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Preliminary Notice Questions
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We didnt give Disclosure statement before starting the work RCW 18.27.114
Is the lien cant be placed due to that?
WashingtonI am in the process of creating a Preliminary Notice to our Contractor Advance Medical Builders, Inc & NASL, Just want to make sure that i am filling out the correct Preliminary Notice.
CaliforniaI'm working on a project that we did a portion of the job back in April and now we are doing another phase for a higher project cost, what would be the best step to make sure are payment is protected?
CaliforniaI worked on and insured a job for a Sub Contractor I was working with on a Hotel Renovation Done in Austin, Tx. The General Contractor knew I insured the job and helped in the work on the job but made the check out to the Sub Contractor. Hence the Sub Contractor was paid and didn’t pay me for my work. Normally the company who insures the job gets paid for the work but in this case they paid the Sub Contractor.
TexasWe are trying to figure out what should be defined as first delivery date. We start engineering work well in advance of delivering materials to an actual jobsite. Is the first delivery date our first day working on the engineering (which is when we invoice) or the first day we deliver that material to the jobsite? This job is in Texas, but we sell nationwide
TexasWould an NTO still be the first line of defense outside of a good Contract to receive timely payment?
Floridai am acting as a subcontractor and wanted to no the requirements of the notice of commencement
OhioWe have one account with 2 companies. When we made our preliminary notice for our job, it was made in the wrong company name. Later on, when we filed the mechanic's lien, the same wrong company was issued. Should we resend and reissue it our prelim and mechanic lien with the right company name and if so does that affect the lien and validity of the lien? Also, should we cancel the current mechanics lien with the wrong company? Please let us know this is very urgent, thank you.
CaliforniaI'm trying to find out the law on a mechanic's lien in Al. A contractor working on a medical building only paid one of the labourers and the other 4 received nothing. The contractor withheld the fact that he paid the one person and refuses to pay the other employees. No-one has said anything to the contractor about the lien yet until we know for sure how to go about the process.
AlabamaOnly one labour got paid by the contractor.He withheld the fact that he paid the one person and refuses to pay the other four
AlabamaWe have completed some decks and have been paid minus the 10% retention. I filed a preliminary notice on each property. We also have more decks to do. Do I file more 20 day notices on each property? These decks will also have a 10% retention.
CaliforniaIn the preliminary notice document, there is a question about what terms my company established with the customer (in this case a General Contractor) and three options: get paid when they get paid, get paid when we invoice, and another one that I can't recall right now. Our company don't have any term written in a contract about that and I am looking for advise for what would be the best option, taking into consideration we are subcontractors.
CaliforniaThe majority of the work we do is T&M (time and material billing on each order/section). The work is issued in a variety of ways.
1. Customer calls in orders as they need rebar (we have no idea of how much rebar we will supply to the job)
a. They may place orders daily, weekly, monthly or somewhere in between
b. Order size varies – could be hundred dollar or several thousand dollars per order
c. We’ve had jobs were the initial order is a few hundred dollars, and the final job amounts reach over $100,000
2. Customers drop off a set of plans and ask us to detail (determine the amount of rebar they need) the job for them
a. They may have us do one section of the job and never ask for the remaining rebar on the job
b. They may have us do a few sections over time
c. They may have us do the entire job
i. In all of the above cases, we are not guaranteed to do the work until they release it, so we detail the job as they request a new section
3. In either of the cases above, a customer may also ask us to send out a crew to install the rebar at an hourly rate
In some cases, it is virtually impossible to come up with a realistic dollar amount to put on the prelim.
Can we list T&M instead of a dollar amount and still be within the legality of the prelim? If not, what is the best way to address this issue while still maintaining the integrity of the prelim along with protecting our lien rights?
CaliforniaI have a building permit service. I applied for the building permit for a client and paid all of the fees. The client is a retailer/tenant and the location of the project is in a shopping mall in Lynwood, WA. I am not getting paid for the work I performed and fees I paid. The amount that is owed is $4,243,64. I did not file any notices. Can I file a lien on the property.
WashingtonDo I lose my lien rights if the NTO I sent certified gets lost in transit? Given that I have the correct owner address and the NTO was sent within the 45 days. As per USPS tracking, some of my NTOs have had the following status for the past 3 months: "OUT FOR DELIVERY" or "IN TRANSIT". Meaning, that these NTOs have gotten lost in transit. In instances, I have attempted to serve the NTO again, but many times they get lost as well --I made sure I used the correct mailing address (gotten from NOC, or building permit, or as last resort, for property appraiser). Another status is "Delivery Attempt". A notice was left to for the recipient to reeschedule the redelivery because he/she was not available at the time of delivery. However, it's been a month and the recipient has not done anything to reeschedule the delivery. Please advise.
Florida