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Mechanics Lien Law: Pennsylvania Senate to Vote on Amendment

By on April 22, 2013

One of our most frequent topics here at the Lien blog is changes in lien law.  Whenever state legislatures pass or even consider  bills that propose changes to a state’s mechanics lien law, we want our readers and clients to be the first to know so that they understand how the amendment will affect their [...]

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Projects on Apartments and Condominiums – Commercial or Residential?

By on November 8, 2012

We’ve mentioned several times that, in order to have a valid mechanic’s lien, it is generally imperative the lien claimant not miss his notice deadlines.  Calculating the deadlines can sometimes be confusing, and even if it is entirely clear what type of project gave rise to the lien claim, and what role the lien claimant [...]

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Sarasota Herald-Tribune Reporter Unfair To Mechanics Lien Laws

By on August 30, 2012

Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (@MichaelBraga2) published an article last week titled “Harassing lien angers Sarasota senior,” reporting on a mechanics lien filed by Gulfeagle Supply against “a retired…resident living on social security.” The article is clearly biased in favor of the retiree homeowner and against the “harassing” company. It appears to be poorly [...]

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Homebuilding Busiest Since 2008 – Don’t Get Screwed!

By on July 18, 2012

Happy to read an Associated Press article this morning that Homebuilders at their busiest since October 2008. It seems that the construction industry is finally seeing good news more frequently than bad news. Here at Zlien, we’ve also seen an increase in residential construction projects getting added to our databases. It’s also summer time, so construction activity [...]

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New York Bill Proposes Additional Protection to Homeowners Against Mechanic Liens

By on May 16, 2012

New York Assembly Bill 105 proposes to change the state’s mechanics lien laws to provide more protections to homeowners against mechanic lien filings, and therefore, further water down the contractor and suppliers rights to file a mechanics lien against an owner-occupied residential project. Under pressure from homeowners who get tagged with a mechanics lien (after [...]

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Are Changes Coming to Pennsylvania’s Mechanic Lien Laws?

By on February 17, 2012

Last summer, I posted here about a bill pending in the Pennsylvania legislature that would change that state’s mechanic lien laws. That bill – House Bill 1602 – is still pending in that state, and heating up. Last week, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP  posted an article on JDSupra about the pending legislation, and this [...]

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What You Need To Know About Liening An Apartment Complex

By on November 30, 2011

Last week, I read an Associated Press article commenting on the economy’s effects on the home building market:  As fewer people buy homes, apartment construction surges. While this makes sense, the statistics in this article impressed me. In the past twelve months, building permit applications for apartments rose by a staggering 63%. This means there [...]

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Summary of 2011 New Jersey Construction Lien Law Changes

By on February 10, 2011

The New Jersey Builder’s Association excitedly announced recent changes to the New Jersey Construction Lien Law by stating that “after 16 years, a much needed revision t o the New Jersey Construction Lien Law…was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie on January 5, 2011.” New Jersey’s Construction Lien Law (CLL), its current form promulgated [...]

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