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Mechanics Liens and … Criminal Law?

By on May 22, 2013

While browsing recent news stories involving mechanics liens, a very interesting headline popped up in my search results: “Sixteen People Arrested on Federal Indictment Involving Multi-State Car Theft Conspiracy.”  At first, I was surprised that such a story opened up after a search for “mechanics liens,” but after reading a little more about the case, [...]

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Mechanics Lien: Are Your Lien Rights The Best It Gets When Time To Collect A Debt?

By on May 22, 2013

You are a subcontractor or supplier and you have an unpaid account on your hands. This can happen for a variety of reasons. Maybe your customer filed bankruptcy, is being stretched because of a pay when paid clause, or maybe they are involved in a construction dispute. Notwithstanding the circumstances the fact remains that your [...]

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Nevada Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know

By on May 17, 2013

Nevada mechanics lien law can get complicated. This post will point you in the right direction with “5 things to know” about Nevada mechanics lien law. Most Project Participants Have Nevada Mechanics Lien Rights Nevada mechanics lien law is especially inclusive. As long as a party provided labor and/or materials worth $500 or more, they [...]

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Mechanics Liens and Pennsylvania’s Home Improvement Act

By on May 16, 2013

Pennsylvania’s Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA) became effective on July 1, 2009.  Under the law, all parties, including contractors and subcontractors, who perform more than $5,000 of work per year, and whose company is worth less than $50 million dollars, must register with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.  HICPA essentially has an all-encompassing [...]

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Mechanics Lien Law: Georgia Amendments Signed by Governor

By on May 13, 2013

Just a few weeks ago we wrote about how the Georgia legislature had passed several amendments to its mechanics lien law that were only waiting on the government’s signature.  We’ve been following the bill’s progress closely and are happy to report that on May 7, 2013, Governor Nathan Deal signed House Bill 434 into law. [...]

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Mechanics Liens Can “Go Green” Too

By on May 10, 2013

Mechanics liens have been around a long time.  In fact, they date back to at least the original construction of Washington, D.C.  The great thing about mechanics liens is that they cover a huge variety of projects.  Specifically, in addition to traditional construction projects like residences, mechanics liens are also a great way for unpaid [...]

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Montana Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know

By on May 7, 2013

Zlien is the nations leading lien manager and filing service. Want to get paid? Check out the “5 things to know” below! Parties Eligible to File a Mechanics Lien In Montana, any project participant that has provided service or materials pursuant to a real estate improvement contract can file a mechanics lien. It is unclear, [...]

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California Mechanics Lien Law Changes: (Nearly) One Year Later

By on May 7, 2013

  On July 1, 2012, a whole host of changes to California’s mechanics lien law went into effect.  Given the substance of these changes and new requirements, the Lien blog published a series of articles describing the modifications to California’s mechanics lien law.  But have the changes actually led to any change in the number [...]

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Payment Bonds: Connecticut Court Rules on Deadline to Foreclose Case

By on May 6, 2013

If you’ve ever looked at Zlien’s state-by-state resource page, you’ll see that each state has deadlines that must be complied with.  One deadline common to every state is the time in which a party must sue to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien.  Connecticut is fairly generous in this regard; a party has up to one year [...]

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Mechanics Lien: Great Companies Use Their Rights – FundingGates Guest Post

By on May 3, 2013

The mechanics lien is a staple to conversations we have here on the Lien Blog about getting paid. The reason boils down to a simple philosophy that we have: security rights in the construction industry are a solution to the violative nature of the business. For centuries the construction industry has had problems with disputes and payment [...]

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Bankruptcy: Automatic Stay Makes Mechanics Liens Important

By on May 2, 2013

I’ve discussed the intersection of bankruptcy and mechanics liens several times here on the Lien Blog, both in general terms and through specific court decisions. These discussions have caused me to believe strongly that, in terms of construction projects, the mechanics lien is the best way to get paid in the face of a party’s [...]

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