Tag: Holiday

  • How Do Legal Holidays Affect Lien and Notice Deadlines?

    How Do Legal Holidays Affect Lien and Notice Deadlines?

    In most states, the lien process involves four steps: 1) Send a Preliminary Notice; 2) Send a Notice of Intent (NOI); 3) File a Mechanics Lien; 4) Enforce the Lien (“enforce” means to file a lawsuit to force the payment that’s specified in the lien claim). In most cases, there are strict deadlines for performing…

  • Spring Will Bring More Construction Projects – Your Credit Department Ready?

    Spring Will Bring More Construction Projects – Your Credit Department Ready?

    Combine the warmer weather with an overall construction business climate that seems to be heating up, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for construction business owners to take on more business and grow their companies. But as business picks up, we must caution you: are you financially prepared to grow?

  • CFM Review: Making a List

    Every Friday, we select a few articles from the week that we think are worth your time as a construction financial manager (CFM). We look for compelling articles not only about financial topics, but about business, technology, and life, that challenges you to think about your role as a CFM in different ways. We’d love…

  • Beware: Holidays Can Impact Your Mechanics Lien and Bond Claim Rights

    Note: Please follow this link to read a new article about how legal holidays affect lien and notice deadlines. It’s the holiday season, and that means its time for a warning about mechanics lien and bond claim deadlines. The holiday season brings massive closures of businesses and county recorders, but it doesn’t stop a lien compliance deadline from counting. We issue…

  • Free Legal Advice? Friday Is Your Lucky Day

    zlien St Pattys Day Means Free Legal Advice” src=”http://blog.zlien.com/wp-content/uploads/Pattys_1_web.jpg” width=”590″ height=”353″ /> Is today your lucky day?  Maybe not, but St. Patrick’s Day is approaching and luck could be on the way. In fact, there may be some free legal advice in your future. Zlien’s founder, Scott Wolfe Jr., is putting aside two hours to…