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Who Owns the Improved Upon Property? In Owner Roulette: Avoid Construction Lien Headaches, authors Roy E. Wagner & Christopher T. Koehnke (“authors”) reviewed a recent Wisconsin court decision where the lien claimant “incorrectly” identified the...
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UCC Filings Part 3 | Perfection of a Security Interest Part 3 of our secured transaction series provides an overview of Perfection under Article 9.
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Always Serve Your Mechanic’s Lien in Accordance with Statute Just as with notice requirements, lien statute varies by state, which means the required...
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Can Your Mechanic’s Lien Rights Be Waived within a Contract/In Advance of Furnishing? Maybe. We are often asked whether a waiver of lien rights...
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Are You Securing Lien Rights? Be Careful, a Contractor’s License May Be Required As if understanding mechanic’s lien laws wasn’t complicated enough,...
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UCC Filings Part 2 | Conveying a Security Interest under Article 9 If you missed part 1 of our series, check out the Introduction & Scope of Article...
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Double Bubble, Toil & Trouble: When Space & Noise Impact UCC Filings As we prepare and review UCC filings, clients frequently ask us, “Does an extra...
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In Washington, Owners Can Bond Off Liens & Contest Frivolous Liens In Washington Mechanic’s Liens: How Recent Changes Impact Contractors, author...
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New York Mechanic’s Lien Invalidated for Failure to Provide a Statement of Account: Don’t Squander Your Lien Rights If you take the time to properly...
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In Tennessee, Retainage Must Be Released within 90 Days, Despite Disputes Retainage is a familiar term in the construction industry: Retainage is an...
