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If I or Levelset cannot find the GC on a project but CAN send NTO to the property owner, is our lien rights protected. Also if the subcontractor we are working for refuses to give is the GC name or info, what do we need to do in that situation?
OhioIs a contractor able to put a mechanics lien on our home if he never completed the work? The contractor was paid his 4 draws and never completed the work he was paid to do.
Delawaremechanic lien
without a contract
also done outside of 120 days since person who had power of attorney authorized work without my ok
MaineOur company did a job for a client that had damage to his apartment . This damage clean up was approved by his property manager that had got approval from there corporate office. The corporate office gave the customer a credit on his rent for his inconvenience and agreed to pay for the clean up to our company. When we gave the invoice to the customer to pay we found out he had taken the check that the corporate office sent him to pay us and had cashed it and spent the money . The customer claims he can not pay the invoice because he no longer has the money. How can I get paid for this job?
Washington DCHi. We are a material supplier of a $200k boiler to a hospital. Can we file a Prelim Notice on this job so as to reserve our right to file a Mechanics Lien in case of non-payment? The job is in Southern California and we are located in Southern California as well. Thanks.
CaliforniaWe decided to lien an ongoing job because it appeared to be ending in the near future. Shortly after we filed the lien, it appears the job will go longer. The invoices on the lien were paid, but there are now several more invoices that are going unpaid. Are we able to add the more recent invoices to the lien or file a second lien? Or once we file a lien, are we blocked from filing a second lien?
North DakotaI understand that Washington requires contractors provide a model disclosure statement to the owner at the start of work, and I may lose lien rights if I don't provide it. However, someone told me that not sending it is worse than that even, and that I'll be in violation with the DLI for not sending the Model Disclosure Statement. Is that true? What are the consequences of that?
WashingtonWe have furnished a contractor full labor for a project in Indiana. Contractor we invoice for progress on roof construction for full payment less retainage. Contractor now is deducting from percentage remaining $16,000 for an expense that should be incurred by the contractor. Need advice to know if we do have the right to lien a property based on this.
IndianaAs a home owner in Texas, can I be held responsible \ sued by a supplier who the contractor bought goods and never paid that supplier?
TexasContracted with a customer on 6/10/19 last year, at the end of the project, this customer filed a claim with the CA CSLB, they started their investigation, the investigation ended 6/16/20 - Work modifications had to be done and they were finished.
The customer has paid all but $23,058.62
I sent her an invoice to pay yesterday and of course, she ignored, so I want to file a lien but also give her lien releases for the monies she has paid.
Just need a little guidance so she can understand that this is now a collection issue and that she could be in trouble if she don't pay.
CaliforniaWe are a General Contractor for commercial work in AZ and DC. We were told to halt all work due to owner having lost their funding on the projects. There was not a Notice of Completion or Cessation recorded by the owner for either location. The AZ project, we obtained a Temp Certificate of Occupancy. We also have open/pending Change Orders that we had not received approval on (executed document). Can these be included in our lien claim? We have about another month before our deadline to file lien for DC project, but same situation with open/pending change orders, but we have no temp Cert of Occupancy.
WisconsinWe placed a lien on a property in Washington. After we placed the lien on the property, the customer did request additional work. We originally planned to just add the change order and have the customer pay in full. But let's say we release the lien and add the change order, which will change deadlines. Will we still have the ability to lien the project if payment is NOT made by the new deadline?
WashingtonFor a reno project my general contractor estimated costs and explicitly told me most of the time he over-estimates and adjusts as necessary. The plumbing estimate was $4500. The work took a total of 15 man hours to complete. The general contractor told me the plumber will not adjust the bill despite tje general contractor’s promise to adjust Over-estimates. This is an egregious over-charge. $300 an hour is twice industry market standard. I have been threatened with a mechanics lien.
Any advice? Thoughts?
ps: I have an email in which the plumber said he charges at $160 per hour per man. Accordingly the cost should have been $2400, not $4500.
MassachusettsOur company was hired by a tenant in shopping center to complete a buildout of a space. The tenant has not paid the final invoice. We were acting as a general contractor for the tenant, we did not have a direct contract with the shopping center owner, nor were we a part to any lease etc., although they were aware we working in the space and had communication with them. What are our lien rights and timeframe?
MissouriIs Arkansas Notice to Owner and Contractor valid if notice language has very small language mistake?
We sent a lien notice on an Arkansas project. The notice was correctly sent to everyone required to receive it, and the notice itself was correctly prepared...except for this one small mistake.
Arkansas preliminary notice laws require that all notices contain the "NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER" text provided in the law. This text was included in our notice. However, the notice contained a single, small mistake.
The notice in the law requires the paragraph to say:
"IF BILLS FOR LABOR, SERVICES, OR MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT OR PROVIDE SERVICES FOR AN IMPROVEMENT TO REAL ESTATE ARE NOT PAID IN FULL..."
Our notice provided the entire paragraph correctly, except, in this first sentence, the words "OR PROVIDE SERVICES FOR" were inadvertently omitted.
Does this void the entire notice? Or is this notice still likely effective?
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