The Lien Blog and zlien’s Mechanics Lien resources are stuffed with information about the mechanics lien laws as they vary from state-to-state. This post will provide some filing and procedure best practices for recording a mechanics lien specifically in Orleans Parish, New Orleans. What You Need To Know About Filing An Orleans Parish Mechanics Lien [...]
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Florida Preliminary Notices: The Owner Designee
While performing construction work in Florida, those who do not contract directly with the property owner are required to provide preliminary notice to protect their right to file a lien. The deadline to send the Florida Notice to Owner is dependent on your role in the construction project. While the preliminary notice in Florida is [...]
Top Questions for the County Recorder
Recorders are tricky and picky. The smallest error can result in a rejected mechanics lien, and if you have a fast-approaching deadline, that could cause quite the conundrum. With this list of what to ask the county recorders, your path to a recorded lien will be smooth. Or, you can outsource your notice and lien [...]
Texas Mechanics Lien: How To File Your Lien And Get Paid
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 [...]
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 [...]
How To Collect On An Overdue Invoice in the Construction or Building Supply Industries
Credit and collection professionals, collection agencies and agents, attorneys and absolutely everyone in the ARM industry will tell you the same thing about aging receivables: start collection actions as soon as possible. It’s a clear fact that an overdue account becomes less collectable each day that collection efforts are postponed. But where do you begin? [...]
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, [...]
How To Enforce A Joint Check Agreement
Getting a joint check agreement is great for your company. In fact, as part of our Joint Check Blog Series we commented that these contracts are a Great Tool For Credit Managers. Nevertheless, joint check agreements are sometimes violated like anything else. Why You May Need To Enforce A Joint Check Agreement Let’s start with [...]
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