Tag: Arkansas
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Rejected Mechanics Liens: Lack of Supporting Documentation
At zlien, we file hundreds of mechanics lien documents a month, all across the United States. The documents are sent to the county (or town) recorder offices, where they are to be filed and indexed on public record. Documents have certain requirements that are necessary for recording, such as margin requirements and the fees to…
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Mechanics Lien Arkansas: How to File an AR Mechanics Lien
It’s important to remember that Arkansas has notice and timing requirements that need to be met before a valid Arkansas mechanics lien can be filed. And, it can be complicated, time consuming, and frankly, quite a challenge to file a mechanics lien by yourself. But, if you’ve decided a mechanics lien is the way to…
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What Is a Pre Lien?
This article was originally published in October, 2015, and was updated with new content in April, 2017 What is a pre lien? Most people consider a pre lien notice to be any notice or letter that a construction party (contractor, supplier, design professional, etc.) must give before filing a mechanics lien. In other words, a…
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Arkansas Notices: Preliminary? Notice of Intent? Both?
In many states, the notice required prior to filing a valid mechanics lien can be classified as either a preliminary notice or a notice of intent to lien. And, while less common, it’s not unheard of for a state to require both a preliminary notice prior to (or within a short time of) starting work,…
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Arkansas Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know
Preliminary Notice is Necessary On a residential project, a contractor is required to provide a Pre-Construction Notice to Owner prior to starting work. While the general contractor’s notice to owner works to the benefit of the sub-contractors and material suppliers, his failure to give the required notice affects their lien rights. It is prudent, then,…