When filing a mechanics lien (and in some states, preliminary notices), the legal description of the property is generally required to be on that document. The legal property description is essentially the description that the county labels the property as. It is “a written statement recognized by law as to the definite location of a [...]
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When you order a mechanic’s lien or bond claim from Zlien, all of your work is done for you- our system prepares the form, we sign it as your agent, and we coordinate with the county to have the document filed and served. It is our pleasure to make the tedious and expensive task easy, [...]
3 Ways To Get Burned Filing Your Own Mechanics Lien
No one goes to medical school to learn how to file a mechanic’s lien. It isn’t brain surgery. Claimants must be careful, however, because mechanic lien laws are hyper-technical and there are many traps for the inexperienced and the do-it-yourselfers. In fact, as an example of one of these traps, we previously wrote a post [...]
Describing Property In A Colorado Mechanics Lien More Complicated After Recent Supreme Court Case
Filing a mechanics lien means you’re placing an encumbrance against a specific piece of property. That encumbrance is recorded in a county’s property records, and so it is fundamental that the document presenting that encumbrance specifically and completely identify the property at issue. How is that done? Every state has different rules on what does [...]
Alaska Mechanics Lien Must Include Legal Property Description – Usually
Whenever filing a mechanics lien, it’s critical to properly identify the property being encumbered. It is this description, after all, that controls which property is being listed with the lien. More importantly perhaps, each state’s mechanics lien laws have strict requirements as to what does and does not constitute proper identification of land. If you [...]
How To File A Lien In Plain English
It’s interesting that in the mechanics lien world, one of the most popular searches is simply “How to file a lien?” Folks out there aren’t necessarily confused about what the mechanics lien instrument is or how it can be useful to a construction company or material supply company…they simply don’t know how to file it. [...]
Identifying Property In A Mechanics Lien
The simple, yet important and obvious component of a mechanics lien is the legal property description. Nearly every state requires you identify the property with more than a municipal address, with many requiring a legal property description be used. But, what exactly is a legal property description, and how do you find it? When filing [...]
Let Us Research The Legal Property Description, Bond, Owner, County and More
You’re unpaid and ready to file your mechanics lien or bond claim. But, do you have the necessary information? Depending on where you perform work and the type of construction project, you’ll likely need to know specific information to properly file your mechanics lien or bond claim. Most states, for example, require you to identify [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Use Do-It-Yourself Mechanic Lien and Notice Forms
If you Google “mechanic lien forms,” you’ll be swamped with companies selling do-it-yourself mechanic lien and notice forms for prices as low as $10 or $15. After purchasing the form once, you can use it as many times as your company needs. When comparing this nominal fee with the cost of paying a service like [...]
Is Utah’s SCR (State Construction Registry) A Model For Rest of States?
Since 2005, Utah has maintained a standardized, state-wide system for filing preliminary notices, notices of commencement and notices of completion – the State Construction Registry, or SCR. The result? Any supplier, contractor or other interested party can log into the system, search for a project, and know exactly when it started and begun, and who [...]
Identifying Property in a Mechanics Lien
This article originally appeared at Wolfe Law Group’s blog, http://www.wolfelaw.com, and is reproduced here with permission. ******* When filing a mechanic’s lien on a construction project, it is of course critical to identify the property within your lien. While a seemingly simple task, the laws in nearly every state are very specific about how property [...]
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