What Is The Federal Miller Act?
In 1935, the federal government created the Miller Act statute, requiring prime contractors to obtain a payment bond on any United States Government contract over a certain threshold.
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Prelien Notice Mistake Invalidates Mechanic’s Lien
Prelien Notice Mistake Invalidates Mechanic’s Lien in Minnesota Today’s case is an unfortunate example of how one contractor lost its mechanic’s lien...
How To Find a Construction Law Attorney
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North Carolina Notice to Lien Agent
North Carolina: the Lien Agent & the Notice The mechanic’s lien law in North Carolina experienced a rather large change in April 2013: the...
Protect Your Consignment Sales
Protect Your Consignment Sales with UCC Filings If you allow customers to have possession of goods under a “consignment” agreement prior to the...
Recovery via Judgment Liens
Will I Ever Receive Payment on Old Judgment Liens and Mechanic’s Liens? Will you receive payment on old judgment and mechanic’s liens? Short answer:...
Serve Notice After First Furnishing
Serve the Preliminary Notice AFTER You Begin Furnishing Did you know some states require the preliminary notice to be served after you begin...
Accurately Indexed UCC Filing
Accurately Indexed UCC Filing: Conduct a Reflective Search After Every UCC Filing Obtaining a reflective search is the best practice to make sure the...
Bankruptcy Payout Priority – Secured Creditors Make Bank
Bankruptcy Payout Priority – Secured Creditors Make Bank As a credit professional, you’ve likely heard this once or twice: “It’s better to be a...
What is Subordination?
Avoiding Potential Pitfalls When Entering into a Subordination Agreement What is Subordination? Subordination is “the process by which a creditor...