Tag: Missouri
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How to File a Missouri Mechanics Lien
How to File a Missouri Mechanics Lien. While filing a mechanics lien is a serious step, it’s important for those involved in the construction business in Missouri to understand their lien rights and how a lien can help you get paid the money you’ve earned on your projects and jobs.
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What Is a Pre Lien?
This article was originally published in October, 2015, and was updated with new content in April, 2017 What is a pre lien? Most people consider a pre lien notice to be any notice or letter that a construction party (contractor, supplier, design professional, etc.) must give before filing a mechanics lien. In other words, a…
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Original Contractor Doesn’t Mean General Contractor for Missouri Notice Requirements
Mechanics lien and notice requirements can be difficult to figure out even in the best of circumstances. When additional confusion is thrown into the mix, like confusion over precise definitions of project roles, it can be even tougher. A recent Missouri case provides some clarification on the definition of terms related to project roles…
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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.…
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Missouri Case Clarifies Mechanics Lien Deadline Rules
Deadlines are omnipresent when it comes to mechanics lien law. There are deadlines by which notices of commencement must be posted, deadlines by which preliminary notices must be sent or filed, and deadlines by which liens must be recorded. Keeping track of these deadlines can be tricky, but abiding by them, even when they are…