Claims Lien Subcontracting 
Construction Dive
MAY 28, 2014
By Bruce Jervis Most state mechanic’s lien statutes provide that if a lien claimant willfully exaggerates the amount of its claim, the lien may be declared null and void. Mechanic’s liens provide lien claimants with tremendous leverage against project owners.
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
By Bruce Jervis It is standard for construction contracts to require that each payment application include affidavits and lien waivers. But it would be a mistake to assume the requirement is mere “boilerplate” of little concern. A recent case out of Mississippi is an example.
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Constructlaw
OCTOBER 20, 2022
A New York appellate court recently affirmed the dismissal of a subcontractor’s counterclaims for delay damages and for unpaid amounts because they were barred by the parties’ no-damage-for-delay provision and executed lien waivers, respectively. Pizzarotti LLC, a construction manager, sued its subcontractor, X-Treme Concrete, Inc.,
Levelset
MARCH 21, 2022
However, if the insurance company doesn’t pay, denies the claim, or adjusts it down, then the property owner is responsible for paying for the restoration work. Protect your lien rights. The right to file a mechanics lien is the most powerful tool in your toolbelt. A mechanics lien allows you to guarantee payment from the owner.
NH Construction Law
MARCH 26, 2023
When a general contractor or lower tier subcontractor or supplier records a mechanic’s lien attachment on property, security for the lienor’s hoped-for judgment is achieved – but often something more, and perhaps unintended, is achieved. Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc. Eclipse Construction, Inc. ;
NH Construction Law
MARCH 28, 2024
It is generally recognized by New Hampshire courts that “[f]ailure to comply with the specific statutory provisions of perfecting a mechanics lien is usually fatal,” Alex Builders & Sons, Inc. 536, 537 (1898), and owners need to know the amount of those claims in order to do so intelligently. Danley , 161 N.H.
Construction Lawyer
MAY 21, 2009
Subcontractors Mechanics lien allowed where bank seized generals funds. 107108 (May 21, 2009), has ruled in favor of the subcontractor in enforcing a mechanics lien. The owner had hired a general contractor who, in turn, had subcontracted some of the work. May 21, 2009 in litigation , mechanics liens | Permalink.
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