I am a cleaning company may have a mechanics lien issued for non payment?

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   Michael J Corbin

   Faribault Divorce / Separation Lawyer

   Contributor Level 20

   Answered April 26, 2012 11:26. I'd say no. A mechanic's lien is a lien you can place on real property to secure payment for labor and materials you supplied to improve the property. I wouldn't call cleaning a property "improvement" - it's a basic service like telephone or electricity, neither of which has mechanic's liens. I'd say you will have to sue the client and attempt to collect.

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   Scott G Wolfe JR

   New Orleans Construction / Development Lawyer

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   Answered April 26, 2012 13:34. I published a blog post on this very topic a few months ago. I think the answer is generally no, but there may be some circumstances where you can fall within the protections of a state's mechanics lien laws.
   
   http://zlien.com/blog/scenario-can-you-file-a-m...

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