Public Project Bond Claims: When the Owner is Your Customer
Do You Have Bond Claim Rights? Are you furnishing to a public project? Is your customer the project owner? Be careful, as typical mechanic’s lien and...
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What is a Public Private Partnership (P3)?
What is a Public Private Partnership? By now it is quite likely you are familiar with, or at least heard of, public-private partnerships; also known...
Mechanic’s Liens: Understanding Ship and Delivery Dates
Should You Use the Ship Date or Delivery Date When Calculating Mechanic’s Lien and Bond Claim Deadlines? We are often asked “Should I use my ship...
Expected Payment and Expiring Lien Deadlines
“I’m not going to file a mechanic’s lien, my customer says he is going to pay me by the end of the week.”
California Lender Search: a Best Practice
California Lender Search: a Best Practice A customer contacted NCS with the following conundrum:
NTO-Phobia: the Fear of the Preliminary Notice
NTO-Phobia: the Fear of the Preliminary Notice The Fear: A common fear expressed by contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers everywhere is...
What is a Notice of Termination of Notice of Commencement?
Aside from a mouthful when trying to say it three times fast, the Notice of Termination of Notice of Commencement is a recorded affidavit that...
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...
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,...