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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Want to File a Mechanics’ Lien in California? Here’s What You Can (and Can’t) Include

How can a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier secure payment for its work? One solution is to file a mechanics’ lien against a project’s property. Lien laws vary widely from state to state and time to time because...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Construction Law History Lesson No. 1: What Do Thomas Jefferson and Mechanics Liens Have in Common?

Construction law is NOT boring, at least that’s what I tell my daughters. In these series of posts, I will explore some of the VERY interesting historical facts about construction law that can be used at your next motion...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Bonding Off Mechanic's Liens:  Not Just for Property Owners

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Property owners are often confronted with a contractor threatening a mechanic’s lien on their property. These liens may stem from a dispute between them and their contractor, or even between a subcontractor and a general...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Law Brief: Lien Times: Securing Mechanics Liens for Preconstruction Services

Construction Counsel Sean Scuderi joins Rich Schoenstein to explore “Lien Times: Securing Mechanics Liens for Preconstruction Services” on the latest episode of Law Brief. Sean and Rich break down recent developments...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

An Unfounded Lien: What’s an Owner to Do? And Can it Recover its Attorneys’ Fees?

A subcontractor has liened the property although the owner has paid in full for its work. The general contractor has disappeared. What should an owner do next? And will its attorneys’ fees be recoverable?...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

An Easy Way to Preserve Your Mechanic’s Lien Rights in Rhode Island

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A mechanic’s lien right is a powerful remedy to secure a contractor’s right to payment. Each jurisdiction’s mechanic’s lien statute is unique and most states strictly interpret/enforce the statutes. For multi-jurisdictional...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Mechanic's Liens 101: Ways to Avoid Them

A mechanic’s lien is a powerful tool for many construction participants on private projects and a major source of risk for owners. A mechanic’s lien is an involuntary lien and a statutory right that protects contractors,...more

Lewitt Hackman

Mechanics Liens — Smart Tools of Construction Industry Professionals, and Bane of Property Owners

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In 1791, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison proposed the first mechanics liens legislation in order to promote development in Washington. The Maryland Assembly (which governed Washington at that time) passed the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Changes Made to the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law to Protect Holders of Open-End Mortgages and Residential Property Owners

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Mechanics’ liens grant contractors and subcontractors an interest in improvements made to real property to secure the payment obligations of owners to contractors, and of contractors to subcontractors. While these liens...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

A Virginia Mechanic's Lien Refresher, Courtesy of Jack Bays

In February 2013 the Supreme Court of Virginia handed down its decision in Jack Bays, a mechanic’s lien lawsuit involving the landowner, several lenders, the general contractor and no fewer than eleven subcontractors....more

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