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
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How Utah’s Judicial and State Bar Officials Worked Together for Regulatory Reform
Lyle Moran | ABA Journal When Gillian Hadfield was asked whether she would speak to a spring 2018 gathering of state court leaders about how changing the way the legal profession is regulated could strengthen access to justice, she was initially hesitant. For years, the economist and law professor, who was then based at the… Continue reading How Utah’s Judicial and State Bar Officials Worked Together for Regulatory Reform
When Does a Mechanic’s Lien Go Into Effect?
Kent B. Scott | Babcock Scott & Babcock The Utah Mechanic’s Liens Act needed some clarification on when exactly a mechanic’s lien goes into effect. That clarification came in February 2015 from the Court of Appeals of Utah. In the case Pentalon Construction, Inc. v. Rymark Properties, LLC the court ruled that “nearly completed excavation… Continue reading When Does a Mechanic’s Lien Go Into Effect?
Clarifying the Standard for Severance Damages for Condemned Property in Utah
Mark Morris and Tyson Prisbrey | Snell & Wilmer In UDOT v. Target Corp. et al., 2020 UT 10, the Utah Supreme Court recently clarified the standard by which a property owner is entitled to severance damages in connection with condemnation under Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-511(1)(b). The case arose from a UDOT highway construction project… Continue reading Clarifying the Standard for Severance Damages for Condemned Property in Utah
When Does a Mechanics’ Lien Effect?
Kent Scott | Babcock Scott & Babcock The Utah Mechanic’s Liens Act needed some clarification on when exactly a mechanic’s lien goes into effect. That clarification came in February 2015 from the Court of Appeals of Utah. In the case Pentalon Construction, Inc. v. Rymark Properties, LLC the court ruled that “nearly completed excavation constitutes… Continue reading When Does a Mechanics’ Lien Effect?