Know Your Lien Rights in North DakotaNorth Dakota is experiencing an economic boom, and the construction industry has been quick to take advantage of the growing economy. Recent oil discoveries have led to a boost in profitability in areas such as agriculture and manufacturing. Electricians, laborers, and contractors are flocking north as new job openings […]
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Does Alaska require pre-lien notices?
WHAT: A Preliminary Notice or a Notice of Right to Lien is not required to file a valid Claim of Lien in Alaska. However, it may be filed and served on the property owner PRIOR to providing labor or materials to the project. Not only can a preliminary notice make the enforcement of the lien easier, it can […]
Alaska – Who has lien rights?
You have the right to file a mechanic’s lien in Alaska if you belong to one of these categories: a general contractor , a union trust and trustees, materialmen who furnished materials directly installed on the site, equipment supplier who supplied equipment to the site, an architect, a surveyor, an engineer, or a company or individual who performed labor for the improvement of real […]
Reservations about Construction for Indian Tribes
I recently received a request to place a mechanic’s lien against a job located on Indian property. Apparently, there has been a boom in casino construction and tribes are hiring from outside the tribe. With this rise of construction on tribal land come questions as to the rights that suppliers and contractors have. Of the many […]
To Lien or Not to Lien . . .
How do you determine when it is time to place a mechanic’s lien on a job on which you just can’t seem to collect the amount due? Do you have certain policies set? I constantly have customers ask me when they should begin the process. Several begin the lien process immediately following the end of a […]