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Liens can sometimes become procedural nightmares for contractors and other parties entitled to the placement of this device. Contractors often encounter incredible costs and delays when not following the lien...
A quick word from the construction law case files: The Court of Appeals, Division 1, out in Washington state, has refused to deem a construction lien as frivolous based upon...
Liens are one of the most powerful collection tools available to workers in the construction industry. Mechanics Liens are inexpensive and hard-hitting, and perhaps one of the most effective ways...
Here and there, there are statutes within a state’s lien laws that allow a property owner to place a duty of performance on subcontractors and contractors. When representing property owners,...
In researching liens in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I ran across a question that should be on the minds of construction professionals in Virginia, particularly suppliers of materials.聽 The question...
Are you waving goodbye to your lien rights in your contract? Can owners do that? Recently聽levelset reported that Virginia law permits a contractor to waive its lien rights in any...
Filing a mechanics lien on a condominium construction project brings up a lot of questions. Does the mechanics lien attach to the individual condo unit, or the entire building? What...
By statute, the deadline for contractors to file mechanics liens on projects in Virgina is 90 days from the last providing of services or materials.聽 However, because of Virginia’s unique...
In the great Midwest, several states have traditionally been known to have strong, contractor-friendly lien laws. States such as Kansas, Iowa, and especially Missouri have mechanic lien laws which are...
We frequently post about construction liens from a contractor’s perspective – who are clearly interested in figuring out ways to qualify for the filing of a lien. What we rarely...
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