To provide contractors, subcontractors, materials' suppliers and vendors a legal method of guaranteeing payment for their services on construction projects, state statutes allow them to file liens ...

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I am often approached by contractors who wish to file a construction lien regarding either a residential or a commercial project. It is not atypical for many of these contractors to believe that ...

Liens are creatures of statute and, as such, have been held to be in derogation of common law. The practical effect of the preceding sentence is that lien statutes that allow construction ...

Liens represent one of the primary mechanisms by which contractors, subcontractors, and other downstream parties secure payment rights under a construction contract. When utilized properly, filing a ...

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I designed a website for a guy who was planning to start his own business, and we signed a contract that called for him to pay me $4,000 for the work. He paid me $1,000 up-front, and I completed the ...

Frederick’s municipal government has become more aggressive with efforts to recover costs of town staff entering properties to abate town code violations incurred when property owners neglect to fix ...