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I have a lien on a property that has not been paid. The lien is about to expire. Both owners have died with no heirs to the estate. Bank holds the loan and has been paying taxes. What are my options.
NebraskaI filed my lien two years ago to the estate no one is heir.
NebraskaHello, I am a NC licensed General Contractor. It is a very long story but I have a client that owes me approx $9,000.00 for work we completed sometime in early 2019 and billed on 7-1-19. I don't think I have any chance of still filing a lien on their buildings but someone told me I may be wrong about that so I thought I would check.
Thanks,
Greg Cockerham
North CarolinaI'm a subcontractor that worked on a big project. We finished the project back in February and sent in our invoice in march. We are now in July and We have still not received any type of payment/
UtahA lien was placed on my home when a contractor failed to pay the supplier - Humphrey's Lumber - the $40,000 owed for materials purchased to do a renovation on my home.
The contractor WAS paid - by me - over $160,000 at the point at which the lien was issued. Clearly, he COULD HAVE / SHOULD HAVE paid Humphrey's - but refused.
I was not aware they had not been paid (about 9 months in to the project).
The contractor walked off the job. It has now been nearly seven years - and although we have tried to work with Humphreys (everyone knows who the "bad guy" is here.... as this contractor refused to pay Humphrey's in the past, resulting in an additional lien being placed on his mother's home....) Humphrey's Lumber is NOT (so far) willing to release the lien.
The contractor is bankrupt.
What is my next best course of action? I am willing to hire a lawyer. The contractor also stole materials from my job to build another house in Tiverton. Sub contractors were well aware of this action.
Thank you for any advice on where to go from here... and a recommedation for a very experienced, tough lawyer to assist.
Rhode IslandA notice of intent to lien was filed by you for my company. What is the time frame to file the lien so I don't loose my lien rights?
IllinoisWe are the GC, who completed a project 4-11. Our lien deadline would be 7-10 correct, not 7-31. Not sure what the 90 days of last date of month provided, & within 90 days of project completion mean, as you would come up with 2 different deadlines. How does a lien for retainage work?
VirginiaI have this same question for Arizona as well. We are a Commercial General Contractor hired by the tenant to perform work. If we need to lien, would we have lien rights against the property or only if the tenant is getting a Tenant Allowance?
District of ColumbiaThank you in advance for your assistance and thoughts. I purchased a new home here in Georgia 1.5 years ago. The developer did not pay several of the subcontractors, and most all of those early liens have since expired or will soon expire.
However, I just received a new grading/landscaper lien for work he had done in he past, before I bought my home. He recently came back to install a rain sensor (at the request of our neighborhood landscaping committee) that he "forgot" to install when the home was new, and is now using that as a basis to claim lien rights to 4000.00 dollars worth of grading/landscaping work dating back to before I bought the home. However, in the lien he states that he was requested to install the sensor to "add to or upgrade" the irrigation system (I guess he didn't want to admit he had forgotten back when the house was new), and not that he was "finishing" a job. This contradicts his email response from him stating that it was all one job, and that is why he can do this.
Do I have a case to dismiss?
Thank you!
GeorgiaHi, in October 2019, my company provided specialty piping materials to a customer in Houston that were fabricated and pressure tested at their facility by our personnel, then shipped to their projects in New Mexico and North Dakota and applied to their customer's projects in weeks/months that followed. They haven't paid and didn't cooperate with us on providing details about their projects, site locations, owners etc.
2 questions:
1. Do we qualify to file a lien on both states based on my explanation?
2. If we do qualify, is there any possibility we can request an exception on timeliness due to their refusal to keep us in the loop on details? We still don't know exactly when the materials were applied to the sites, just best guess.
Thanks
New Mexico1. We are a Subcontractor and work under a GC. Our contract states that we are 'paid when paid' by GC from owner within 10 days. Trying to figure out if there is a proper time to file the intent to lien or the actual lien. For example. if it is July and we are still awaiting a payment from April's draw- is this normal protocol to file a lien?
2. What is the stance on filing a mechanic's lien for retention close the the 30 day AFTER the notice of completion is filed?
Californiamaine
no contract
general contractor last day on job is x
a subcontractor did work on property without consent of owner after gc last day so say y (owner said to not do anymore work)
gc filed mechanics lien
gc was paid by his parents for work (not requested to do so from owner)
is last day to calculate timing of mechanics lien based on x or y
MaineK&P Commercial Contractors is an Out-of-State contractor working on a hotel project in NC. Due to COVID our project has been delayed and we are approaching the 120 day lien filing deadline. However we still have equipment on site that we have been invoicing each month. Can this equipment be treated as "Material Provided" and extend our filing deadline?
North CarolinaMy house was damaged in a hail storm last summer. A general contractor came to my door soliciting the repairs, before the insurance had been here to assess. We had already contacted another contractor and was on the fence about who to hire. This contractor said he would work the deductible into the quote/bid, which is the reason we decided to use them. There were numerous repairs, including new roof, paint, windows resealed, replacing patio canopy. They did the roof and then said they did not want to finish the rest. Told me to get other contractors to finish. I did have other contractors come bid and there is not even close to the amount needed to have other contractors finish the repairs after giving them what they say I owe for the roof. He denies telling me they would absorb the deductible. I have two witnesses who were present when he made the statement. We have been going back and forth for a year now. All I wanted them to do was to complete the repairs they agreed to do. They refuse. I sent them the written bids from other contractors. Of course, they put a lien on the property. Do they have to fulfill the agreed upon repairs before the contract is fulfilled?
ColoradoWe supplied equipment and training and are completely done on the project, but it is on-going and will be for another year. Do we need to file a claim before the notice of completion?
California