Tag: Notice to Owner
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Washington Notice to Owner: The Why, Who, What, When, and How
WHY send a Notice to Owner? To protect your mechanics lien rights! Washington has nuanced rules and requirements regarding the sending of preliminary notices. Most parties on private construction projects are required to submit a Notice to Owner in order to protect their mechanics lien rights. [zlien id=”30435″] WHO must send a Washington Notice to Owner?…
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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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Preliminary Notice Best Practices
Preliminary notices can be the glue that holds a lien policy together, a tool to provide or obtain information, and a necessary part of the financial security and payment process on construction projects. However, despite these incredibly important tasks, preliminary notices and the sending, receipt, and management thereof, can raise questions and concerns for construction…
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Mechanics Liens Get The Owner’s Attention
Subcontractors and suppliers can be unknown to owners during construction projects unless a problem arises. Typically, they do not report directly to the owner, but when a subcontractor or supplier files a mechanics lien, they certainly get the attention of the owner. Filing a mechanics lien is a power tool that can pressure an owner to…
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What You Need To Track When Sending A Preliminary Notice
Thousands of times every day, contractors and suppliers prepare and send a “Notice to Owner” or “Preliminary Notice.” Typically, a supplier or contractor will prepare and send the document in-house, or the company will rely upon a “notice service” or a SAAS technology product, like zlien, to transmit the document. Regardless of how the document is prepared…