Construction Payment Blog

I came across an article this past weekend about a contractor who filed over 1.2 million in mechanics liens against a wind farm in Oklahoma, and it reminded me of...

Joint check agreements are popular in the construction industry. In fact, they are so commonly used they are often referred to as a “construction instrument,” insinuating that they are exclusively...

Who must sign a joint check agreement, and why would that even matter?  Getting ink from the appropriate parties is a critical step in executing a valid joint check agreement....

Joint check agreements and joint checks are looked upon quite favorably in the construction industry, and for good reason.  While joint checks can be issued in any transaction they are...

According to the 3 Primary Traits of a Great Credit Manager. The first trait was that great credit managers “understand all of the hard work comes before credit is actually...

When you sign a joint check agreement you are signing a contract, and therefore, you want to be very careful. You want to understand what the document says and make...

Here is a secret:  If you have a joint check agreement, the paying party may not be obligated to issue a joint check. The joint check agreement you signed may instead...

If unpaid on a construction project, filing a mechanics lien is a best-practice. Mechanic liens are usually successful at getting construction debts paid. In fact, based on a contractor survey,...

Calculating mechanics lien deadlines should be straight forward… You start with your last day of furnishing or the completion date for the project (as the case may be), and you...

The name of these documents should give away most of the answer, but still it can be confusing to distinguish these two documents and figure out which is the best...