Monthly "Forms" as a Sub-Contractor hired under contract by the Primary GC after Jan 2022. I should be Sending 1. Initital Notice of Contractual Retainage or is it now Reserved Funds letter which I send prior to issuing our first draw once project begins? (Re: the 10% retaiange withheld from pay applicat...Read More...Read More
We had to remove one of our subs because they could not keep the schedule. We gave them a deductive Change Order and a termination letter. (They have been paid a fair amount for the work they completed, so don’t expect our 1st sub to file a lien.) They have been unresponsive as we have t...Read More...Read More
Can we file a notice of Termination and have it filed with the county if the homeowner never signs it? Will that give us lien rights as we have not worked on this property for over a year!...Read More
We are a subcontractor hired by a GC - the GC has not paid us. Our last date on site was 7/25/22. What can I do within that 90 day deadline. How long do I have to file a lien? If I am not within the deadline what are the other options? What are the definitions of “the project” as it relates to us regardin...Read More...Read More
I have a question about conditional waivers. A lot of general contractors don't pay invoices within 30 days and at the time of submitting a new invoice (which requires the inclusion of a new conditional/unconditional lien waiver), more than the current month's billing is still outstanding. If this is the case, ...Read More...Read More
I am a builder and a residential home designer. After finishing a home design plan, the Owner is refusing to pay. Can I file a lien on the property, or on the project that has not started? I am not the GC, just the plan designer....Read More
I'm run a solar sales organization. I have a client who paid cash for Solar, Roof and a new HVAC unit with ducting work. The HVAC construction company I subcontracted fir the job was a total mess. He came out to give an estimate and while we were still negotiating the projects cost. He started the j...Read More...Read More
Will a valid Change Order negate a Final Waiver, which might have already been executed for said project? Is the answer the same for all US States?...Read More
My company is a GC on a Construction Project. Our Subcontractor, who we are contracted with, has a court case against them, and because of that my company was ordered to not release payment to them. In an effort to prevent the Subcontractor's vendor (who is owed money) from putting a li...Read More...Read More
A sub signed an unconditional final thinking it was conditional and just contacted me to say there were some changes to review before the contract is complete and ready for an unconditional waiver. They asked that I remove the signature or delate the waiver - is that possible?...Read More
I’m working with lending home who rejected a draw request saying that the contractor lien release needs to be notarized. The first draw release went through no issue and not notarized. Everything thing I read or colleague I talk to says NYS does not require this mike...Read More
1. customer asked for the following changes and want to verify by changing this wording it will still be fine. Where it states: …that the signer has on the property of Texas Dept of Transportation. located at 3513 Comsouth Or. Austin. Texas 78744 to the following extent. Traffic control Barrier and A...Read More...Read More
We are the material supplier and our customer is requesting that we provide an Unconditional Waiver and Release on Progress payment however normally our customer provides us with the form with the filled in blanks we verify and sign upon said verification....Read More
We received a payment from a General Contractor today (1/5), however the amount that we received is $40k less than what was approved in the draw that we submit via Textura. I had already signed an unconditional through Textura before receiving the payment since Textura allows subcontractors t...Read More...Read More
I own a carpet cleaning company and an office we clean carpet for, has asked me to sign a "Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien." I told them I do not need to sign it because we do not put liens on property. They are insisting we sign and I don't see why, when I have never put a lien on a propert...Read More...Read More