Create or sign in to your account to view more questions
Log in or create an account to get access to the best parts of the Community
Sign upSign in instead
Explore the community
Upcoming Webinars
MAY
08Ferguson’s Mission-Driven Leadership: How Purpose Powers SuccessLive Webinar: 10:30 AM CST
Are you a lawyer?
Join the only network built for the construction legal community.
Already part of the community? Login here
Related Topics
Lien Foreclosure Questions
All Status
Lien Foreclosure
All States
I lien a commercial project, but have not gotten paid can I put a claim to the general contractors bond
CaliforniaAs a home owner in Texas, can I be held responsible \ sued by a supplier who the contractor bought goods and never paid that supplier?
TexasRoof repair completed August 6, 2019. Insurance paid 10K and I am billed $9K more. Insurance refuses to disburse balance due. Contractor sent Intent letter to Lien Mobile Home for unpaid bill. Per FL Statute 713, I can withhold monies until Contractor ascertains all people participating on the project have been paid. I sent Certified letter to Contractor asking for a list of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, suppliers and material-man about 2 months ago. No reply. Yesterday, I sent new Certified letter asking for Contractor's Final Payment Affidavit before I pay final bill to make sure who remain (if any) without pay. Still have not heard from Contractor. Looks to me Contractor wants to file lien without giving me this info. How can I protect myself and properly pay outstanding bill without knowing whom (subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, etc) participated in project, the pay they deserve and if they are paid in full? I need to stop Contractor on its tracks (I am under the impression they probably want to charge me interest charges, like if I am a money printing machine and that's an act of bad faith) and stop further modifications to the filed lien if it goes through. Thank you for your response
FloridaI have a mechanic's lien that has been assigned to me and notarized but it still shows up at the recorder of deed's under the name of the contractor who did the work. DO I have any legal standing on this lien. How would the county even know that I am owed the money if it is not recorded with them
IllinoisContractor 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 YorkI'm a Contractor who has placed a mechanics lien on a homeowner for non payment on a job. Homeowner has contacted me about taking it to a judge and he assured me I would loose the case. How can I know what to expect next and be well represented in that case. My Mechanic Lien is only for 3,100.
TexasContractor closed up shop and left a lot of homeowners and subcontractors (us) high and dry. I field liens on all properties with unpaid balances. Several of the homeowners contacted us and made payments, a few did not. How much would it cost to enforce a lien as some of the balances ate below $2000. Collectively it may be worth the effort but what is the cost for EACH enforcement? It's been at least 6 months and I only have 1 year to enforce. Thank you.
FloridaThe 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?
TexasThe work was for a tenant who has filed for bankruptcy. Can the owner be pursued without the tenant to avoid the bankruptcy stay? Or is the tenant a necessary party?
New JerseyA tenant had work performed on the property but recently went bankrupt. If the tenant must be named in the lawsuit, it will be barred by the bankruptcy stay. But is the tenant a required party to the lien foreclosure action? Or can just the property be owner be named?
IllinoisI am a painting contractor owed by a builder who sold the house we painted. Can I lien the new owner for money the builder has not paid me. Also I did not originally file a preliminary notice on the job. Can I file notice for the recent work we did only, since that is what he owes me for. He paid me up until the end of the job, which was a huge house that sold for $26,000,000.00. He owes me about $24,000.00 for Epoxy coating on a 10 car garage which we just did a couple weeks ago. He also owes an additional $22,000.00 from the original work but I stupidly signed a unconditional progress draw release on that amount. The more recent work I only signed a conditional release. Please advise. Thank you in advance!
David
CaliforniaIn South Carolina, how long is a mechanics lien valid?
South CarolinaI 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?
CaliforniaAfter filing a lien the homeowner finally reached out because their investor stopped all construction. They want us to remove the lien and to get an agreement notarized of a payment plan because apparently they don't have the money. Would this be something I could actually enforce if I needed to?
New JerseyI have already forward an intent to lien for a project but at this point, over 60 days past due, should I just file a lawsuit in small claims court. The customer is a restaurant/bar and the total of the unpaid invoice is $5000.
Louisiana