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• New York Requires Service of Liens – Do You Have The Required Proof?

  In New York, both public and private liens require just a little more than its mere filing.   According to New York Lien Statutes, they must also be served upon a number of parties, served in…

• Myths and Facts of Properly Serving a Mechanics Lien in South Carolina

  Special thanks to Jeff Bannister of Serve-One Inc. Process Serving in Greenville, SC, who contributes this guest post to the Construction Lien Blog.  Jeff Bannister is the owner of Serve-One Inc. Processing Serving.   Serve…

• California Lien Law Forms, Procedures and Laws Changing on January 1, 2011

  The California legislature just passed an act to amend California Code § 3084 and 3146, relating to construction liens, and the new regulatory scheme is set to take effect on January 1, 2011.   While the…

• Avvo Legal Guides on Oregon and Louisiana Liens Published

  Want a step-by-step guide on how to file construction or mechanic liens in Louisiana or Oregon?   Your call has been answered this weekend with the publication of Avvo Legal Guides on both these subjects, which…

• The Wizard Makes Ordering the Right Document at the Right Time Easy

  Express Lien’s new Lien Wizard makes it easier than ever for contractors and suppliers to have preliminary notices, notices of intent to lien, mechanics liens and even lien releases processed. It’s this simple: You put…

• Mechanics Lien Basics

  If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times:  lien laws are a contractor or supplier’s secret weapon.   The trouble is that utilizing the law can be complex and hyper-technical. There are a…

• Meet The Industry Leader in Lien Management and Filing

  SEATTLE, WA (XLIEN) November 2, 2009 — Welcome to the new ExpressLien.Com – an industry leading web-based mechanics lien management and filing system. We’re happy to announce the launch of our new website, and the…

• ConstructionLawMonitor.Com: Pay When Paid Clauses and Lien Rights

  Our good friends over at Wolfe Law Group (ok, it was me) have put up an article on the trials and tribulations facing subcontractors due to the use of the dreaded “Pay When Paid” clause.…

• Louisiana Liens: Guidelines for Materials Suppliers

  Lets be brief here: Suppliers are never in the know. One of the most difficult things to do as a construction attorney is to try and educate your supplier clients about the types of information…

• If A Construction Lien is Bonded…Does that Circumvent Payment to an Claimant?

  Typically, a construction lien is filed to have a number of desired effects:  (1) To prevent the sale or transfer of the property; (2) To hold multiple parties without contractual privity liable for the debt;…