Tag: Multimedia
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Texas Mechanics Lien Law: Information on Filing a Mechanics Lien in Dallas County, Texas
The Construction Payment Blog and zlien’s Mechanics Lien resources are jam-packed with information about the mechanics lien laws as they vary from state-to-state, but we rarely analyze these laws at the county level. zlien is changing that with our in-depth guides for specific counties across the country. What You Need To Know About Filing A Mechanics Lien…
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No Lien Clauses: An 50-State Overview for the Construction Industry
Can You Waive Lien Rights Before Starting Work? Can you waive your right to file a mechanics lien or bond claim before you even begin working on a project? Attempts to make subcontractors and suppliers waive lien rights at the start of a project — so called “No Lien Clauses” — are usually void and unenforceable. However, the law…
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Shifting Financial Risk – Take Your Company’s Neck Off The Line
[slideshare id=27977111&doc=take-20financial-20risk-20neck-20off-20the-20line-131106143140-phpapp02] The financial risk shifting battle is a topic we’ve addressed a lot here recently, and something getting ink elsewhere (see, for example this ENR.com article: Owners Shift More Financial Risk]. All of the work we’ve put into the topic was condensed into a Construction Credit Education Webinar presented earlier today. The slides from the…
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CFMA Says Owners Are Shifting Financial Risks Down The Contracting Chain
ENR.com and the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) recently published some articles suggesting that “cash-strapped public and private owners are shifting greater risk onto contractors through onerous deal terms” [Owners Shift More Financial Risk as Recovery Remains Sluggish]. This is true, but it’s not necessarily new. As this article will explain, this risk shifting tug…
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Instantly Clean Up Your Aging Accounts Receivables: A Fool Proof Plan
Getting paid in the construction industry can be an art because there are so many obstacles: pay when paid provisions, bankruptcy, joint check agreements, workmanship disputes, change orders, scope of work issues, prevailing wage claims, etc. And we’ve explored the cost to your business of this payment problem in the past. In fact, to the right is…