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Example, our pay application is for 12,000.00 but there are change orders for back charges in the amount of $18,000.00, thus creating a ($6,000.00) owed to
the GC
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 7, 2018
CaliforniaLien Waivers
We are a general contractor in Georgia, but we do business in other states. If I have a subcontractor who resides in Missouri (which has its own lien waiver
forms) who works on a job in Illinois (which does not have its own lien waiver forms), do I need to ask that subcontractor to sign a Missouri lien w...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 6, 2018
IllinoisLien Waivers
I filled a lien for non payment but the GC turned in a waiver to the business owner stating he had paid everyone. I had call the owner and the GC months
before filling the lien but didn’t notify them in writing that I hadn’t been paid. I filled my lien before the deadline but the business owner is threate...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 31, 2018
AlabamaLien WaiversMechanics LienRight to Lien
I noticed this sentence on your web site: "A contractor that solicits another party to waive a lien right in violation of the Tennessee law can lose their license."
Does this mean I cannot ask a Tennessee sub to sign a Georgia lien waiver form, with its conditional then unconditional language, prior to payme...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 30, 2018
TennesseeLien Waivers
Our insurance company requires us to require our subs to carry worker's comp insurance, and they audit us yearly. If we choose to work with a sub that does
not carry worker's comp, we have a form that we require the sub to sign in which they agree to an 11% "admin fee" for every invoice to cover th...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 28, 2018
GeorgiaLien Waivers
We have a customer that is requesting an Unconditional waiver on a project. The waiver that they sent over states that it is valid "Through Date: 7/20/2018".
We have two projects with them, and the earliest start date is 7/26/2018 which we submitted prelims for. I am weary to sign this unconditional be...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 28, 2018
CaliforniaLien DeadlinesLien WaiversMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
Missouri is one of the only states has statutorily required waiver forms. It appears the only form that is determined by state statute is the Unconditional Final
waiver. Is this true, and if so, what kind of form should Missouri contractors use for Unconditional Partial or Conditional Partial/Final Waivers?
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Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentAug 27, 2018
MissouriLien Waivers
One of our subs was waiting to be paid for work they did for us on a large reno project. While we were in the process of making financing arrangements to
pay them, they filed a lien with the bldg owner. The owner went ahead and paid them directly using funds that were owed to us from a separatel...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 23, 2018
MinnesotaLien WaiversMechanics LienPayment Disputes
Our Subcontractor is refusing to sign an unconditional release for the checks issued jointly with their suppliers. She will only sign the unconditional release for
checks actually deposited into her bank account. The joint checks were mailed to the subcontractor but they gave them to the suppliers.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 23, 2018
CaliforniaJoint ChecksLien Waivers
An owner is requiring us to provide unconditional waivers for all subcontractors in California. We have paid all subcontractors, and some subs are difficult to
get a hold of and do not want to go through all the hassle of providing an unconditional waiver. Can the owner legally require us to provide uncon...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 20, 2018
CaliforniaLien Waivers
We (the subcontractor) filed a lien against the property. Now our customer wants to pay with a cashier's check and is requesting a conditional final waiver
before giving us the check. We have explained to them that the check needs to clear before we start the process to release the lien but they don...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 17, 2018
CaliforniaLien Waivers
A change order we submitted was approved after we started work on the initial contract....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 14, 2018
MichiganLien WaiversPreliminary Notice
There is a balance owed to a supplier on a different job that is in fact delinquent. The GC on that particular job is withholding payment due to some punch list
items that they feel are inadequate.
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 13, 2018
CaliforniaLien Waivers