Tag: New York
-
I’m an Unlicensed Contractor.
Can I File a Mechanics Lien?This is a question we get quite often here at zlien. There are many reasons why a contractor, sub, or other construction company may find themselves without a license. Whether a deadline to renew was missed, or if acquiring a license hit an unexpected snag, from time to time a contractor might find themselves without…
-
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…
-
Trump Administration’s List of 50 Priority Infrastructure Projects
Which of the Proposed Infrastructure Projects Will Be Sending Jobs to Your State? The Trump Administration’s list of 50 priority infrastructure projects was recently obtained by McClatchy’s News Service and the numbers are….well, they’re big. Titled “Emergency & National Security Projects” by the Trump Administration, it includes some cost estimates and job impact numbers, including:…
-
New York Mechanics Lien Law: Legal Property Description in New York City
While every state requires that some description of the property, like the municipal property address, be included on a mechanics lien, many states take it a step further and require that a mechanics lien include a legal property description. A legal property description can be described as “a written statement recognized by law as to the…
-
New York Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know
Interested in filing a New York mechanics lien? Navigating all the information can be tricky. Take a look a these “5 things to know” before getting started A Project Participant Must Be Authorized to do Business in New York New York allows for most parties on a project to file a mechanics lien. This includes…