Tag: Why Was My Lien Rejected?
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Essential Information about Washington DC Mechanics Liens
Washington DC is home to 681,170 people packed into 61 square miles of land making it the most densely populated region in the entire United States. As you can imagine, that makes the nation’s capital a hotbed of construction as it’s home to a huge number of houses, offices, apartment buildings, schools, and businesses (not…
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Texas Mechanics Lien Exhibits Checklist
Lien laws vary from state-to-state. Just as there are 50 states in the country, so too are there 50 different sets of mechanics lien laws. This means that a preliminary notice requirement in say, California, may not be necessary in another state, like Florida for example. Further complicating matters is the fact that, not only…
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My Mechanics Lien Was Rejected – What Does That Even Mean?
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. When the lien documents are received by the county, they are generally recorded as long as the…
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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…
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Rejected Mechanics Liens: 2 Common Culprits
One common reason we have seen recorders make when rejecting a document is that the claimant’s description of labor is insufficient. We find this rejection reason to be especially challenging since a description of labor that is deemed to be sufficient by one county recorder may be considered insufficient by another county recorder, even when the…