Tag: Claim Amount
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Attorney Fees Are Sometimes Recoverable In Miller Act Claims
In the mechanics lien world, whether you can recover attorney fees as part of your claim is dictated by state statute. The statute either says you can or can’t. Determining if attorney fees are recoverable as part of a US Miller Act Claim is a bit more complex, but the general answer is that the fees are…
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Nebraska Property Owners Can Get Tricky…And The Courts Allow It
Determining the amount of a lien, or what costs can be included in the lien amount, is a complex process – and one that has been addressed several times by this blog. Recently, Scott offered some thoughts on whether the amount of a mechanic’s lien should be directly tied to the value of the labor…
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Don’t Forget The 150-Day Rule In Virginia
On the first day of 2009, I wrote a post about the “150-day rule” in Virginia: Virginia’s Interesting 150 Day Rule. Therein I offered a pithy explanation of the rule: From the last day of work, the claimant must count backwards 150 days. Generally speaking, a contractor is not allowed to include any labor or…
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Don’t Make This Mistake When Filing An Arizona Mechanics Lien
When filing an Arizona mechanics lien, you’ll come upon a blank in the form asking you to fill in the amount of your lien claim. This may seem like a simple field, but it’s a minefield, and you must be careful not to make a mistake here that will invalidate your mechanics lien rights. Determining…
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Can Alaska Mechanics Lien Include Costs and Attorney Fees?
I’ve written a blog post in the past about a general good practice when preparing a mechanics lien claim with respect to the question of whether a claimant should or shouldn’t include miscellaneous costs, attorney fees and expenses in the claim. The article is What Costs Can I Include In A Mechanics Lien? This is…