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  • Filing A Lien Is A Discipline, and Not A Knee-Jerk Reaction

    You’re a contractor, subcontractor or material supplier, and you’re unpaid on a project.   Instantly, your thoughts focus on the mechanics lien concept.  It’s the natural law in the construction industry. Now, I’m the first to tell you that filing a mechanics lien is one of the best methods of collecting construction debt, and it’s certainly…

  • New York Requires Service of Liens – Do You Have The Required Proof?

    In New York, both public and private liens require just a little more than its mere filing.   According to New York Lien Statutes, they must also be served upon a number of parties, served in a particular and specific fashion, and proof of the service must be filed along with the lien itself (or within…

  • Who Is Filing Your Lien? zlien Does All The Work And Gives You Online Access

    What makes zlien different? We Do All The Work: You go to app.zlien.com and give us the project information. From there, zlien will get the legal property description, prepare the lien or other form, file the document with the proper recorder and send out notices of the filing. Unique Online Access:   Unlike any other lien filing service…

  • Washington Law Protects Contractors from Dangers of Frivolous Lien Statute

    A quick word from the construction law case files: The Court of Appeals, Division 1, out in Washington state, has refused to deem a construction lien as frivolous based upon the complexity of the construction contract at dispute. The court in SD Deacon Corp. of Washington v. Gaston Bros. Excavating, Inc., decided back in May…

  • Construction Lien Blog added to ABAJournal Website

    Since 2007,zlienhas been in a leader in construction legal document preparation, and has published the Construction Payment Blog, commenting on our services and construction lien information and news. We’re pleased to learn that the Construction Payment Blog has been recently added to ABA Journal’s BLAWG directory, and can be found here:  http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/construction_lien_blog/. ABAJournal.com is the…