Illinois General Contractor's Sworn Statement Form

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Download a free Sworn Statement form for use by General Contractors on all construction projects in Illinois. This Sworn Statement must be given to the owner (or the owner’s agent) before the first payment. This Sworn Statement gives the owner of the project “notice” of how much to have on hand in order to make expected future payments.

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While General Contractors aren’t required to send a typical preliminary notice in Illinois, they do need to provide a Sworn Statement to the property owner on any construction project in the state. According to Illinois law, the GC must provide:

“…a statement in writing, under oath or verified by affidavit, of the names and addresses of all parties furnishing labor, services, material, fixtures, apparatus or machinery, forms or form work and of the amounts due or to become due to each.”

The Sworn Statement must list the names and addresses of every party furnishing labor or materials to the project, and the total amount due to each one. If the GC fails to provide the statement to the owner, they could lose their right to file a valid Illinois mechanics lien.

This form was prepared by a construction attorney to meet the requirements set by Illinois statute (770 ILCS 60/5).

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Mechanical Lien & Claim

Hi, thank you for reaching out to the Levelset legal community. Unfortunately Levelset does not have templates for breach of contract court filings in Illinois. I'm sorry to hear that you have already paid a lawyer $10k and not had any progress yet, however, it is generally agreed to be imprudent to represent yourself in court. If you no longer wish to work with the attorney you currently have, you may browse our directory of attorneys in Illinois to find a new one: https://www.levelset.com/payment-help/experts/construction-lawyer/illinois/

Answered by Julie Gelderblom | Levelset Admin

Time Frame for a Prime to submit a subcontractor's invoice

IF this is a public job, you can lien the funds due the GC under section 23 of the Mechanic Lien Act. Yuou may also ahve a claim against the GC's bond.

Answered by Cornelius Riordan |

Need to file Prelimimary Notification

You are a subcontractor who performed work on a project in Texas in November 2021.

First, the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act only applies to projects in the State of Illinois. To learn about your lien rights in Texas, I recommend contacting Texas Construction Counsel.

Second, remember that lien rights are the sole means to reach the owner of the project. If you are too late to enforce your TX lien rights, you have no recourse against a party with whom you have no contractual relationship (such as the owner).

Third, unlike the owner of the project, you do have contractual privity with the GC that hired you. If nothing else, you may sue that GC for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and potentially for breach of fiduciary duty due to failure to turn over proceeds to you as the sub.

I hope this information has been helpful. Best of luck.

Answered by Mazyar Hedayat | Construction Attorney

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Other forms to use in Illinois

Illinois Final Conditional Lien Waiver Form

Illinois Final Unconditional Lien Waiver Form

Illinois General Contractor’s Mechanics Lien Form

Illinois General Contractor’s Sworn Statement Form

Illinois Mechanics Lien If You Contracted With a Tenant Form

Illinois Mechanics Lien Release Form

Illinois Notice of Intent to Lien Form (90-Day Notice)

Illinois Notice to Owner form

Illinois Partial Conditional Lien Waiver Form

Illinois Partial Unconditional Lien Waiver Form

Illinois Public Notice of Claim Form

Illinois Subcontractors Mechanics Lien Form

Illinois County Recorders

Looking to file/record a mechanics lien in Illinois? You'll need to get your Illinois mechanics lien filed and recorded with the county recorder in the county where the construction project is located. Here is a listing of all county recorders in Illinois. Click on any county to find more information about how to get your lien recorded in that county.