We were hired directly by a public school and we went to send a preliminary notice and found out that's not possible since we're technically the GC in this situation. We just want to make sure that we're not going to miss any timelines in case getting payment becomes a problem later on. Is there an...Read More...Read More
I am a subcontractor providing manufactured casework and architectural millwork for a new veterinary hospital in Wisconsin. In August, after the architect/GC approved shop drawings, the owner requested many scope changes. We submitted the cost impact of those changes as a change ...Read More...Read More
We are a subcontractor on a hotel project in WI. We have not been paid on our last two months of work but did not file a preliminary notice at the start of the project. Is there anyway to still file a lien? Thanks, Amy ...Read More
Hi - I am an owner of land in WI and expect to soon contract with a GC to build a custom home. Any advice particular to our situation in Vilas County WI would be appreciated. Thanks....Read More
I am a carpentry subcontractor that has a subcontract with a General Contractor on a commercial office build out. We do not file preliminary notices, however we did file an intent to file a lien within the time frame. Is it OK to file a lien or because we we did not file a preliminary notice that it will...Read More...Read More
In Wisconsin, would delivering blueprints count as first delivery of materials? Are you able to send the prelim before you actually supply materials in Wisconsin?...Read More
If a pre-lien is sent to the home owner via certified mail and USPS lost it, is the pre-lien still valid in the state of Wisconsin? How should you proceed?...Read More
we didn't prelien the contractor because he owned the house at the time and after we did the work for him, he sold the house and he never paid us. Can we lien the homeowner? Is it possible their title insurance would cover payment to us?...Read More
I am a small roofing & waterproofing subcontractor. A MN based contractor hired my company for services on a public project (rest stop owned by WISDOT). The state did not require a bond on this job. The contractor had failed to meet manufacturer warranty requirements and we are the company w...Read More...Read More
I was hired by the owner of a property. We provided excavation, grading and some materials for a small subdivision. I have a "NOTICE OF LIEN RIGHTS" paragraph in my contract. We started the project in April of 2019, last worked on it 12/23/19. Do I now send intent?...Read More
We did not file the preliminary notice as the GM on a residential home- the main supplier did. The homeowner refuses to pay the final payment on the GC fee. We did file an intent to lien but have we lost our right to collect because of the Preliminary notice?...Read More
We had provided the first materials of this project on 9/13/2019 and were promptly paid 30 days after. I did not send a preliminary notice as an oversight since we were being paid. Then in November, on the 27th, we shipped the balance of the job. Now we are having a dispute over this payment. It i...Read More...Read More
It was a commercial site and after things were getting “messy”, the property owner’s construction manager took over as General Contractor in which I worked along side. Is my preliminary notice required? Is this clause stating I am not required if it is a commercial site and if I worked under the pr...Read More...Read More
We signed the agreement with the homeowner to do the job on 09/08/2018. The work did not start until 05/23/2019 and we finished 6/3/19. We send a Notice of Intent to File A Lien, and now we want to File a Lien, as still did not received the payment. We did not sent the Notice of Lien Rights, as we wer...Read More...Read More