In Illinois, liens filed on private property or on funds relating to a public project are known as Mechanic’s Liens. When an Illinois lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property. Contractors, as well as subcontractors and material suppliers can […]
Month: July 2013
Higgins Road Bike Trail
Chicago’s Higgins Road will begin construction for a bicycle and pedestrian bring starting Monday, July 8. The construction for this bridge will not be obstructing the current biking path, at least not until December, and even then, they feel that construction will not be a problem for them. The trail should cost about 2.8 million, […]
Indiana Mechanic’s Liens
In Indiana, liens filed on private property or on funds relating to a public project are known as Mechanic’s Liens. When an Indiana construction lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property. Indiana mechanics liens filed with regard to public […]
Workers Protest Wages
A labor union is protesting some Fort Waynebusinesses and construction companies that it said aren’t paying workers the area standard wages and benefits. Fort Financial contracted Schenkel Construction, and Schenkel Construction is not even paying its hired workers the minimum wage for that area. And this is not the only time this has happened; there are […]
Tennessee Construction Liens
In Tennessee, liens filed on private property or on funds relating to a public project are known as Mechanic’s Liens. When a Tennessee mechanics lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property. All persons providing labor or materials for the […]