Conditional or unconditional release of lien upon receipt of final payment?

Generally speaking, conditional releases are used when the release is provided before payment is actually received by the contractor or before...

Can a national construction lien servicing company file claim of liens and notice to owners in Florida?

Generally speaking, Florida Statute 713.08(2) provides: "The claim of lien may be prepared by the lienor or the lienor’s employee or attorney and...

Time frame to take contractor to court for bad work

The time to bring suit is governed by your state's statutes of limitations, and is dependent on a number of factors, including what type of claim...

Is getting Mechanic’s Lien Waiver from a general contractor sufficient?

Very generally speaking . . . Was a Notice of Commencement recorded/posted? Have you received Notices to Owner from the...

Does a meditation agreement signed under distress acknowledge that one is willing to assume full responsibility of debt even

It seems that you are asking whether a mediation agreement that you claim was signed under duress/distress is enforceable, particularly where the...

Home sale. real estate; After countering lower, I accepted a counter-offer to buy a house, Must they honor their counter-offer?

Most likely, not. Typically a counter-offer kills the prior offer. In other words, each new offer essentially restarts the process. When you went...

When completing a Notice Of Contest Of Lien should it be made out to the Lienor or his Agent?

Read section 713.22(2), Florida Statutes, which provides, in part, that a Notice of Contest of Lien (in substantially the form set forth in the...

In addition to what has already been said, CHECK THE CONTRACT. Check the scope. Were there actual changes? Did you request/authorize/allow the...