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We had a contractor and he just didn’t show up one day, we tried reaching out to him and he says he doesn’t have money. Our project is an addition and a garage to the existing house, he took about $40,000.00 and now we found out he hasn’t paid the suppliers. Do we have to still pay for that even though we are $40,000.00 out.?
How long do we have until they can put a lien? Will that damage our credit? We are still figuring out how to finish the project, our house is a mess and we need to use whatever is left of our money wisely.
WashingtonI have been trying collect the last payment on a contract with a homeowner here in Colorado. The work was finished on 12/28/18. The customer original agreed to make the last payment when the work was completed. He has since stopped returning my calls, can I still put a mechanics lien on the this property?
ColoradoMy client provides third party contract employment of employees as a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), which employees are then leased by the PEO to subcontractors providing services for which mechanic's lien rights might arise. As such a subcontractor, does the PEO have independent lien rights (assuming the preliminary notice and other conditions to filing a mechanic’s’s lien are satisfied)?
CaliforniaWe are working as a subcontractor on a commercial project where there has been no NOC filed (it was a small, fast project). In the event that we have payment issues, are our lien rights affected? We did file a Notice of Furnishing.
MichiganI sent out two Texas notices and one of them listed the incorrect amount due. Can the contractor or property owner dispute my lien claim because of this?
Texaswe had a customer who we put a lien on their home and then we released the lien, we made a mistake in our accounting and stated that he did pay off his balance when in fact he didnt. are we able to re lein the home? last day on job was dec 20
CaliforniaI have assigned a contract to an end buyer for a property owned by a foreign family that needs to get an ITIN and FIRPTA from the IRS. I have expressed upfront to the end buyer that the closing process could take months since application for ITIN and FIRPTA could take weeks. There was a delay on the seller's end to start the application of the ITIN and FIRPTA because the end buyer wanted to renegotiate the price of the property. On top of that, the previous government shutdown delayed the process as well. As we come nearer to the closing deadline, I requested a contract deadline extension from the seller which they willingly agreed/approved. Upon letting the end buyer know that the closing deadline has been extended in case the ITIN and FIRPTA won't get on time, the end buyer threatened that they have been patient long enough and will require either:
1) addendum to include an allowance for an extension of a per diem charge of $100 past the agreed upon 12 week date.
or if I do not agree with this,
2) they intend to place a lien for the "executed labor" that has already been completed.
Key notes are: 1) No one allowed the end buyer to do any work on the property and; 2) I just checked the property this week and there are no significant changes or improvements on it.
MarylandWe are an equipment rental company who rented construction equipment
to a company who was working for a Band of Mission Indians. We have
stopped receiving payments. The property where the work was being done was
a former Air Force Base that was purchased by a Band of Indians.
CaliforniaI have filed Notices of Non -responsibility in Florida, and was wondering if there was something of the kind in the state of Georgia that could prevent a contractor from filing a lien on landlord's property for worked performed by a tenant.
GeorgiaI have filed Notices of Non -responsibility in Florida, and was wondering if there was something of the kind that could prevent a contractor from filing a lien on landlord's property for worked performed by a tenant.
TexasIn question
MinnesotaWe pull permits for the private provider, who is hired by the owner of construction projects. We have not received payment for our services. Essentially without these permits, construction would stop or never get started.
Floridaa subcontractor hired a sub-subcontractor and he has not been paid. Can the sub-subcontractor file a lien?
New YorkTo file a construction lien or mechanic's lien in Illinois as an Architectural and Engineering firm do we have to be licensed in the State of Illinois
IllinoisI am sole officer of Results consulting LLC. , the corp for which I sold the job for GC. (RJD). Too Much other to print. but 2 problems : only verbal agreement. and: sold 3 other jobs in may . have been paid consulting fees plus draw against commission,but is somewhat unclear what is draw and what is fees. *no sales license needed for Nassau county jobs but (Suffolk required) *He also abruptly terminated our agreement in June of 2018 apparently cause he was out of Money. Then was forced to recall me to job for consulting project manager due to homeowner throwing him off job.
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