Topic
Preliminary Notices
11 published works
Construction Payment Blog
How Equipment and Material Suppliers Across the US are Using Automation to Manage Risk
Equipment and material suppliers are often the last to get paid in the construction chain. Oftentimes, their customers must complete a job before being able to afford the goods needed…
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How a California Contractor Saves Time on 20-Day Preliminary Notices
Kindness General Contractors is a highly-rated commercial and industrial contracting firm located in Southern California. Part of their strong reputation is their mission to “do whatever it takes to get…
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How to Send a Preliminary Notice
By Tom Scalisi
Any way you slice it, sending a preliminary notice makes a lot of sense. In many states, they’re required to protect your lien rights. But in any state — regardless…
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Why an Electrical Distributor Embraced Preliminary Notice Automation and Saves Hours Every Month
Thomas Box is the Director of Credit at Irby — a national electrical distributor with industrial and utilities divisions. When asked about a typical day on the job, Thomas says,…
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3 Benefits Your Construction Company is Missing if You’re Using a Notice Provider
It’s fairly common for subcontractors to use a third-party service provider to create and send preliminary notices or file mechanics liens, but as more efficient solutions become available, the paperwork…
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A Florida Contractor’s Unique Perspective on Always Sending Preliminary Notices
In the state of Florida, subcontractors must send a notice to owner (preliminary notice) to secure lien rights, but general contractors don’t need to do so. For contractors who work…
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Why Subcontractors Don’t Send Prelims — And Why They’re Wrong
I work with a lot of subcontractors who never send preliminary notices (I call them prelims). Of course, these subs always give me a reason why they don’t use prelims.…
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Burned: How one contractor learned the importance of preliminary notice
As a guy with forty years in the trades, I should have a bookcase full of stories about getting raked over the coals by customers. But when I look back…
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Filing Preliminary Notice: States Where Sending Notice Isn’t Enough
A mechanics lien is a powerful tool to secure your rights in case of non-payment in the construction industry. One vital step to this process is sending a preliminary notice.…
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Nevada Preliminary Notice Guide – All You Need to Know
Any contractor or supplier working in the state of Nevada should be familiar with the Nevada preliminary notice. It is an incredibly important step in the mechanics lien process. These…