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Hey there,
I am looking at potentially utilizing your services but I am rather new to the pre-lien process and would love to get in touch with someone to better understand. I have watched your very useful videos and read the FAQs. I would like to discuss the risk attached to the process. What are the collection rates that you have seen in the past..etc..Would you be able to give me a call?
CaliforniaWhen will the bank pay our lien?
TexasHelp
LouisianaI have a contractor in Texas that wants to use a Masters lien waiver to close out the job/ please let me know your thoughts on this/if the construction company goes bankrupt with unpaid invoices what happens.
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TexasI'm a subcontractor working on a Tenant Improvement job. We have completed the job however did not get paid. The tenant filed for bankruptcy in May 2020 and we proceed to file a Mechanics Lien against the property owner. The property where the job was performed is in Santa Clara County, California. Our vendor Levelset filed the lien here. However, the property owner is a Delaware corporation. Is there anything we need to do within the Delaware jurisdiction?
CaliforniaContractor did work for a tenant. The tenant filed for bankruptcy. Hoping to enforce the lien rights without dealing with the bankruptcy stay. Can I just pursue the owner and not the bankrupt tenant?
New YorkHome buyer that paid earnest money, money for upgrades, multiple projects for improvements, etc.
Project was close to finish and has now been foreclosed on.
Can I file a lien for lost money?
In the state of Texas.
TexasHi, I would like some help filing a lien in a general contractor that just filed for bankruptcy. What are your rates?
North CarolinaHI,
We have a customer who filed chapter 11. However they just recently paid us for prepetition invoices. Can they clawback this payment? Customer we are billing is in NY the project is in OH which we did file a lien.
OhioCan I file a lien after a company has filed bankruptcy? I have sent the notice of intent but no the actual filing.
New YorkThe liens are for work performed on behalf of a tenant. The tenant filed for bankruptcy. Can an action be filed against the property owner without naming the tenant to avoid the bankruptcy stay?
TexasI'm a customer of Petersen Dean and paid them in full to complete a solar job in Southern California, which included exdtra $$$ for an electricaly panel upgrade completed by a subcontractor. PetersenDean took the exta $$$ but did not oay the subcontractor. The subcontractor is attempting to place a lien on my home (I received 20-day notice) and we (me and subcontractor) have no written agreement and i did pay for their work thrugh PetersenDean, which filed Chapter11 last week. What can I do to protect my property considering I am completely innocaten and have paperwork to show I paid for the work already?
CaliforniaI am a direct subcontractor that has filed liens against a company that is filing bankruptcy. (Chapter 11) The liens are in 6 states (New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Texas, California, Florida) What do I need to do?
CaliforniaWe are a small General Contractor in San Francisco Bay Area, we were in contract with Specialty's Cafe & Baker, to remodel restaurant in San Francisco California. Job was $615,000 we received 1 progress payment of $105,000. with balance due of $510,000.
We were two weeks from being complete, when were informed that due to Covid 19 shelter in place, they were closing their doors on all 55 of their restaurants will not to reopen. They filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. We filed Mechanics Lien on building they are tenant in. Landlord wants a lien free building, we are in discussions with them to see what can be done to close out permit. They may possibly pay partial?? Is there any recourse with landlord?? Do we have to remove lien if we don't get paid?? How can a large corporation just walk away owing so much money with no recourse?? They claim they owe 1,000 vendors, with only 50,000 in assets, but owe between 1 million and 10 million dollars. (we know they owed us $510,000 on this job) Are we at the mercy of the Landlord??
We had completed a remodel for same customer in February 2020 and they owe us Final Retention Balance of $29,000, we filed Mechanics Lien on that one too. We are sending paperwork to Landlord to see what can be done?? Do we have to remove Mechanics Lien if we don't get paid??
CaliforniaWe filed a lien on a commercial project in March. We recently received a letter from an attorney stating that our lien is invalid because our customer has filed for bankruptcy. The property owner has paid our customer, but our customer has not yet paid us. Could there be any truth to this notice?
New York