non paying customer. stopped us from working to avoid payment and refuses to communicate and pay for work she added and contracted with us. also dont think she pulled proper permits for the jobs and she may file a complaint against my license to "scare" me off. i need to know what kind of charges i can file for on the lien claim. i also need attorney to handle another situation that i need litigation services for. ...Read More
I work for a company that is a subcontractor for a commercial project in OR. The job is around 93% complete. We want to file a mechanic's lien for this project. The Levelset system is telling me that our Notice of Rights to Lien expired on 5/3/22. I don't believe we sent that notice. Is this required to lien? Can we still lien? The project began in April 2022....Read More
I was not paid for a siding job on a residentual home and recorded a lien on the propery and now levelset is saying i need to file for a lawsuit...Read More
I hired a contractor to reface kitchen cabinets. When he showed me the sample cabinet it was wrong color. He is refusing to fix it. I don't want the color he painted. I told him to change the color to what I wanted. He is refusing and said he is going to file contractors lien. My kitchen is all torn apart, drawers are gone, no water, no stove, half of the counter tops are gone. Can he file a lien? What are my options?...Read More
We are a General Contractor working on commercial tenant spaces. We contract directly with subcontractors. Our subcontractors purchase materials from material vendors as part of our contracts with them. e.g. electricians purchase the lighting packages and glazing vendors purchase glass and door kits for installation. My question is if our subcontractors don't pay the material suppliers (or went bankrupt) can the materials suppliers place liens on our client's buildings? Also, do they have to submit a right to lien to the building owner?...Read More
We finished installing countertops in a house. The builder kept saying they would pay when the house is sold but still has not paid. We want to file a construction lien. We sent a worker to the house about a month ago to do a final inspection. Does that reset the 2 month timeline to file lien?...Read More
My customer refuses to give us an updated payment bond for a Federal job. Customer states though the Payment Bond is expired- it is still good. Is this true? Or should I push for the updated dated Payment Bond. Why would some refuse to give an updated bond?...Read More
My well driller has not filed the Well Log and we require an inspection for our VA loan for the work they do. They finished the drill 9 days ago and have threatened to fill the well with cement if we don't pay them cash by tomorrow. They have sent us a mechanic lien warning. We never received or signed the $2000 work contract. They are also adding 6% interest on the loan immediately. We never said that we are not paying them. Just waiting for the job to be complete. What are our rights?...Read More
I am a sub-contractor, we did not receive payment on completion of a project. I sent an intent to lien, recorded the lien against the home owner. I received a letter from the home owner's attorney that the lien was not valid due to being past the time frame allowed. I cancelled the lien, but would like to know what the next step to collect funds from the contractor are. Do I file a lawsuit to collect, if so, do I just hire an attorney?...Read More
Im a licensed contractor working on fixing up a home for market sale while it is in preforeclosure. If house goes into foreclosure Im afraid I wont be paid at all....Read More
we are a manufacturer in OR and ship materials to customers all over the US on mutually agreed upon dates. Sometimes customers ask us to postpone shipping and store the materials for a period of time which we do for a fee (customer is made aware). If the customer subsequently pays for the materials but won't pay the agreed upon storage fees, can we file a lien on just the storage fees?...Read More
I am trying to bill the GC for materials before they are on site. The agreement with our manufactures is that we have 30 days to pay for that material and we have a 25k line of credit. The issue I receive from the GC is that they do not want to pay for material until it is onsite or until it is installed. The product we sell is custom and we have a pretty quick turn around on installation. The GC will state that they are not a "bank" which I'm not either. :/ How do get on the same page with them and be reasonable, as once the materials arrive onsite then they pay 30-90 days later which is past my MFG's timeline. Just as an example I can not fund 10 plus projects each month on my own if the materials cost 10K each and each of them pay at their own rate at a different pace....Read More
I am loaning money to a contractor for a home he is building for resale. Do I have a right to a lien if he does not repay me according to the terms of the loan?...Read More