Tag: Florida
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Florida Lien Waiver Forms and Guide
If you’re reading this, chances are that, in addition to about a million other hats that you’re wearing, you’re also in charge of getting the lien waivers right on a Florida construction project. And in many cases, getting one tiny thing wrong could invalidate the entire waiver, potentially delaying the payment, disrupting your accounts receivable,…
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Disaster Recovery and Construction Go Hand in Hand
When a natural disaster strikes, as it often has this year, the damage is often quantified in dollars. Those dollars represent the cost of rebuilding (the fiscal cost) which is a direct connection between the disaster itself and the construction industry which will power the recovery. While there is so much more than rebuilding to…
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Customer Story: How a Plumbing Subcontractor Got Their Delinquent Customers to Pay Up
When we first got to know Marisol, she was dealing with a problem that may sound familiar to just about anyone reading this post: Bay was having trouble collecting on a few past due invoices. In Marisol’s case, she was dealing with 2 delinquent customers, and even though she had called and emailed each customer…
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I’m an Unlicensed Contractor.
Can I File a Mechanics Lien?This is a question we get quite often here at zlien. There are many reasons why a contractor, sub, or other construction company may find themselves without a license. Whether a deadline to renew was missed, or if acquiring a license hit an unexpected snag, from time to time a contractor might find themselves without…
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Do Pay-When-Paid Clauses or Payment Terms Influence Construction Notice or Mechanics Lien Deadlines?
Deadlines change from project to project depending on location, role, change orders, and more. Even things like determining what actually qualifies as the first or last furnishing date, or the project’s date of completion can be a challenge. Generally, these are all questions governed by the statute and the performance of the work. Another potential…