As a business in the building trades, you have an advantage in commercial debt collection not available to other industries. When a customer fails to pay you, you can rely on a mechanic's lien against the property you are working on. At ,...
As a subcontractor on building projects, you may be familiar with the concept of a mechanic's lien, but do you know the best way to use one to protect your interests? At the NAPNAME, our experienced commercial collection attorneys often help subcontractors, general...
As an architect, you take pride in your work and when you deliver your product to a customer, you expect to get paid. What can you do if they don't pay you as agreed, even though you have already done the work? Contractors and subcontractors often use mechanic's liens...
Unfortunately, those in construction come across builders, developers, or owners who are unwilling or unable to pay their bills. Subcontractors, suppliers, architects, design professionals, laborers, and others may start or complete work or services on a home or...
Construction industry is one of the most financially vulnerable industries in the US with high debt rations, low profit margins and exponential debt recovery failure rate. One of the top reasons includes that many contractors and suppliers don’t have a strong enough...
A mechanic’s lien in the State of Massachusetts is a lien against real property created by statute. Its purpose is to secure a contractor, their subcontractors, and sub-subcontractors the right to payment for services rendered and material supplied in connection with...
A lumber supplier sells building materials to one of its customers at two projects. The customer fails to make payment. The lumber supplier calls us. Identifying documents which together form an enforceable a written contract, we immediately prepare a Mechanic’s Lien...