Progress Payments Have Stopped, Now What?
Progress Payments Have Stopped, Now What Should You Do? Progress payments are payments made as work progresses under a contract, upon the basis of...
Mechanics Lien (13)
A Demand to Commence Suit May Shorten Your Deadline
Did You Receive a Notice to Commence Suit? Your Suit Deadline May Be Shorter Than You Think The mechanic’s lien and bond claim processes follow the...
Serve a Mechanic’s Lien on an Out-of-State Party
Need to Serve a Mechanic’s Lien on an Out-of-State Party? According to One Case, You Should Serve the Lien via Certified Mail with Return Receipt...
Are Pre-Construction Management Services Lienable?
What Are Pre-Construction Management Services and Are They Lienable in New York? The Westchester County Supreme Court has determined...
Serving a PA Mechanic’s Lien: Sheriff or Public Posting
Be Sure to Serve the Mechanic’s Lien via Sheriff or Publicly Post It In Pennsylvania, statute dictates a mechanic’s lien be served by a sheriff. If...
Mechanic’s Liens and Bond Claims are a Right
Mechanic’s Liens & Bond Claims are a Right, Not a Blanket If you have supplied materials or labor to a construction project, you have a right to be...
Subcontractor Granted New Hampshire Mechanic’s Lien
Subcontractor on New Hampshire Project Granted $4.9M Mechanic’s Lien In a recent New Hampshire case, the subcontractor alleged the general contractor...
Unsecured Creditors in Retail Bankruptcy Lose Out
The Importance of Being a Secured Creditor in Today’s Retail Climate In today’s highly credit-based economy, the looming threat of debtor bankruptcy...
Pennsylvania Strengthens Payment Act (CASPA)
Pennsylvania HB566: Strengthens Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (CASPA) Early June, Pennsylvania enacted amendments to its Contractor and...
Residential Construction Projects & Liens in New Jersey
Compare & Contrast | Commercial & Residential New Jersey is one of 17 states with mechanic’s lien statute specific to residential projects. In New...