Take it from the industry that is in charge of closing sales and getting properties transferred – filing a lien can kill the deal. When you’re the one not paid, this is the exactly the effect you desire. The below embedded article from AGBeat is a great reminder to condominium and homeowner associations about the power of the Condo [...]
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Mechanics Lien Claims Can Cause Problems With Short Sales
People commonly inquire about how a mechanics lien actually works. They have heard about mechanics lien claims and know a little bit of information about it, but they wonder just how it technically performs. How, for instance, does it actually stop a property from being sold? This article from AGBeat is pretty interesting because it [...]
Is “Lien” A Four Letter Word On Construction Projects?
Last week, ENR.com published an article about legal problems mounting for The Aspire Group of Ohio, a prime contractor selected to head a $12.5 million renovation project at the Dayton VA Medical Center. The prime contractor is having serious legal problems, accused of not paying subcontractors and even for bribing a federal official. Some subcontractors on the project were stiffed [...]
Mechanics Lien Claims: Do They Work? How?
It’s common for someone to ask us about the effectiveness of a mechanics lien filing. Of course, we’re big believers in the power of liens, and we’ve written about it exhaustively on this blog. Check out the “Why Lien” tag, which is a collection of articles about why the mechanics lien process works to get [...]
File A Lien Online: The Smart Way To Get Paid
You’re unpaid on a construction project and you’re thinking about filing a mechanics lien. What should you do? Will a lien get you paid? Is there a way to file a lien online? Must you hire an attorney? Let’s put these questions to bed. You Can File Your Mechanics Lien Online Zlien allows contractors, material [...]
Touching Base With Operations
Here is a sneak peek of Jen, Gretchen and Jordan at their weekly Friday “huddle”. Zlieners huddle regularly – we have daily huddles which last a few minutes and allow us to address any order or system questions as they arise. On Fridays the Operations department has a lengthier department-specific huddle. If your imagination has [...]
Assessment Liens – Maximum Return on Minimum Expense
There are basically two options for an association to recover past-due assessments: 1) File a lawsuit; or 2) File a lien. While a lawsuit may be necessary at some point – it may not be. Why spend a bunch of money paying lawyers, and spend a bunch of time waiting for anything to get accomplished? [...]
Why Assessment Liens? The Basics.
Condominium and HOA (Homeowner Association) Assessment Liens are a powerful tool for condo and HOA boards to make sure dues and assessments get paid. An assessment lien encumbers the property so that the property cannot be sold, refinanced, or transferred without satisfying the lien, and this generally includes short sales. Further, besides encumbering the property, [...]
Bad Mechanics Lien Advice And Information Is Easy To Find
A few months ago I wrote a blog post titled “Beware of Bad Mechanics Lien Information Online.” It was to make a point you’ve probably heard before about a lot of topics, and that is that you can’t always trust information you find on the Internet. This is especially true for mechanics lien information because [...]
Yes, Mechanic Liens Work
No one wants to “throw good money after bad money,” and so we commonly field questions about whether filing a mechanics lien will be successfully at getting a debt paid. Of course, specifically answering this question is a tall order. Every non-payment situation on a construction project is unique, and it’s difficult to predetermine whether [...]
17 Ways A Mechanics Lien Works To Get You Paid
The mechanics lien is an unique legal remedy available to the construction industry to both secure and collect on debt that arises from services furnished to a construction project. Wikipedia defines the Mechanics Lien as follows: A mechanic’s lien is a security interest in the title to property for the benefit of those who have [...]
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