Topic
Lien Priority
22 published works
MTFN Resources
Wisconsin Supreme Court Update: April 2023
By MTFN
Caleb R. Gerbitz The April oral argument calendar for the moment appears to be the last of the term for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and there’s only one civil case…
Association Alert
Lien Priority Statutes and Why They Make Sense
By Daniel Miske
Facts A unit owner stopped paying assessments. The condominium association properly recorded and perfected a lien against the unit for those assessments. Under the applicable Oregon statute, the condo association…
Construction Payment Blog
Guide to Florida Construction Lien Priority
Mechanics liens are a powerful remedy to recover payment on construction projects: True. Mechanics liens guarantee that you’ll be paid: False. Even if you go through the entire lien process…
Larkin Hoffman Real Estate and Construction Blog
Lien Priority in Receivership?
For mechanic lien claimants having “priority” is a charmed state. Priority refers to the ordering of claims against a piece of real estate. Claims with first priority get paid first…
Texas Construction Law Blog
Lien Inception
By Joe Virene
When owners file bankruptcy or projects otherwise go south, lien priority often comes to the forefront. The idea is relatively simple. Priority is how courts determine which creditors get paid…
Construction Payment Blog
Mechanics Lien vs. Tax Lien: Who has priority to get paid first?
By Tom Scalisi
During a foreclosure, understanding lien priority is critical, since it determines who gets paid first – and who might not get paid at all. Most unpaid construction parties have the…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
VALUE IN RECORDING LIEN WITHIN EFFECTIVE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT
Construction lien priority is no joke! This is why a lienor wants to record its construction lien within an effective notice of commencement. A lien recorded within an effective notice…
Iowa Bankruptcy Law Blog
Our Advances are Senior Based on a Dragnet Clause, Right? Not So Fast
By The Newsroom
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa Supreme Court’s opinion released on March 27, 2020 in Blue Grass Savings Bank v. Community Bank & Trust Company has the…
Iowa Banking Law Blog
Our Advances are Senior Based on a Dragnet Clause, Right? Not So Fast
By The Newsroom
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa Supreme Court’s opinion released on March 27, 2020 in Blue Grass Savings Bank v. Community Bank & Trust Company has the…
Association Alert
Your Condo Lien can be Prior to a Federal Tax Lien if you File it Correctly, Timely & for the Full Amount Due
By Daniel Miske
Summary The United States District Court held that a prior recorded condominium lien had priority over a federal tax lien but only to the extent of the amount stated in…