When it comes to preparing and serving Payment Bond Claim Documents, there are really only two options that you should consider: (1) you can retain a Construction Lawyer to do it for you; or (2) you can do it on your own with the proper instructions and artfully drafted “Payment Bond Claim Documents” (as opposed to “fill-in-the-blank forms”). We make doing either of these options easy! To learn more about the benefits of retaining Lovein | Ribman, P.C., a Texas Construction Law Firm, to prepare and serve your Payment Bond Claim Documents, read below. To learn more about the benefits of preparing Payment Bond Claim Documents on your own with the Lien Professor’s Payment Bond Claim Kit and Instructions, click here.
Here is how it works: for no charge we will analyze your legal matter or answer your Second Month Notice of Claim related question. If you decide to retain us to prepare and serve your Second Month Notice of Claim, we will gather all necessary information from you via email exchange, telephone, facsimile, or in-person. However, there is no need to come to our offices, unless you want to!
To initiate the process or to just inquire more about serving a Second Month Notice of Claim, either submit the Inquiry Form below or call 888-368-2483 and ask for attorney Robert M. Lovein. It’s that simple!
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To initiate a Claim against the Payment Bond, anyone not hired directly by the General Contractor must serve the General Contractor with the “Second Month Notice of Claim” by no later than the 15th day of the second month from each and every month that you provided labor, materials, equipment, or services to the Project and have not been paid. At a minimum, the Second Month Notice of Claim must include the following information: (1) the identity of the Company who hired you; (2) the nature and description of the unpaid work that you provided to the Project; (3) the months that you provided the work to the Project; and (4) the amount unpaid. The Second Month Notice of Claim does not need to be notarized and is not sent to the Surety. The primary purpose of the Notice is to place the General Contractor on notice of the debt and to afford the General Contractor an opportunity to force the nonpaying Subcontractor/Material Supplier to pay the debt without involving the Surety. When the Second Month Notice of Claim is written in the form of a strong Payment Demand Letter, it can be an excellent opportunity to resolve the dispute before having to take the next step of serving the Third Month Notice of Claim.
The Construction Lawyers at Lovein | Ribman, P.C. can prepare your Second Month Notice of Claim and serve it on the General Contractor and the Subcontractor who hired you, in the form of a strong Payment Demand Letter that can, depending upon your specific situation, include the following contentions: (1) notice that the contract has been breached by nonpayment; (2) that the Prompt Payment Act has or will be violated by the Public Entity, the General Contractor, and/or the contractor who hired you as a result of the nonpayment; (3) a calculation of the accrued interest and a demand for payment of the interest; (4) a presentment for future attorneys’ fees in the event a Lawsuit is filed; (5) a representation that a Trust Fund Statute will be served on the Surety if payment is not immediately made; and (6) that if a Lawsuit is filed to collect the debt, that you will seek an award for the principal amount owed, accrued interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs. We will also demand repayment of the fees and costs incurred to have us prepare and serve the Second Month Notice of Claim. Learn more about the benefits of using a Construction Lawyer.
Lovein | Ribman, P.C. is a boutique Texas Construction Law Firm. The attorneys at Lovein | Ribman, P.C. have successfully litigated construction disputes in nearly all of Texas’s District and County courts and also have extensive experience in alternative forms of dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation. In recognition of their work, the firm’s lawyers have developed a reputation in the legal community for authority, competence, and expertise.
Lovein | Ribman, P.C. represents General Contractors, Subcontractors, Material Suppliers, Architects, Engineers, and Laborers throughout the entire state of Texas in both private and public Projects, to include preparation and service of all Mechanics Lien Documents, Mechanics Lien Foreclosure Actions, Payment Bond Claims, construction defects, construction contract disputes, Contract Review and Drafting, and other similar types of construction related matters. We have a comprehensive understanding of Texas construction law and how to enforce the construction laws enacted by this state. That is what we do! And we do it in every county throughout the entire state of Texas every day. If you have provided labor, materials, equipment, or professional services to a construction Project in Texas and have not been paid, we can help regardless of where your office is located. Learn more about the benefits of using a Construction Lawyer.
