate to the home owner not a contract because it was a friend helping a friend! ???? He completed the job on July 30 sent an invoice on August 3rd. We did not send or have a preliminary lien letter. I did send an intent to file a lien on September 10th they signed for it on September 13. When is the first day that I can file the lien, and can I if we didn’t have a contract with the owner nor a preliminary letter was sent?...Read More
The GC who has a contract with the ownership group for a $4.5m senior living facility ( and he also happens to be one of the owners ) has a contract with me to provide construction consulting services for $50,000 and has paid me $15,0000 after loan closing to start construction last fall, is now refusing to pay the remainder of the money owed to me even after I completed my work due to the fact that his contract with the ownership group states if he is over budget he is not responsible for the overages but will not get paid any additional GC money. But the fact is he is not acting as a GC, he is actually an owners rep because he is not guaranteeing the overages which are over $1m dollards,, yes he totally underestimated the cost of the project because they did not want to get final bids and engineered plans until AFTER the construction loan closed. But my contract with his GC company does not state that if he doesnt get paid, I dont get paid so technically I am still owed my money and can file a contractors or professional lien against the building which he is part owner....Read More