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I have an out of state customer who asked our Service Department to repair a Hydraulic Hammer. The cost of the repairs was substantial, $15,590.68. The Hammer which we repaired is still at our facility in Zelienople, PA. On 11/27/2018, I received a letter from our customer's attorney that they are liquidating their assets.
I confirmed that the repaired hammer is still at our Highway Equipment Company’s Facility.
I spoke with our customer's attorney and he said they have not filed for Bankruptcy protection. He is still waiting for results from the Auction Company to determine how much money there is to spread around, first to secured creditors.
Is it possible for Highway Equipment Company to file a Mechanics Lien to protect their interests? Please advise?
PennsylvaniaWe are a midsize civil contractor being squeezed by a huge GC that is not playing fairly. The GC has been paid over 90 days ago from the owner but is holding our money .
PennsylvaniaI am part of a collective that owns a building in Pennsylvania. A member of the collective did some work on the building but was not authorized by the collective to do the work and there was no agreement to pay him for the work. He was asked to leave the collective but we are afraid he might put a mechanics lien on the building for the work he did. Is that something that he would have a legal standing to do?
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PennsylvaniaI wrote an estimate and work orders using my company letterhead for a general contractor. He was to use the documents to run the job and outline what could be paid to each subcontractor per trade. I did not invoice for this service or receive any compensation. Now that the project is complete, a subcontractor who has not been paid is filing a lawsuit against myself and the GC for payment.
PennsylvaniaLien Claim filed against project. GC's attorney states the Lien is outside of the law since there is a bond. When we asked the GC if there was a bond he refused to answer the inquiry. I could be wrong but research looks like the Lien will transfer to the bond on the property. Is that correct? Do I need to release the lien and file a claim against the bond?
Pennsylvaniawe provided materials for a project in Philadelphia, and the subcontractor made a warranty claim against it. the materials shipped over 6 months ago but to date we have not been paid. We agreed to provide labor and materials, at no cost to the sub, to correct the problem. Does the action of providing labor and materials at no cost extend our lien rights? And based on that, what would constitute proof (ie. a zero dollar invoice?) that we still have lien rights if they are challenged later?
PennsylvaniaWe contracted to supply materials with the General Contractor on a job at the U of PA. Is the U of PA a public school or a private school? If it is public, please confirm that we do NOT need to file a lien claim against the GC now, in order to be able to enforce a claim later.
PennsylvaniaCompleted construction project on a residential property in Glen Mills PA. Customer owed 10,000 apon completion but stated they would not pay because there were some minor issues but would not allow me to fix items they claimed were not perfect. Stated they are going to hire another contractor and will pay me only after new contractor completed. Over 28 yrs in business this has been most bizarre situation.
PennsylvaniaThe general contractor has not paid me in full or not paid me at all for work on foreclosed properties. i am in the process of completing the attempt to file lien documents with you, and I am not sure if I can or how I should invoice the general contractor for also punitive damages. The General Contractor has caused me losses to my business and personal life that I would like to recover if even partly. How do you advise that i do that? Thank you
PennsylvaniaI did work on a building that will be used for commercial and apartments and cannot get paid. I signed an independent contractor agreement that had a provision waiving my lien rights but i heard that you cannot waive lien rights in a contract in Pennsylvania.
PennsylvaniaHello,
We received an intent to lien (ref #1742334) after we notified the contractor that we were going to have to hire another contractor to fix all of the issues with the job that his crew did. In response, we filed a complaint through our Attorney General's office (& were told it could take some time for it to get assigned to an agent for it to be mediated). Today I added a comment to the intent to lien zlien site to let the contractor know that the complaint was filed. As far as I know he has not yet received a copy of that complaint. He has gotten pictures of many of the issues via text from when I first saw them; his solution was to come back a third time and apply a third coat of stain; I didn't trust that was going to work, and talked to 3 other contractors, all of whom said his solution not only would not fix the floors, it would make them worse, and that the issues that he left us with are going to require redoing the entire job.
That's why we told him we would need our $$ back, and why we believe he had no right to file this intent to lien.
We want to make sure we do whatever we can to prevent him from actually putting a lien on the house. I don't know if that means we need to hire a lawyer in addition to waiting for the AG complaint to be settled? Also, I know the intent references "10 days", but I don't see an actual date for when those 10 days are up. Can you please confirm just so we're clear on the timeline we're dealing with.
Thank you for your help,
Shannon
PennsylvaniaI paid zlien to put a mechanics lien on a property and his has since sold and I didn’t get my payment. Why didn’t I get paid and how can zlien help me rectify this issue
PennsylvaniaWe will be doing construction work in the state of PA. In the contract the following wording appeared:
"A subcontractor that fails to file a Notice of Furnishing on the Dept. of General Services publicly accessible Internet website as required by the act of August 24, 1963 (P.L. 1175, No. 497), know as the Mechanics Lien Law of 1963, may forfeit the right to file a mechanics lien. It is unlawful for a searchable project owner, project owner's agent, contractor or subcontractor to request, suggest, encourage or require a subcontractor no file the required notice as required by the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963."
PennsylvaniaI answered an advertisement on craigslist from Derricks Home Improvement, LLC. Michael Derrick answered my call. The advertisement stated that he was looking to take his home improvement business to the next level by hiring the right person to go out on jobs alone. We discussed my previous work experience and asked if I would help him finish a flooring project he was currently working on. If he liked my work, he would hire me as a sub contractor employee and pay me for my time. I greed.
I showed up on time, he asked me few questions, finished the project in two days and paid me $150.00 cash.
He said going forward, he would pay me $30 per hour plus reimbursement for any materials. I would keep track of my hours. He also said that I would need liability insurance as a 1099 employee and referred me to his insurance guy. I paid $622 for liability insurance.
I worked a total of 97 hours, plus $15 for materials between May 2, 2018 and June 1, 2018. Mike paid me $960 on May 7, and $530 on May 16. Mike owes me $1435.00. What are my rights to seek payment for wages earned?
I can provide more details if necessary. Thank you
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