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My customer in Texas has received multiple phone calls, emails, and statements regarding his past due balance and still hasn't made payment. We have now sent him Prompt Payment Demand notice. He has opened the email and received it by mail but still no payment has come in. What should we do next?
TexasHello I work for a construction company and we work as a subcotractor for anther larger company sometimes and I was wondering how long the cotractor can withhold payment from us. The longest they have gone without paying has been 2 years and they still have not paid for that job.
IdahoWe are a sub tier subcontractor and our GC put a hold on funds for "project a". The reason is because the tier above us (who we are subcontracted to) will not provide an unconditional lien release for "project b". They are 2 different projects with 2 different contracts. I would think that this is illegal due to prompt payment laws? We have been paid in full including retention for project b.
CaliforniaI am a painter for which a license is NOT required in the State of Michigan. I have worked on multiple properties for a developer painting theses homes. I am now owed over $20k, and the owner refuses to pay me. I am presently living in one of his homes, and the owner now wants to evict me, in order to sell the home.....Can I legally file a lien against the homes I have performed painting tasks on?
MichiganWe are an LLC that has done Basic Landscape Maintenance and more, weekly for a commercial client for over 2 years. When they owed us for services rendered for June, we notified them that we weren't going to go back to maintain the commercial property until we were paid to date. We did receive the late June payment but at the same time, we were told that they no longer needed our services and we were fired. We sent a Termination of Services Letter to them that clearly states that they still owe us for 2 wks of our services and that it would be due and owing until it's been paid. We've also sent an invoice to them 3 times; to no avail... no payment. The amount owed is $615. Can we put a Mechanic's Lien on the property until they pay in full or do you all have a better alternative idea for us? We are from Seminole County Florida. Thank you!
FloridaWe're a subcontractor that did work on a project for a Native American tribe. The General Contractor is no longer responding to our emails or calls. There is still money owed to us which we have billed through signed change orders and a signed contract. We don't necessarily want to take action against the tribe as we know how complicated that would be. What we do want is some document directed toward the GC which we can also send to the tribe to get everyone's attention. What actions can we take from here that will get the GC to respond to us?
CaliforniaI am a subcontractor I did a job at Miami Airport I miss fileing lean before dead line wating to be paid know is 130 days I did send a per lean to the company still waiting to be paid.is there anything that I can do to collect my pay it’s all most it’s all most $5000.
FloridaHow long after I receive the invoice from my landscaper do I have to pay it?
MassachusettsI am looking for a resource to assist me with collecting underpaid insurance claims for storm damage. I have well over $900k that is unpaid. I am Ohio.
OhioIf we have not been paid and we sent a prelein do we continue work or do we stop
OklahomaThe job has been completed. Trying to get paid the guy writes a check it was incorrect. I asked for a correctly written check says we have to go and fix a punch list and we can get paid. Contact him after completing the punch list to get paid then ask for business license and insurance which we provided.Next day contact about getting paid then says Needs workers comp exemption which he should have asked for all of this at start of job. Now is pretty much withholding our payment has been for going on 3 weeks. Now wants to hold .37% of our money because we don't have workers comp exemption. But we don't have any employees.
TennesseeOur 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?
MissouriI wasn't paid for labor at several jobs over the course of about 2 months (3/23-5/12). My employer (who I've worked for the last 2 years) claims that I am an independent contractor because he provided a 1099 that I did not sign. I came on with no skills, did not make my own schedule, and had to train other employees. The funds being withheld are for work provided on 50+ homes, so I don't want to file 50 liens. I have correspondence of him claiming that a notice of intent and payment demand letter I sent is slander or defamation of character, while I am still owed about $7,000. He's threatening a lawsuit. I don't technically have a contract, but plenty of proof over text and email of all agreed upon rates. I'd like to know the best course of action.
TexasHello,
We have a customer that was invoiced in January, made a half payment in March, had no further communication with us so we liened the property in April. He paid the remainder of the invoice, but refuses to pay the lien fees because he says it was illegal for us to place the lien based on his 'good faith' payment. So, does a customer making a partial payment for their invoice affect our payment rights?
CaliforniaAs a subcontractor to a prime contractor we are subject to the excuse we get paid when they get paid practice. Can we write our contracts to state terms that are more in line with net 30 less retention or are we at the prime's mercy?
Ohio