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We are an equipment rental company. We initiated a lien on a real property where we provided rental equipment. However,currently the amount owed was more than the lien amount. We are currently within the 90 days as of the last day of the delivery of the services. However, the general contractor posted a bond couple weeks ago, which is also less than what was owed. Can we amend our lien to reflect the correct owed amount, even though there is a bond? The Florida statutes FS 713.08 and 713.24 seemed to be contradicting as to amendment of the lien amount. Is there any risk of not able collect any or portion of the amount owed in case of amendment to lien?
Thank you for your help!
FloridaWe are an equipment rental company. We initiated a lien on a real property where we provided rental equipment. However,currently the amount owed was more than the lien amount. We are currently within the 90 days as of the last day of the delivery of the services. However, the general contractor posted a bond couple weeks ago, which is also less than what was owed. Can we amend our lien to reflect the correct owed amount, even though there is a bond? The Florida statutes FS 713.08 and 713.24 seemed to be contradicting as to amendment of the lien amount. Is there any risk of not able collect any or portion of the amount owed in case of amendment to lien?
Thank you for your help!
FloridaMy GC bonded off a lien so now our closing in mid Sep will move forward. He says my company is compketely removed from the lien now and he will fight it in the courts. But, isn't my company name still tied to this lien until it is completely resolved with the subcontractor who filed it? Can he come after my company?
FloridaGood Afternoon
I am a subcontractor who filed a mechanics lien for account of private improvement thru your company last year - record date 10/31/2020. I want to extend the lien for another year. I was told this has to be done by a judge, I am trying to confirm if that is accurate. Job and lien were in New York.
Also what does bonding a lien mean?
Thank you
Dina Platti
Level Build
631-601-7459
New YorkHi my name is Gerardo Gomez I don’t have a contractor license and a did a work for a customer who doesnt want a pay then so I have any option to do about it we start the job on the August 4 and was finished on the 17... thank you
ArizonaSorry this is going to be long! We are a supplier to a general contactor for a project in Nevada. This is one of our best customers we've been doing business with over 30 years. We supplied a canopy from a vendor in Texas and when it arrived at the jobsite is wasn't fabricate to match the construction drawings supplied to them by us. The general contactor had to hire a local company to modify the canopy so that it could be installed properly. The send us payment minus the backcharge for labor. We in turned paid our supplier minus the backcharge. Our supplier didn't agree and has filed a lien on the property. We did not or plan on filing a lien on this project. We informed the GC about the lien and they requested that we bond off the claim. I'm not sure we can do that as a supplier. We have never had to supply a payment bond before so how would be bond off a claim. If I am reading your website correctly only the GC or Owner can bond off a claim. Is that correct?
TexasI went to work for a guy has 37 rentals plus he put me in one 3 months later I had surgery an got evicted now in tree months he only paid me 600$ plus pulled a gun on me an tried to run me over o was a handyman fliped apartment put hotwater heaters in flooring in 5 of his units
KentuckyI am interested in a release of lien bond for my property because my general contractor placed an invalid lien on it. Are you guys able to help with that?
OregonThe client we filed a mechanic lien again, filed a lien discharge bond. Client still refuses to pay, we want to get paid by the surety company. What is our next step?
New YorkDo you do work in AZ?
I have a customer who has stated they may purchase a surety bond against the lien my company has in place against a property my client owns. The property is under contract to close 8/28. My question is, can I collect for any legal fees during the bond negotiation? My lien and fees total $10,200 as of now.
Thanks,
Bryan
MarylandI put a bid in on a barn that burnt down and it was accepted by the insurance company and the property owner of the property owner had me sign a contractors waiver of lien conditional upon payment of and I went and did some work and then never got paid so you stop doing the work what can I do
UtahWe are a millwork sub in Texas who still have approximatly 8k due on a job that is completed. Third month notices will be due on 9/15. We received communications from a firm that says that the GC is filing bankruptcy and that 17 of our fellow subs are hiring them to collect their money.
If this is true and the GC files bankruptcy, does that change the owner's obligation to pay off any lien we file? The firm says the owner will just 'bond off' the lien and we won't get paid.
TexasI am doing currently a job for my builder. I am wiring a new 4 unit town homes in Denver, Colorado. I pulled an electrical permits for all 4 units. I finished roughing in and pass my electrical inspection. My builder or also an owner decided to make a major changing to raising the ceiling in the kitchen and dining area. He hired a demo crew without even telling me. The he rewired all the kitchen and dining room area. When I last got there the drywall is already textured and paint. I am seeing a lot of mistakes, mis wired, basically a few electrical lights and outlets won't work. The ceiling will need to be tear out again to fish the wires again. I keep telling my builder or an owner he says that he can do whatever he wants. He told me not to show up on the site at all. My contract says I will get paid after full rough in 50 % . And I will get paid 50 % after the trim pass inspection. So I am afraid that i will not get paid at all. I told him I will file a mechanics lien he says that he will buy the bond out. So he doesn't care at all what I do. So I don't know what to do whom to call. I have spent a lot of money to rough in the building. All my profits is on the trim side. Help me please. Thanks.
ColoradoI had a mechanic lien placed on my property in 2016 in Monroe County New York.
I paid the the contractor the lien amount recently in 2020.
He refuses to remove the lien unless I pay him -additional $.
I am reading about expired liens. He did not extended the lien .
So how can I remove the lien from the property? I want to sell it. He told me to go hell and wasn’t going to do a thing for me.
New YorkWe are an LLC that has done Basic Landscape Maintenance and more, weekly for a commercial client for over 2 years. When they owed us for services rendered for June, we notified them that we weren't going to go back to maintain the commercial property until we were paid to date. We did receive the late June payment but at the same time, we were told that they no longer needed our services and we were fired. We sent a Termination of Services Letter to them that clearly states that they still owe us for 2 wks of our services and that it would be due and owing until it's been paid. We've also sent an invoice to them 3 times; to no avail... no payment. The amount owed is $615. Can we put a Mechanic's Lien on the property until they pay in full or do you all have a better alternative idea for us? We are from Seminole County Florida. Thank you!
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