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Lien and Bond Claims in September 2025: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of September....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Texas Two-Step: Two Additional Bills from the 2025 Texas Legislative Session That Contractors Need to Know

Bradley’s BuildSmart blog provided posts earlier this summer in June and July regarding some of the recently enacted laws from the 2025 Texas legislative session affecting the construction industry in Texas. This post...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Understanding Mechanic’s Liens in Massachusetts: What Property Owners and Contractors Need to Know

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Whether you’re a homeowner, contractor, or subcontractor working on a construction project in Massachusetts, it’s important to understand how mechanic’s liens work. This legal tool plays a key role in ensuring that those who...more

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Reverse Build-to-Suit: Sale Leaseback Transaction with a Twist

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A reverse build-to-suit is a specialized real estate mechanism where the tenant develops and builds out the leased property to support the tenant’s use. This is a “reverse” of the common build-to-suit model, where a landlord...more

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Federal Court Emphasizes Strict Adherence to Mechanic's Lien Statute

A federal judge in New York served up a good reminder last week about the importance of dotting your i’s and crossing your t’s when it comes to perfecting a mechanic’s lien.  The case involves a payment dispute between a...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Contractors Must Provide Pre-Notice Disclosure Before Recording a Lien

Liens provide a means of recourse for contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers who have not been paid. In Washington, there are specific disclosure requirements that must be met before a licensed and registered contractor...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 12, December 2024

Welcome to our year-end issue of The Site Report! As always, the construction industry is ever-changing and is impacted by extreme weather, new technology, labor issues, material and supply chain restraints, and code changes....more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Construction Change Management – Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

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During any construction project, unanticipated impacts and revisions to project scope, schedule and cost are almost inevitable. For example, access delays and disruptions arise, unusually severe weather conditions are...more

Frantz Ward LLP

Who Owns it Anyway? The Uncommon Issues Unique to Mechanic’s Liens For Common Elements of a Condominium

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Contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and material suppliers who perform work or labor upon or furnish materials in furtherance of any improvement undertaken by virtue of a contract with an owner, part owner, or lessee have...more

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Recent Colorado Appeals Court Decisions Regarding Public Project Liens Sparks Concern Amongst Construction Industry Professionals

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On August 1, 2024, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals issued an opinion regarding the nature of delay damages asserted in a verified statement of claim, the Colorado statutory lien system for constructions services...more

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An Introduction to the New Texas Business Courts

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It has been approximately two months since the newly established Texas business court system began accepting its first filings on September 1, 2024. This article provides a brief introductory overview of this new court system...more

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Mechanics’ Liens: Misapplication of a “Blanket Lien” Under Colorado’s General Mechanics’ Lien Act

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A mechanics’ lien affords unpaid contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and/or material suppliers a security interest in the property’s real estate and title. A blanket lien is a type of mechanics’ lien that covers more than...more

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Overview of Idaho Liens of Mechanics and Materialmen

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Idaho Code Title 45, Chapter 5 sets forth Idaho law applicable to liens of mechanics and materialmen. The statute and common law application of the provisions demonstrate Idaho’s public policy favoring the protection of...more

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Texas Mechanic’s Lien Removal Options and Bonding Around Liens

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A mechanic’s lien filing creates an immediate cloud on title causing substantial impacts to owners of real property and other parties to a construction contract. Frequently, owners or prime contractors may be required to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[Webinar] Construction Issues Impacting the Energy Industry - September 18th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

In the dynamic landscape of the renewable energy sector, understanding the intricacies of payment and performance bonds, mechanic’s liens, and dispute resolution may be pivotal to your project’s success. Join us for a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[Webinar] Construction Issues Impacting the Energy Industry - July 24th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

In the dynamic landscape of the renewable energy sector, understanding the intricacies of payment and performance bonds, mechanic’s liens, and dispute resolution may be pivotal to your project’s success. Join us for a...more

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What’s the Key to Arizona Mechanics and Materialmen’s Liens? Timing!

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In the last edition of Under Construction, we offered a basic introduction to Arizona’s mechanics and materialmen’s liens. This time, we discuss the issues related to timing of such liens...more

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Texas Amends Prompt Pay Acts to Address “Excessive Change Orders”

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously referred to states as the “laboratories of democracy.” The Texas legislative process is an unusual laboratory compared to most states. The Texas Legislature only meets once...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Enforceability of Pay-if-Paid Clauses in Construction Subcontracts: Mid-Atlantic Region

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Pay-if-paid clauses are conditional payment provisions regularly included in construction subcontracts. The intent of these clauses is to shift the risk of loss from a prime contractor to its subcontractors by making a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mechanics Lien Upheld Despite Lack of Notice to Senior Construction Lender

In an unpublished opinion, a California appeals court has upheld a subcontractor’s mechanics lien claim despite the subcontractor’s failure to strictly follow the procedural requirements set forth in the mechanics lien...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Clarifying Mechanics’ Lien Law

A mechanics’ lien is a powerful remedy that provides a contractor with a priority lien on a property and a fast means of being made whole if payment is not rendered at the completion of a job. In order to successfully obtain...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 3, March 2024

Welcome to our third issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In honor of last week’s Women in Construction Week, last Friday’s International Women’s Day, and Women’s History...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Clarifies Recovery and Service Requirements of Mechanics’ Lien Law

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The Superior Court of Pennsylvania concluded 2023 by issuing two opinions that clarify (1) the costs recoverable under the Lien Law and (2) the requirements for perfecting service of a lien claim. Two key takeaways are...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Contractor’s Refusal to Sign Broad Lien Waiver Does Not Defeat Mechanics Lien

Recently, the Oregon Court of Appeals reinstated a contractor’s mechanics lien claim notwithstanding the owner’s offer of payment because the offer was conditioned on the contractor signing a broad lien waiver that would have...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights - Issue 11, December 2023

NY Governor's Veto of Wind Power Bill “Undermines Industry," Critics Say- “The bill known as the ‘Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act’ has been working its way through the state legislature since April 2023.” Why...more

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