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Construction Liens
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Construction Payment Blog
Project Research Matters: Lessons From a Recent New Jersey Lien Case
In the construction world, getting paid for your hard work is crucial. One of the most effective ways to secure that payment is by filing a construction lien. But the…
Ahead of Schedule
From Lien to Clean: Addressing an Expired Lien in the Chain of Title
By Evan Brown
Expired construction liens can create unexpected headaches for property owners, even after they are no longer enforceable. These liens, while initially protecting contractors and suppliers, can linger in the property…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
OWNER CAN’T PURSUE STATUTORY SHOW CAUSE COMPLAINT TO CANCEL LIEN… FAIR OUTCOME?
If there is a payment dispute with a construction lienor — could be a contractor, a subcontractor, or supplier – it is possible, and more than likely, a construction lien…
Ahead of Schedule
Washington Supreme Court Weighs in on Notice Requirements for Labor Liens: <em>Velazquez Framing LLC v. Cascadia Homes, Inc.</em>
By Karl Oles
Washington’s construction lien statute, RCW 60.04, balances the interests of persons performing work to improve real property with the interests of property owners in avoiding the necessity of paying for…
Law Times News
Lawyer’s legal misstep leads to construction lien expiry: Ontario Superior Court
The lawyer failed to set the action down for trial within the required two-year period
Florida Construction Legal Updates
FILING MOTION TO INCREASE LIEN TRANSFER BOND (BEFORE TRIAL COURT LOSES JURISDICTION OVER FINAL JUDGMENT)
If a construction lien is recorded against real property, the lien can be transferred to a lien transfer bond. This transfers the security or collateral of the construction lien from…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
HUH? ACTION ON CONSTRUCTION LIEN “RELATES BACK” DESPITE NOTICE OF CONTEST OF LIEN
Not every case law you read makes sense. This sentiment goes to the uncertainty and grey area of certain legal issues. It is, what you call, “the nature of the…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
UNPREDICTABLE OPINION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION LIEN (REINSTATEMENT??)
Here comes the discussion of an appeal I was intimately involved in dealing with a construction lien. See Suntech Plumbing and Mechanical Corp. v. Bella Isla, LLC, 2022 WL 14672765…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
RECORDING A LIS PENDENS IS CRUCIAL
If you are in a construction dispute where you are pursuing a construction lien foreclosure action, recording a lis pendens is crucial. Did I say crucial? “[O]ne purpose of a…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Alberta’s Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act comes into effect
New legislation creates payment timelines, sets out adjudication process for construction sector