The Lonestar State is a loner in the mechanics lien law world, as Texas easily wins the award for having the most confusing and tangled set of lien laws. A few years ago I actually wrote an article asking whether the Texas Mechanics Lien Laws Were The Most Complex In the Nation, with the answer [...]
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Louisiana Mechanics Lien: How To File Your Claim And Get Paid
It dawned on me this morning that it’s been too long since I’ve written about home sweet home – Louisiana. While Zlien is happy to serve clients around the country, our hearts get warm when someone uses our system from Louisiana, and especially the New Orleans area. Although Louisiana’s law is a bit different from [...]
Georgia Mechanics Lien: How To File Your Claim
Georgia mechanics lien law can be tricky, as is the case in every state. One tiny error in the way you preserve or enforce your mechanics lien can invalidate your entire claim, and accordingly, you’ll want to be very careful in this process. This article is a step-by-step guide to filing a Georgia mechanics lien. [...]
Illinois Mechanics Lien: How To File Your Claim and Get Paid
Filing a mechanics lien in Illinois, just like in any other state, can be a technical and error-prone task. As we’ve stated over and over again on this blog, mistakes are common, and they can be fatal to the effectiveness of your claim. This article guides you step-by-step on filing an Illinois mechanics lien claim, [...]
New York Mechanics Lien: How To File Your Claim
Filing a mechanics lien in any state is a tricky and technical affair, and this is true in New York. Over looking a trivial step in the process or making a small mistake on the mechanics lien form can invalidate your lien claim completely. This articles provides a step-by-step explanation of what is required to [...]
Did You Miss The 5 Most Popular Mechanics Lien Posts From 2012?
The calendar year is drawing to a close and so it’s time for all blogs and news outlets to start publishing its “top blah blah blah of 2012″ articles. To fit in I’ve spent a few moments going through our Analytics from the past year to summarize the popular content from the past year. Overall, [...]
Joint Check Agreement: Free Form From Zlien
Our three week long Joint Check Agreement Blog Series is drawing to a close. This post pulls together everything we’ve discussed to create an agreement form that is free to view, download and use. Of course, everything we do here on the Lien Blog is subject to our Terms of Use. Download Zlien’s Joint Check Agreement Form Free. We [...]
Ultimate Guide To California’s Preliminary Notice
California Preliminary Notices: A Complete Guide From Zlien from Zlien on Vimeo.Zlien is the nation’s leader in publishing information and resources about California’s preliminary notice laws. We’ve finally assembled a collection of this information (all current, including changes that went into effect on July 1, 2012), and titled it the “Ultimate Guide To California’s Preliminary [...]
Miller Act Resources and Free Miller Act Forms
The Lien Blog and Zlien website is packed with information about the US Miller Act and filing a claim for payment on a federal project. In fact, one of the most popular posts here on the Lien Blog is one related to the Miller Act and titled: “5 Things To Know About The Miller Act.” [...]
What Lien Rights Do You Have On A Federal Project?
When you perform work on a private commercial or residential project you likely have a mechanics lien right. When you work on a state, county or municipal project, you likely have some type of state bond or state lien right available. But what happens when you’re on a federal project? Meet the US Miller Act. [...]
New York Mechanics Lien Frequently Asked Questions and Free Forms
New York has some of the simplest mechanics lien laws in the country. I say this because it is a true “non-notice” state, meaning that anyone can file a mechanics lien if they are unpaid for materials or labor furnished to a construction project regardless of whether any notices were delivered. Further, New York’s mechanics lien laws [...]
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