In an unpublished opinion, a California appeals court has upheld a subcontractor’s mechanics lien claim despite the subcontractor’s failure to strictly follow the procedural requirements set forth in ...

A mechanic’s lien is a lien that arises when a construction professional performs work on another person’s property. This type of a lien provides the construction professional with a security interest ...

ROYERSFORD, Pa. – June 2, 2009 By taking just one simple step you could avoid having a mechanic's lien put on your home. And with so many developers, builders, and contractors falling on tough times ...

Even though mechanics liens have been around in this country for about as long as construction itself, there’s still a great deal of confusion in the industry about how liens actually work. Case in ...

Furnishing labor or materials on a construction project can be risky. What if payment is delayed or disputed? Or worse — what if you don’t get paid at all? This can be especially complicated on large ...

Contractor liens related to improvements on the ground take priority over mortgages in determining who gets paid first in such disputes, the Supreme Court held on Aug. 28, taking a wrecking ball to a ...

In my experience as a Colorado construction law attorney, few things are as misunderstand in construction disputes as mechanic’s liens. In principal, a mechanic’s lien is simple: A contractor or ...

When visible construction begins, Nevada law says mechanic’s liens attach to the construction site. A construction lender wants to ensure that its deed of trust securing the construction loan has ...

Mechanic's liens are creatures of state statutes, so they vary tremendously as to who has rights, how they are protected and how they are enforced. But there are some issues that are common to many ...

The mechanism for making sure suppliers and laborers get paid traps homeowners in the middle of disputes.

On Dec. 31, 2016, Pennsylvania's Mechanics' Lien Law was ­updated in a way that creates new rights and obligations for property owners, ­contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on certain qualifying ...

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