Category: Mechanic’s Lien
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How to File a Mechanic’s Lien
When businesses don’t get paid for working at someone’s home, their super power is the mechanic’s lien. Recorded in the county where the work is done, it attaches to the title of the home. The last thing a homeowner wants is a cloud on the title. Liens make a home hard to sell, to borrow…
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Lien In: A Primer on Mechanic’s Liens
In every state, contractors who do work on a home can place a mechanic’s lien (construction lien) on the title if they do not get paid. A mechanic’s lien is a claim filed for work done, materials supplied, or both. By operation of state law, this claim becomes a lien against the property’s title. This is the contractor’s leverage to get paid.…
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California Mechanic’s Lien Process
Most real estate owners will, at some point, use a contractor to build or improve upon their property. This is generally a straightforward process wherein the contractor arranges the project according to the terms of the contract, and sees it to completion. The satisfied owner then pays the bill. What happens when the contractor finishes…
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What is a Mechanic’s Lien?
The complete guide to the mechanic’s lien process. In general, a lien is a type of property right which grants a creditor an interest over specific property of the debtor named in the lien. The lien is used as security for the debt or for performance of some act. A mechanic’s lien is a security…
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Arkansas Mechanic’s Lien Process
Mechanic’s liens, sometimes referred to as materialmen’s liens, are legal instruments that encumber title to real property to secure payment from the property owner for the balance owed on an enforceable contract for constructions on or improvements to the property. Arkansas law stipulates that mechanic’s liens have priority over all other encumbrances (except a prior…
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Construction (mechanic’s) liens in Alaska
A lien is a document filed by a claimant in the recorder’s office against a property for recovery of a debt from the property owner for labor or furnishing of materials for the improvement of real property. By filing a lien, as a matter of public record, the claimant (typically a contractor) puts the owner…
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Mechanic’s Liens in Ohio
Mechanic’s liens protect the interests of contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and laborers on construction jobs when work goes unpaid. In Ohio, a mechanic’s lien is a right provided under the state Constitution. Liens are available against both private and public jobs in Ohio. Find the mechanic’s lien law in Chapter 1311 of the Ohio Revised…
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The Mechanic’s Lien Process in Texas
A mechanic’s lien is an encumbrance on a property owner’s real estate title, used to guarantee payment to builders, contractors, and construction businesses which build or repair structures, by using the property where the work was completed as a form of collateral. Eligible parties include the general contractor, subcontractors, laborers, and material or equipment suppliers,…
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Making a Mechanic’s Lien Claim in Virginia
In Virginia, a lien claimant may make a claim for a mechanic’s lien by completing and recording a “Memorandum for Mechanic’s Lien” document. There are separate versions of the Memorandum depending on whether the claimant is a contractor, subcontractor, or sub-subcontractor.