The long dry spell in Los Angeles’s commercial construction market may be comming to a close. The Los Angeles Times recently reported that commercial real estate developers are building again, buoyed by strong demand for apartments. With unemployment still high and Americans still skittish about putting their money in a house that may still decline in value, […]
The internet is full of long explanations regarding mechanics liens. From Wikipedia to About.com, Once of the best explanations we’ve found (outside our own FAQs about California mechanics liens) is from the Sacramento County Public Law Library website. Mechanics liens and their requirements are all laid out in an easy to understand format there. […]
If the past few years of chasing down money has served as a constant reminder, getting paid first –or sometimes at all– may require getting the property owner involved, especially when your contract is only with the general contractor or one of the subcontractors. A recent blog entitled Construction Contractors: Dotting Your “I”s and Crossing […]
In California, the construction lien law is very specific. In addition to simply filing a construction lien, a claimant needs to make sure that it complied with all the pre-requisites that the mechanics’ lien law requires. Liens filed on private property or on funds relating to a public project are known as Mechanic’s Liens. When […]
California has no shortage of laws and regulations, and the mechanics lien filing process is no exception. In order to preserve the maximum amount of construction lien rights, within 20 days of the commencement of work on the property, subcontractors and suppliers should provide written notice to the owner, the general contractor and the construction […]
