Colorado Mechanic’s Lien

In Colorado, liens filed on private property or on funds relating to a public project are known as Mechanic’s Liens. When a Colorado mechanics lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property.  Colorado mechanics liens filed with regard to public […]

Colorado Cemetery Rediscovered

Recently, in Ignacio County, construction workers were working on the site for a new elementary school, when they found four human bodies on site. In the next few months, 26 bodies were found. These bodies were apparently buried about a century ago in the recently rediscovered cemetery. They have found that many of the bodies […]

Colorado Court Strikes Mechanics Lien with an Overstated Amount

  Colorado, like many states, allows mechanics liens to be placed on property where a prime contractor, subcontractor, supplier, and laborer performed work. In Colorado, as in all states, mechanics liens are filed on construction projects. But the mechanics lien laws are a double edged sword, and the lienor must be sure that he is properly liening the […]

Colorado Mechanic’s Liens

In Colorado, liens filed on private property or on funds relating to a public project are known as Mechanic’s Liens. When a Colorado mechanic’s lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property. Colorado mechanic’s liens filed with regard to public […]

Construction Defect Insurance Coverage Decided by Colorado Court

Construction defect coverage is an often litigated issue.  With contractor after contractor being sued for defective work, owners are constantly looking to the contractor’s insurance carrier to repair the defective work. Generally, the defective is work is not covered unless is results in other issues known as “third party damage,” such as leaking, On April […]