CONSTRUCTION STOP NOTICE
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Stop notices can be hard to navigate. LienItNow has the knowledge of what information goes into the notice, the format in which the state requires the documents to be drafted, and where and to whom to provide the notice. You don't want to be spending time and money figuring out how to file a stop notice. LienItNow.com provides the construction industry online construction stop notice forms to help contractors, sub-contractors, and material suppliers quickly complete what could otherwise take hours of work.
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A construction stop notice is a warning to the owner, lender and constrution project funding sources that payment has not been made for work performed on improvement to real estate. When the project funder receives a stop notice, in some states they are required by law to freeze all payments to the company or individual who failed to pay for the work, at least until the non-payment issue has been resolved. The failure to stop the payments can expose the construction funding entity to not gettting credit for payments made, legal fees and interest. Stop Notices can be filed on both public and private projects, and is a notification that has the ability to enhance the effectiveness of a mechanics' lien.

A stop notice should be filed if work has been performed to improve real estate and payment has not been made. It is important to note that a stop notice does not take the place of a mechanics' or construction lien, which secure payments by placing a type of encumbrance on the project owner's real estate.

A Stop Notice, or a notice to withhold funds, is sent to the owner or company that is financing or funding the construction funds for a project. Once that company receives the Stop Notice, that company has notice that it should withhold sufficient money to satisfy the stop notice claim. The purpose of the Stop Notice is to provide the lender, financiers or funders of the construction project a warning that there is money owed to a contractor, subcontractor or supplier so that an inquiry can be made as to why that money is not being paid. Usually, the funder will stop payment until the non-payment issue is resolved.

Construction stop notices generally need to be sent to the person or company that that funds the project, the project owner, the prime or general contractor, and the person with whom you have a contract. In some States, you may need to file the Stop Notice with the court or the county clerk.

LienItNow has two options for most states, DIY (do it yourself) lien release filing, or Full Service construction stop notice processing.

LienItNow's DIY option allows customers to complete a stop notice form online, obtain a completed document and then send it out and file it themselves. With LienItNow's Full Service option, after the notice is completed by the customer, LienItNow reviews the document for accuracy, and then sends it out and files it.

Stop notices generally need to be sent to the person or company that that funds the project, the project owner, the prime or general contractor, and the person with whom you have a contract. In some States, you may need to file the Stop Notice with the court or the county clerk.

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Yes! Every state that has enacted a law enshiring construction stop notices has different requirements. In fact, each state requires different language in their stop notice forms and have different mailing requirements. For more information on what your state requires, visit LienItNow's Resource Center and select the state you're interested in getting more information on.