A Subcontractor, on a California Public Project, submitted a Stop Notice to the Owner. I do not know if they submitted this via certified mail or not. The Stop Notice was incomplete - the 'Notice of Declaration' was left blank. Also, they did not file a 20-Day Preliminary Notice on this project. Therefore th...Read More...Read More
Working on a commercial designated project with a private owner but state funded. Payments are always 3-4 months late. Can I file any notices to speed up payment or protect payment? Or are the 20 day preliminary notices sufficient?...Read More
I am in the process of building a house on a lake and the neighbors keep complaining because they don’t like change or are jealous. Once the complaint hits the county, the county immediately places a stop work order without visiting the site going off the neighbors “photos.” We have literally done not...Read More...Read More
If the Public Entity bonded around our Stop Notice; 1. How would we know if this took place? 2. Does this extend the Stop Notice from 90 days to 180 days?...Read More
We filed a timely prelim on a public works (DWP) job and subsequently filed a Stop Notice. The DWP representative said they would not issue a joint check because the GC's contract has no listed subcontractors. I will not release my Stop Order because I know if the GC receives the check he will not p...Read More...Read More
I am building a garage on my property. The city granted me a building permit last week and I constructed the slab last Saturday. Because of a complaint, the city reviewed the submittal drawings and determined they had made an error in the front seat back. They have now issued a stop work order an...Read More...Read More
I work for a school district and am new to the facilities department. We received a Release of Stop Notice Bond and I am trying to understand what that means to us. So do we still need to withhold the funds? Or the Release means we can process the payment applications to the Principal?...Read More
Modified Lien Filing by contractor to Homeowner who file to contest the lein. How long is it good for, Another sixty days? or shorter. What steps should the home- property owners take to discharge a false lien. The Plumber lawyer always wait to the very last minute to send the notice certified giving ...Read More...Read More
We bought a single family home in San Francisco Bay Area and needed to do some remodel work so our realtor recommended his friend/business partner to do this work. This friend of his is an unlicensed contractor. After some negotiations we agreed to pay him $X for the remodel and $Y for an ex...Read More...Read More
I'm a contractor doing interior remodels. I remodeled a bathroom and before we got to finish the job the client was being nit picky about grout lines and details of the job. He has reported us to CSLB and seems to be wanting to cause unreasonable harm to our business. I need someone with experi...Read More...Read More
We have a project that technically would have been prevailing wage work, but the GC offered to do the work at no cost to the city to gain more city business. Since the city of Irvine technically didn’t hire anyone for the job, would we still be able to file a stop notice for this site?...Read More