{"id":1024,"date":"2012-04-30T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/04\/30\/credit-manager-solutions-part-3-of-the-series-deciding-to-file-a-mechanics-lien\/"},"modified":"2012-04-30T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T13:46:00","slug":"credit-manager-solutions-part-3-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/credit-manager-solutions-part-3-of.html","title":{"rendered":"Credit Manager Solutions: Part 3 of the Series: Deciding to File a Mechanics Lien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Deciding to file a mechanics lien is a often a difficult decision.&nbsp;It should not be.&nbsp; Many companies do not want to upset their customers by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/file-lien.asp\">filing a mechanics lien<\/a>, but&nbsp;a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/mechanics-lien-faq.asp\">mechanics lien&nbsp;is the only way that the law permits you to securitize the value of the labor and materials you provided to a project<\/a>. Rather than upsetting a customer,&nbsp;companies will simply allow the mechanics lien deadline to pass, thereby waiving a valuable legal right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">However, the reality is that a mechanics lien can have an effect that results not only in your company getting paid more quickly, but also as a company that will tolerate only so much when payments are not made for work or materials provided to a project. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Here are some suggestions to help you decide to go ahead with deciding to file a mechanics lien.&nbsp; Each &#8220;yes&#8221; answer is worth one point. If you reach 2 or more points, then it may be time to decide to file that mechanics lien.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"*\" height=\"13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/orange-bullet.gif\" width=\"11\" \/>Have payments on the project been consistently late?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"*\" height=\"13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/orange-bullet.gif\" width=\"11\" \/>Has the amount owed to you exceeded your internal limit on receivables?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"*\" height=\"13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/orange-bullet.gif\" width=\"11\" \/>Is the deadline for filing a lien approaching?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"*\" height=\"13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/orange-bullet.gif\" width=\"11\" \/>Have you completed your work or delivered your materials more than 30 days ago?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"*\" height=\"13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/orange-bullet.gif\" width=\"11\" \/>Have you heard of other companies filing liens on the Project?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you answered yes to more than one of these questions, then you may want to file a mechanics lien claim.&nbsp; If you feel nervous about actually filing a construction lien before giving any notice, you can always provide the owner and anyone you have a contract with what is called a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/prelien-notice-faq.asp\">&#8220;prelien notice&#8221; or &#8220;notice to owner.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp; It&#8217;s a warning shot that lets everyone know that you&#8217;re about to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/faq.asp\">file a construction lien before<\/a> you actually pull the trigger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The nationwide mechanics lien filing tools provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/lienitnow.com\/\">LienItNow.com<\/a> complete the job of collecting unpaid project money. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/\">File a lien on the property<\/a> with ease through our online system. We can help with all the different documents you need for a property lien. Use all the tools at your disposal, use <a href=\"http:\/\/lienitnow.com\/\">LienItNow.com<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deciding to file a mechanics lien is a often a difficult decision.&nbsp;It should not be.&nbsp; Many companies do not want to upset their customers by filing a mechanics lien, but&nbsp;a mechanics lien&nbsp;is the only way that the law permits you to securitize the value of the labor and materials you provided to a project. 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