General Mechanics Lien Information
Can I File a Lien on a Public Project?
How Do I Enforce Payment on a Privately Owned Project?
What are the Benefits to Filing a Lien?
How Do I Use the Mechanics Lien Filing Process to Enforce Payment?
What Laws Control the Filing of a Lien?
How Long Should I Wait Before I Begin the Mechanics Lien Filing Process on a Project?
Who Has the Right to File a Lien?
What are the Necessary Steps for Filing a Lien?
Can I File a Lien if the Work Was Performed for a Commercial Tenant?
Can I File a Lien Even if I Do Not Have A Written Contract?
Are There Special Requirements for Filing a Lien Against a Residential Homestead Property?
Pre-Lien Notice Requirements
What is the Deadline to Serve a Pre-Lien Notice on a “Commercial” Property?
What is the Deadline to Serve a Pre-Lien Notice on a “Residential” Property?
What is the Deadline to Serve a Notice of Contractual Retainage?
How Do I Serve the Pre-Lien Notice?
How Do I Use the Pre-Lien Notice to Compel the Property Owner to Pay My Claim Directly?
What If I Failed to Serve the Pre-Lien Notice?
Mechanics Lien Filing Requirements and Foreclosure
What Information Must Be Included in the Mechanics Lien Affidavit?
What Is the Deadline for Filing a Lien on a Commercial Property?
What Is the Deadline for Filing a Lien on a Residential Property?
Am I Required to Notify the Property Owner or the General Contractor That I Filed a Lien?
How Is the Mechanics Lien Removed After the Debt is Paid?
What Is the Deadline to File a Lawsuit to Foreclose on the Mechanics Lien?
Other Remedies to Enforce Payment
What Is a Payment Demand Letter?
What Is the Trust Fund Statute and How Can it Be Used to Enforce Payment?
What Is the Prompt Payment Act and How Can it Assist Me in Recovering Interest?
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