I have filed Construction lien on County level and heading to AAA arbitration award. my question is whether my lien will stick if customer property goes into foreclosure towards Sheriff sale ??...Read More
Claim of Lien was timely filed and notice sent certifed mail to owners address shown in the tax records, sender received a signed return receipt, the defendant owners raised the issue in their original answer; but dropped the lack of service claim in their amended answers. On Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment the Defendants argued they never received the Claim of Lien. Am I correct that the owners are barred from raising this argument since it was not in their amended answers / responsive pleadings....Read More
Can the officer of a construction company enforce a mechanic's lien which was properly recorded in the county in which the property is situated if (1) the lien was recorded with the individual officer's name listed on the lien as the claimant, rather than the construction company itself which performed the work, and (2) the individual officer listed is NOT the RMO associated with the company's license, but they ARE listed as "personnel associated" with the company's license on CSLB's wesbite?...Read More
Hi there - Let's say, for example purposes, that there was a foreclosure on the project. How would the value get liquidated so that the mechanics lien laws provide payment to the mechanic, subcontractor, and suppliers? Specifically, would the bank issue payment - and would there ever be a scenario where the mechanic could purchase the asset, with subcontractor/suppliers as an interested party on the asset (partial owners, let's so 10% each)?...Read More
I just got the message today that my mechanics lien is active and placed on the property I was working on, can I proceed with foreclosure? Or how do I get my funds ...Read More
I paid all contractor's for my sister's property, now is going on foreclosure need to file a mechanic lien follow by a lis pendes to stop sale, can you help me?...Read More
We have recently filed our first lien through your service. GC responded that he will be binding lien tomorrow. We have all rights to believe our lien is valid and we have multiple proofs of account being well stated. Please advise what should be our next step. ...Read More
I am restoration contractor who did emergency mitigation for the homeowner. We have all the documents signed along with the photos. We billed his insurance company but the insurance company sent a check to the mortgage company. The homeowner who hired and signed the documents is not answering the call now. We have already filed a lien on the property for $11000 and just sending the levelset documents for lien enforcement. How should I proceed with this situation?...Read More
I am a subcontractor who did remodeling work on a house but the GC did not make the last payment for the job. The owner already paid him but he didn't pay us. We were already able to file a lien but the payment is still not made. The next step would be to start a foreclosure process and how much would it cost to do so? You can recommend a lawyer to continue the case who preferably speaks Spanish....Read More