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The preliminary lien notice was returned by the post office saying "no mail receptacle." I have a PO Box to send it to. Do I need to retract and resend the preliminary notice to all or just mail it to the property owner at the PO Box. What is the correct legal way to do it? Thanks!...Read More
Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 15, 2021
CaliforniaPreliminary Notice
I've lived in a 1 Bedroom Cottage for 4 years+ now and am having issues with my landlord, which has led to her filing an erroneous UD claim (unlawful detainer/eviction) against me and my girlfriend (who intentionally remains unnamed in the complaint as "other occupant(s)"- yet likely could be argued she had a key and then therefore is a de facto tenant) and is making false, down-right defamatory, bogus claims about my use of the property and behavior to get around "non-payment" style evictions prohibited by the Pandemic Moratorium on evictions for non-payment , and is being addressed by myself pro se wise in Court here in Sacramento, CA. SO.... with all that being said, here's my question: Considering I had told the landlord about a Skylight Water Leak issue nearly 4 years ago that occurred during a bad rainstorm, and she asked me if I could repair it, which I replied "Sure, no problem" and took care of it, can I place a Mechanic's Lien on her property for Non-Payment since I was never given either Rent Credit or Cash in return yet she benefited, plus this was all over the phone as an oral request/agreement? ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentFeb 17, 2021
CaliforniaMechanics LienPreliminary NoticeRight to Lien
We had a company come out to perform remediation services to our home after an appliance leak. He said he dealt directly with insurance and had me sign paperwork, but never provided an estimate or even disclosed the pricing. Now he is threatening to lien our home because the insurance company finds the bill he submitted to be excessive in terms of hours and fees he is attempting to charge. As a homeowner, we are stuck in the middle. I believe he had me sign work authorization documents and some paperwork at the beginning, but we were not furnished copies, and again no outline of fees or actual services that were going to be performed were outlined. The contractor assured me throughout the process when I asked him on day one what my financial obligations would be, that he dealt with insurance all the time and that what he was doing was standard and that I wouldn't owe anything out of pocket. My understanding is that for him to file a lien, he would have had to provide me with a prelien notification and that it would include a set dollar amount. I believe he may have shown me a prelien document, but the dollar amount would have been blank. This seems to invalidate his claim that a prelien had been provided, and again, I was not provided with copies of such documents? I am at a loss as to how to validate the legitimacy of the fees and hours he is billing for, and the insurance company claims his practices and fees are out of line with industry standards? He also advertisers for all these services he provides and people show up with his company shirts on...but according to the CA State Licensing Board he claims to not have any employees? He apparently subbed some of the work out to another company who had workers on the job (wearing shirts that referenced the GC), and yet that company also claims to licensing board that they have no employees? We didn't even know another company was involved until he submitted a bunch of bills to the insurance company that included bills from these vendors? He is also now trying to collect and additional 20% in fees (called Overhead & Profit) on top of all these vendors bills. The fees equate to thousands of dollars, and are a major sticking point of the insurance company. The insurance company claims how he is billing represents a deviation from his previous billing practices. When I approached the contractor about revising or agreeing to negotiate his bill, he claims his attorney told him that if he lowered the bill by more than 10%, he would be constituting insurance fraud? This morning i received a Notice that he intends to file a lien. Help? How do i confirm he even filed a legitimate prelien notice? And doesn't the State of CA require an estimate or some type of contract that lists specifics services and fees?...Read More
Ally Wagner
2 answersAdd commentFeb 12, 2021
CaliforniaConstruction ContractPreliminary Notice
I recently requested information from a contractor in order to file a prelim. I have not gotten a response after requesting said information. How would I proceed if no payment has been made for the materials furnished and no prelim info has been given? ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 9, 2021
CaliforniaPreliminary Notice
Is there a preliminary notice (notice to owner) that needs to be filed in Maryland? This is also a government project that is not bonded. In Florida, where I'm more accustomed to working, government property cannot be liened, so I'm just trying to make sure I have noticed correctly. Thx....Read More
April James
1 answerAdd commentFeb 9, 2021
MarylandPreliminary Notice
I am a subcontractor. I ordered materials from my supplier in December and equipment in January. My supplier filed the preliminary notice in January and claims that the preliminary notice only applies for the equipment purchases. Can suppliers file a preliminary notice on a specific purchase order, for instance, just for the equipment? If yes, how should that look on the preliminary notice? If the notice doesn't specify that it is for one particular Purchase Order, does that mean the notice applies to both materials and equipment? Please provide links as well. Thank you. ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 9, 2021
CaliforniaPreliminary Notice
We're a prime contractor in Washington and understand that Model Disclosures have to be sent before a project is started. However, we deal with a lot of same day services across the state and generally don't know about the job until someone calls us with an emergency. If we don't know about the project until the day of, how can we make sure we're meeting this requirement?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentFeb 5, 2021
WashingtonPreliminary Notice
We filed a preliminary notice on August 10, 2020 without lender information. If we add a lender information on preliminary notice now, we will need to send the revised notice to both parties, or just to the lender. We don’t want to lose our spot. Please advise, Thank you, ...Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentFeb 9, 2021
NevadaPreliminary Notice
We are a metal building broker in GA that sells customized metal buildings. We require a 20% deposit when the building is ordered. After the building (approx 8-12 weeks later) has been manufactured, we require payment of balance by certified funds on delivery. We have a customer that paid by ACH transfer a couple of days before delivery. The day of delivery, we were notified that ACH funds transfer was being reversed due to insufficient funds. Therefore the building delivery did not take place and we have possession of the customized building in a storage facility. ...Read More
Anonymous Material Supplier
Waiting for answerAdd commentFeb 9, 2021
GeorgiaMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
We are a GC and previously our owners never filed Preliminary Notices toward our clients, however, we had many of our subs provide preliminary notices on the work. We are having issues obtaining final payment. Is it too late to send a notice, which I understand is a perquisite? We want to be able to place a Mechanics Lien if the client does not move forward with payment....Read More
Anonymous Property Owner
3 answersAdd commentFeb 4, 2021
CaliforniaMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
Do I need to send a Preliminary Notice to a property owner if I was a subcontractor? This work was done due to a plumbing error by another company. The resident then called a Restoration company which worked with the insurance and the restoration company had subcontracted us out....Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentFeb 3, 2021
IllinoisPreliminary Notice
If I have more than one project on the same job but it's under the same job # do I need multiple prelims for each job, like one for mitigation and one for abatement?...Read More
Anonymous General Contractor
2 answersAdd commentFeb 2, 2021
CaliforniaMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
We are a boatyard and have a vessel that has been abandoned. We are owed storage. What type of lien do we file? Mechanics lien?...Read More
Deborah Moore
Waiting for answerAdd commentFeb 4, 2021
FloridaPreliminary Notice
Its alarming to our clients when they receive the preliminary notice (or even the intent to lien) after they signed their contract so we were wondering if it was possible to include it in our master contract as part of the process when they sign. ...Read More
Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 3, 2021
WashingtonPreliminary Notice