To provide contractors, subcontractors, materials' suppliers and vendors a legal method of guaranteeing payment for their services on construction projects, state statutes allow them to file liens ...

Liens represent one of the primary mechanisms by which contractors, subcontractors, and other downstream parties secure payment rights under a construction contract. When utilized properly, filing a ...

Liens are creatures of statute and, as such, have been held to be in derogation of common law. The practical effect of the preceding sentence is that lien statutes that allow construction ...

I am often approached by contractors who wish to file a construction lien regarding either a residential or a commercial project. It is not atypical for many of these contractors to believe that ...

When your efforts to collect a bill from a business that owes you money have been unsuccessful, you can place a lien on the assets of the business. As a lienholder, you gain legal rights to the ...

On Feb. 11, Division One of the Washington Court of Appeals issued an opinion in the case of Woodley v. Style Corp. d/b/a Servpro of Shoreline/Woodinville, providing guidance regarding the scope of ...

Frederick’s municipal government has become more aggressive with efforts to recover costs of town staff entering properties to abate town code violations incurred when property owners neglect to fix ...