Tag: Kansas
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Know Your States Prompt Payment Act To Speed Up Construction Payments
Everyone who’s been around for a while in the construction business has a story about not getting paid on time. The term “prompt payment” seems so straightforward, yet contractors find themselves slipping into the collections business despite their best-laid plans. What can contractors do to get paid in full and on time? Knowledge of state…
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How to File a Kansas Mechanics Lien
A Practical Guide“It is fortunate for Kansas that you have brains.” ~L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz All too often, construction industry participants are finished with work and left waiting for late payment (that may not come at all). This is a nationwide problem affecting construction companies in every state, including Kansas. The nature of construction…
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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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How To Send A Notice To Owner – Certified Mail, or Certified Mail Return Receipt?
How to Send Notice to Owner? Sending a Notice to Owner is a complicated affair. The document has a lot of criteria, such that contractors and suppliers must, within a certain period of time, make certain that they are sending the correct form with the required information to the appropriate recipients. Importantly, however, a notice to owner must be mailed in…
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Pay If Paid Clauses: What Happens When They’re Disallowed, But Not Entirely?
We have seen in recent posts that pay if paid clauses are generally disfavored and subject to strict review by courts. While pay if paid clauses are still enforceable in many states, provided the correct specific language is used, the clear trend is toward treating these clauses with greater scrutiny, or even disallowing them altogether.…