Tag: Arizona Preliminary Notice
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Arizona 20 Day Preliminary Notice: The Why, Who, What, When, and How
First and foremost, preliminary notice provides the communication necessary to create a healthy project. These notices illuminate the payment chain and make sure that everyone understands your relationship to the overall project. Plus, if notice isn’t sent, parties could possibly lose lien rights. And that’s a bigger deal than it seems. No one walks into…
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Do I Need to Send Preliminary Notice in Arizona?
However, just next door in Arizona all parties (except wage laborers) are required to send 20 day preliminary notice in order to have a valid lien claim. This includes the general contractor who is required to send notice to the owner and the lender (if there is one) on the job. Unfortunately, Arizona’s lien laws…
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Is it OK to Send Revised Preliminary Notices? Does it Affect My Deadlines?
Oftentimes, a company on a construction project doesn’t have all of the project information required in the lien rights process right at the start of the project. Other times, that information may change during the course of work. In these situations, if new or additional information becomes available or if the relevant information changes, many project…
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What Do I Do If I Miss a Preliminary Notice Deadline?
Mechanics liens are one of the construction industry’s most powerful tools to get paid. But in order to remain in a position to file a valid mechanics lien, there can be many specific and intricate requirements and deadlines that must be met – and any errors or omissions could potentially kill your lien rights. In many…
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Is Preliminary Notice Required on Public Projects?
But on a public works project, a mechanics lien is not the applicable remedy for companies to help settle payment issues, and therefore, it’s not uncommon for parties to be confused as to whether a preliminary notice should be sent when working on a public works project. While it’s always a good idea to send…