Blake Robinson | Davis Wright Tremaine In a recent case, the California Court of Appeal held that a contractor could foreclose a mechanic’s lien, over the project owner’s objection, even though the contractor had not provided a preliminary notice of lien to the project owner’s construction lender.[1] The court based its decision on the lack of… Continue reading California Court Holds Mechanic’s Lien Enforceable Despite Failure To Provide Preliminary Notice
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Utah Owners Cannot Simply Rely on Construction Lien Registry Search Results to Find Valid Preliminary Notices
Mark Morris and Tyson Prisbrey | Snell & Wilmer In December 2020, the Utah Court of Appeals found that, because a contractor’s preliminary notice contained the statutorily required information, although in unconventional order, the notice was valid. In Zion Village Resort, Pro Landscape U.S.A. performed work on a condominium development and filed preliminary notices with… Continue reading Utah Owners Cannot Simply Rely on Construction Lien Registry Search Results to Find Valid Preliminary Notices
Preliminary Notice Is More Important Than Ever During COVID-19
Justin Giteman | Levelset For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Justin Gitelman. Justin is the Content Coordinator at Levelset, where over 500,000 contractors and suppliers connect on a cloud-based platform to make payment processes stress-free. Levelset helps contractors and suppliers get payment under control, and sees a world… Continue reading Preliminary Notice Is More Important Than Ever During COVID-19
Preliminary Notices: Common Avoidable But Fatal Mistakes
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group In the California building and construction industry, service of a “Preliminary Notice” is a prerequisite for Subcontractor and Supplier claims for payment through the Mechanics Lien, Stop Payment Notice and Payment Bond Claim process. Without proper drafting and service of a Preliminary Notice, these extremely valuable claims cannot… Continue reading Preliminary Notices: Common Avoidable But Fatal Mistakes
The Private Works: Preliminary Notice | Are You Using the Correct Form?
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group The Private Works – Preliminary Notice form which contractors, subcontractors and suppliers had become accustomed to using for many years changed in 2004. Despite this change in law, many in the construction industry have still not started using the correct new form. Changes in the law, championed by… Continue reading The Private Works: Preliminary Notice | Are You Using the Correct Form?