Sometimes Substantial Compliance is Enough
Turns Out, Sometimes Substantial Compliance with Mechanic’s Lien Law is Enough At NCS, we constantly stress the importance of complying with each...
Mechanic's Liens & Bond Claims (19)
Include a Proper Estimate in Preliminary Notice
California Case Highlights the Importance of Including a Proper Estimate in Your Preliminary Notice It’s likely you have read this (or heard this)...
Failure to Name True Owner Invalidates Lien
Colorado Court Finds Failure to Name True Owner Invalidates Lien The Colorado Court of Appeals, Division II, answered “When a party fails to name the...
Idaho Supreme Court: Lien Rights for the Sub and Engineer
Idaho Supreme Court: Is the Sub Required to file Multiple Liens & when do Lien Rights begin for the Engineer? In a recent appeal heard before the...
Payment Bonds vs. Performance Bonds
Payment Bonds vs. Performance Bonds In this corner we have an $8.4 million bond, created & executed to protect you in the event the principal does...
Supplying Rental Equipment to a Construction Project
3 Things to Know if You’re Supplying Rental Equipment to a Construction Project Although great strides have been made within the last several years,...
Two Questions to Ask Before Releasing a Mechanic’s Lien
Always ask yourself these two questions before you release a mechanic’s lien
Problems with Preliminary Notices
Here Are 5 Mistakes Commonly Seen with Preliminary Notices Securing your mechanic’s lien and bond claim rights often begins with serving a...
Utah’s State Construction Registry (aka SCR)
Preliminary Notices: Understanding Utah’s State Construction Registry (aka SCR) Securing mechanic’s lien and bond claim rights, in the state of Utah,...
If or When, Contingent Payment Clauses
Payment Clauses: Pay-IF-Paid or Pay-WHEN-Paid It’s hard to believe that two small words, with seemingly “useless, yet endless” functionality, can...