• California Case About Tiny Mistake In A Mechanic Lien Underscores Importance Of Attention To Detail

    Updated: 2011-09-29 19:00:51
    The first words of the California Court of Appeals written opinion in Ball v. Steadfast-BLK are: “What’s in a name?”  That’s because the case involves a challenge to a mechanics lien, arguing that a California mechanics lien is invalid and unenforceable because it was filed by David E. Ball dab “Clark Air Conditioning & Heating,” [...]

  • The Material Supplier’s Guide to Louisiana Mechanic Lien Laws and Notice Requirements

    Updated: 2011-09-26 15:32:46
    It’s been a while since I posted about the lien laws in my home state of Louisiana. Plus, I’ve recently been contacted by a number of material suppliers who are either based in Louisiana or who do business in the state, and they are confused about the state’s notice requirements.  There’s good reason for the [...]

  • FAQ: Is A Mechanics Lien Filed Against The Property, The Property Owner or Just The Work?

    Updated: 2011-09-23 14:30:20
    Short Answer:  Mechanic liens are effective against the real property (i.e. the land itself and its improvements) where the work is performed. Long Answer:  We actually get this question a lot, as many of our clients are filing a lien for the first time and don’t quite understand how it works. They wonder whether the [...]

  • Washington Supreme Court Adds Equity Exception to Attorney Fees Rule on Mechanic Lien Challenges

    Updated: 2011-09-21 15:45:03
    In my post from earlier this week, I suggested that the Washington Supreme Court’s Williams v. Athletics’ Field decision was a big deal with a number of consequences to mechanic lien laws in that state. We talked about the liberal v. strict construction of mechanic lien statutes in that article, but now I want to talk [...]

  • LienWizard Confirms Project’s City and County From Zip Code

    Updated: 2011-09-20 14:30:51
    We just made our industry-leading LienWizard better by integrating an automatic confirmation of your project’s city and county. Now, when you input the construction project’s zip code, our lien ordering system atomically predicts and confirms the project’s county, city and state. Here’s a screenshot of this new feature in work within the LienWizard: Knowing the construction [...]

  • Adding Contacts Made Easier In The LienPilot

    Updated: 2011-09-20 11:54:25
    We made a small improvement to the LienPilot last week in how project contacts are added to your database. Previously, after pressing the “Add Contact” link, the user was directed to a second page where the contact information was requested. When the contact information was entered, the user was brought back to the project’s contact [...]

  • Washington Supreme Court Reverses Controversial Williams v Athletic’s Field

    Updated: 2011-09-15 17:19:19
    Well, can I say that I saw it coming? Today, the Washington Supreme Court released its opinion on Williams v. Athletic’s Field, and reversed, making all lien claimants breathe a huge sigh of relief.    We’ve written a great number of posts on this interesting case in Washington state, and how much it means to [...]

  • Managing and Ordering Documents When Your Company Has Multiple Locations or Brand Names

    Updated: 2011-09-12 19:45:36
    Since our service is especially talented in helping companies manage and file preliminary notices and mechanic liens in multiple states across the country, a lot of our clients have more than one physical location. Sometimes, companies will often have multiple brand names as well, or a number of parent, sister and subsidiary companies. We’re asked: [...]

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