Tag: Lien Foreclosure
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A Mechanics Lien Is Not an Automatic Lawsuit
Filing a mechanics lien is a powerful tool available to subcontractors and suppliers to help them get paid the money they’ve earned on their projects. In the event of non-payment, a successfully-filed mechanics lien will allow you to collect your debt by giving you privileges against the property that you worked on during the project.…
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Do You Need an Attorney to Foreclose on a Mechanics Lien?
In the event of non-payment on a construction project, filing a mechanics lien is usually your best bet to get construction debts paid. Since the potential outcome of a successful lien filing is so severe (for the property owner), just filing a lien if often enough to spur the resolution of the payment issue that…
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Should I Foreclose on a Mechanics Lien?
There are, of course, more than just two factors that come into play when trying to make this difficult decision. Perhaps the best information we can give you though is this: by sending preliminary notice on all of your projects, and then following up with a notice of intent on the problem projects, you’ll rarely…
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The 4 Things You Have to Do After Filing a Mechanics Lien
Here are 4 steps that you should do after you file a mechanics lien on a construction project in order to make sure you get paid the money your earned. And of course, we write about the mechanics lien itself. But we don’t often write about what comes after you file a mechanics lien. We’re…
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The 7 Worst Construction Lien Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make!
We’ve been at this a long time here at zlien. Over about a decade in business, we’ve helped thousands upon thousands of folks just like you in the construction industry get paid the money they’ve earned on their projects. Over that time we’ve also learned quite a bit, to the point that we are now…