We are the sub hired by the GC on a commercial project in Texas. We received an invoice from OUR sub for higher than the original contract. When we sent the change order to our GC for approval, they rejected it. We are in communication on how to solve the issue, but I want to make sure we're prot...Read More...Read More
I have been setting forms and pouring concrete at an Apartment building for the past 45 days. I have not received a check in 3 weeks and wanted to put a lien on the property because the GC hasn’t paid me and I see no intent. Can I do anything ...Read More
The owner of a project called our company & they are asking for our Hiring Customers Invoices, because we sent them a second month notice. Are we permitted to send it? I only ask, because I don't know if our hiring customer is marking up our prices to them, and our invoices would let them kn...Read More...Read More
i was working on a project and put a invoice in for payment and i only received half the payment, and the contractor put me off for couple weeks giving me a run a round about the payment....Read More
I send a single invoice for retainage at the end of a project. Can I still send a monthly notice if this retainage invoice is unpaid? The invoice includes retainage on the whole project, not just for work done in a particular month....Read More
I am a carpenter (sub contractor) who has been working for a GC in Texas. We (crew members), are frequently treated as employees, i.e. told when-what-where we are working and what jobs we are performing. We don’t sign any contracts for work to be performed or what the timeline i...Read More...Read More
So I’m in Texas, I hired a framer to complete the dry in phase for a residential addition. He got as far as all bu the siding on the project and quit showing up. I had paid him for about 75% of the amount we had contracted for, I did I not pay the total as he did not finish the project as laid out in our contra...Read More...Read More
We are a material supplier in many states (LA, MS, TX, AL, etc). When we have a long project, do we only send the one preliminary notice at the beginning, or do we send a new preliminary notice with the updated amount for each new shipment? ...Read More
As a material supplier, we often invoice months before we ship materials. For example, I have 3 unpaid invoices dated from January, but I didn't ship materials until May. I know some people calculate monthly notice deadlines from invoice dates, but I don't believe that is legally acceptable in my...Read More...Read More
Represent demolition contractor who is unpaid. They were contracted by a sub-subcontractor on a commercial job in New Orleans. Our folks began work in late November and they left the job site by early February. The project is ongoing. ...Read More
I have 2 projects which are recently beyond 60 days on their invoices. I filed a notice for both projects approx 1 week ago. Can I move straight to a Mechanics Lien without jeopardizing my lien rights?...Read More
Are we supposed to send monthly notices if only retainage is owed? If we haven't sent the Preliminary notice or any monthly notices yet can we start sending them or should we just send an Intent to Lien? This is for retainage only....Read More
We are a supplier right now, but will also be a subcontractor in Texas soon. I am getting pushback from our sales group on filing preliens in Texas. They don't like having the contract amount on the initial notice. I want to make sure we retain our lien rights. My questions are Do we have to send the initi...Read More...Read More
Can a Texas Preliminary Notice be sent even prior to being onsite…basically anytime after the contract is signed? If you have a very short duration project, let’s say it’s a one or two day project, do you still have until the 15th of the second month after your first day onsite to send the Preliminary Notice?...Read More