What is a Demand to Commence Suit?
What Is a Demand to Commence Suit? We often discuss the art of preliminary notices and mechanic’s liens, rather than the litigious land mine of suit....
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Protecting Lien Rights on Arkansas Residential Projects
Protecting Mechanic’s Lien Rights on Arkansas Residential Projects If you furnish materials or services to a private project in Arkansas, make sure...
A Lesson in Last Furnishing Dates and Lien Rights
A Lesson in Last Furnishing Dates: Massey Asphalt Paving, Inc. v. Lee Land Development, Inc. Determining the last furnishing date has proven to be...
The Pitfall of Not Filing a Notice with the Utah SCR
Southeast Directional Drilling, LLC v. Kern River Gas Transmission Company: the Pitfall of Not Filing a Notice In order to secure mechanic’s lien and...
Importance of Complying with Arizona State Lien Laws
Failure to Substantially Comply With State Law Renders Arizona Lien Unenforceable You put substantial time, energy, and materials towards completion...
Here’s What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You About Collections
Here’s What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You About the Collection of Past Due Accounts It seems people recognize that Wikipedia isn’t the most reliable...
Gootee Construction v. Atkins Could Impact Your Bond Claims
Decision in Louisiana Court Could Impact Your Bond Claim Deadline Because the claim was filed before the filing of the notice of completion, it was...
2016 Changes for Securing Pennsylvania Lien Rights
Changes for Securing Lien Rights in Pennsylvania Coming 2016 New Notice procedures in Pennsylvania become effective for qualifying projects commenced...
California 20 Day Notice
20 Facts About California’s 20 Day Preliminary Notice Need to serve a preliminary notice in California? (aka CA 20 Day Prelim) The general rule, when...
Carelessness is Worse Than a Lien Waiver Thief
Carelessness is Worse than a Lien-Waiver-Gauntlet-Throwing-Thief “Carelessness is worse than a thief.” And, in this case, “Carelessness means...