Tag: Alabama
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Alabama: Notice of Unpaid Lien
Many states require preliminary notices to be sent at the beginning of work to preserve a claimant’s future lien rights. States like California, Arizona, and Florida have these traditional notice requirements. Alabama does have a notice requirement in order to preserve one’s lien rights, but it is not the traditional preliminary notice (there is an…
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“Pay When Paid” & “Pay If Paid” Clauses in Alabama
Several weeks ago I wrote a post introducing undertaking a 50-state survey of “pay when paid” and “pay if paid” clauses. While there are some nationwide trends in how these clauses are interpreted, each state can still have vastly different applications. Thus, a closer look at how pay when paid clauses are applied by courts…
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Alabama Mechanics Lien Law: Five Things You Should Know
Two of the most popular posts on this blog have been “5 Things” articles titled: 5 Things To Know About Florida’s Mechanics Lien Laws and 5 Things To Know About The Miller Act. Given the popularity of these two articles, we thought it would be a good idea to write a “5 Things” article for every state, starting…
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I Didn’t Just Waive My Lien Rights, Did I?: Assessing State Laws
Are you waving goodbye to your lien rights in your contract? Can owners do that? Recently zlien reported that Virginia law permits a contractor to waive its lien rights in any project. While this certainly is not uniform across all states, there are a number of states which follow this line of thinking. The existence…