Ownership of a property can change frequently, and those transfers of ownership can happen before, during, or after construction. This can cause serious headaches in states, like Florida, in which some parties are required to send a notice to owner prior to filing a valid lien. Is a subcontractor or supplier on a Florida project [...]
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Send Your Arizona Notices On Every Job
Arizona, much like other states around the country, requires preliminary notices to be sent in order to secure lien rights. Helpfully, although the Arizona mechanic’s lien statute is long and complex just like any other state, good information is provided regarding the notice form. This post is designed to give you a quick overview of [...]
Nevada Is A Notice State; File On Every Project
Many in the construction industry know that California is a state in which notices are required to be sent. Not as many people know that its neighbor, Nevada, is also notice state. In fact, both preliminary notices and notices of intent to lien are required in Nevada and lien rights will often times [...]
Montana Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know
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, [...]
Preliminary Notice: Send Notice On Every Job
Preliminary notice is the most common term for the notice that is sent when labor or materials are first furnished on a job site. There are a number of other names by which this notice is known. Some examples are, Notice to Owner, Notice of Contract, Notice of Non-payment, Notice of Lien Rights, 20 Day [...]
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 [...]
Mechanics Lien: Getting Paid Faster Means Protecting Lien Rights According To Industry Magazine
George Hedley, a licensed business coach and author of The Business Success Blueprint For Contractors, recently published a very practical article about getting paid in the Independent Electrical Contractors’ Insights Magazine: How To Get Paid Faster! “Getting paid,” reports Hedley, is the biggest challenge facing contractors. This is something we’ve echoed here on the Lien [...]
Preliminary Notice: 3 Myths About Filing Preliminary Notices
Preliminary notices might be some of the most useful documents in the construction industry. I often have customers ask if filing a preliminary notice on a project is a good idea. In every case, my answer is always the same: Filing a preliminary notice on the project can help you get paid, regardless of whether [...]
Indiana Court of Appeals Gets Preliminary Notice Requirement Right – on the Second Try
I recently discussed the preliminary notice requirements as set forth in Indiana lien law. In that post, I mentioned that all parties not in direct contractual relation with the property owner and who provided labor or materials to a single or double family residential project must provide preliminary notice, and, that there had been significant confusion [...]
Indiana Mechanics Lien Law: Preliminary Notice Requirements
Gaining the benefit of a mechanics lien may, at first glance, seem like a one-step process: simply file a lien after non-payment on a construction project. In many states, however, multiple steps are required to preserve a right to mechanics lien protection. Specifically, in order for a lien to be valid, many states require a lien claimant to [...]
Iowa Mechanics Lien Law: Legislature Considering Even More Amendments
On January 1, 2013, significant changes to Iowa mechanics lien law went into effect. (The PAID blog discussed these changes just a few days after their effective date.) Amazingly, the legislature isn’t quite done yet: Two House Bills (House File 258 and House Study Bill 215) and a Senate Bill (Senate File 360) are making their way through the Iowa [...]
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