Construction Payment Blog

When filing a mechanics lien, there is a very important yet often overlooked question you must answer:  Where do I file the lien? Each state has different rules as to...

Things looking up in the New Orleans economy?  Perhaps, according to a report from the New Orleans City Business Newsroom that the New Orleans area saw a near 10% drop...

Just this morning a letter appeared on my desk from a general contractor who claims a subcontractor’s mechanics lien is “exaggerated;” meaning it claims to be owed way more money...

Last month, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a pretty routine decision regarding mechanic’s lien waivers, but one worth writing about because companies sometimes overlook the routine elements of their...

This afternoon I came across an article from one of my favorite publications, published in my hometown: New Orleans City Business. The article is titled “Community Projects Highlight City’s Construction...

This morning, I posted about a Los Angeles Times article about an “rebound” in commercial building throughout Southern California. Right after, I encountered an article from The Republic about a similar trend...

I ran across an article this morning in the Los Angeles Times reporting that there is a “commercial building rebound” in Southern California as we all head into the spring...

In Monero Valley, California, the construction of a new Sketchers Distribution Center caused mechanics lien havoc. The massive 1.8 million square foot distribution center made a news splash when its general contractor...

A few weeks ago,Levelset Chief Legal Officer Nate Budde wrote a blog series on the relationship between bankruptcy and the mechanics lien. The last post of the series summarized “Does...

You’re not paid.  You don’t want to cause problems on a project, or spend relationship capital with other parties by filing an unnecessary mechanics lien claim. You don’t want to...