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Stop Date – A Moving Target
When do your Lien Rights begin to wind down? Most states, not all, have statutory conditions which offer a subcontractor or materials supplier 90 days from last supplying or last…
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Completion? Last Furnished? Stop Date?
Many ways to reference what most consider to be the same thing. However, everyone of these terms have completely different meanings and various concerns on those planning to secure their…
Making sense of Texas Retainage Notices
So the law reads that your "Notice of Retainage Agreement" must be served not later than the earlier of: The 30th day after the claimant's agreement providing for retainage is…
I filed my lien . . . now what?
This is a very common question once a mechanics lien has been filed and served. The most important thing to consider is that your recorded mechanics lien: "Is not an…
If my customer serves a prelim will I be covered?
My customer, who is a local distributor of roofing materials, served a prelim on a job and I will be supplying the roofing materials to the job and invoicing my…
Understanding Retainage
While the concept is no mystery to those who participate in the construction industry. The means by which you protect these job related accounts receivables can be a little tricky. Lets take…
Are you protected by the Lien Laws? – part four
Once you have wrapped your mind around the first three parts of this series on mechanics liens, it will be time to bring it down to the primary concern: "How…
Pennsylvania Notice Registry – UP and Running!
As of December 2016, the Pennsylvania Legislature has opted to join the State of Utah using online management for the protection afforded to Property Owners, Contractors, and Materials Suppliers under the latest…
Are you protected by the Lien Laws? – part three
So we have covered: Real Property, Work of Improvement, and Eligibility in the first two parts of this series. These are all critical to understanding mechanics liens in…
Are you protected by the Lien Laws? – part two
From Part 1 of this series we learned that you must wrap your head around two basic concepts: Real Property and Work of Improvement. If you may still be unsure of these,…