Illinois news:

In order to qualify for a mechanics lien, a construction party must furnish labor and/or materials in the improvement of property. One issue many parties face is the varying definitions...

Many lien claimants are worried about a lien claim being “bonded off”. This is usually because parties don’t understand how bonding-off a mechanics lien works and, as a result, fears it,...

In 2015, the Illinois Governor signed a law into effect that allows certain parties to replace a mechanics lien with a payment bond. A lot of people think the Illinois...

While it’s de rigueur to dislike lawyers, and the seemingly overly litigious nature of society in general, the profession is a necessary one and lawyers are important tools for use in...

2014 was a busy year for mechanics lien law, with significant changes either enacted or contemplated in a large number of states. Changes ranged from providing a more clear definition...

Mechanics liens provide strong protection against nonpayment in the construction industry by providing parties with an interest in the actual property being improved by their work. A necessary consequence of that...

Mechanics liens protect parties that furnish labor and/or material in the improvement of property. While the exact definition of the protected parties varies from state to state, this core statement...

As the recent California case Moorefield Construction, Inc. v. Intervest-Mortgage Investment Company shows, the question of when (and whether) mechanics liens may be waived, or the priority of those liens subordinated, is...

In evaluating mechanics lien rights one of the first questions that must be considered is whether the improvement qualifies as a “construction project“. Mechanics lien rights are tied to the...

There has been a relatively strong run, recently, of courts reaching what I think are the correct results in mechanics lien cases. In that vein, a very recent decision in...