Construction Payment Blog

Oregon and Washington share a border, and as an attorney practicing in both states, I can attest that they share a lot of business as well. It’s quite common for...

There is a bill pending in the New Jersey legislature that is splitting the construction industry between general contractors and subcontractors, as the bill proposes penalties against contractors who fail...

  Levelset is an Associate Member of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), and a controller for a material supply company recently posed a question to that organization’s LinkedIn Group,...

I’ve mentioned previously that California has some of the most burdensome and complicated laws regarding Condominium and HOA liens for delinquent assessments.  These requirements not only apply to notices and...

Earlier today, I wrote a blog post about the general mechanics lien and preliminary notice requirements in South Dakota. As discussed in that post, the state does have a preliminary...

Filing a mechanics lien in South Dakota is a pretty straight-forward procedure, as far as mechanics lien procedures go. The state’s preliminary notice is conditional on whether a Notice of...

It’s no secret that budgets are tight in California. For some time, the budget crisis has threatened to hit California’s court system, and it finally has in signficant fashion with...

Condo/HOA Assessment Liens attach to property to secure the payment of delinquent assessment payments.  Just like mechanics liens, the devil is in the details when it comes to sending the...

UPDATE: We apologize for any inconvenience, but levelset no longer offers assessment lien filling as of 2013. While you can use Levelset to file a mechanics lien for construction projects...

Believe this: When a contractor runs out of cash and has his back against the wall on a project, he will say just about anything to prevent others from filing...