Ernesto ran a towing yard in East LA. On a hot July morning, he muttered about how to file a lien sale in California while staring at a rusty Civic. Someone dumped the car in his lot four months ago ...

oWow could lose a 19-story mass timber tower in Downtown Oakland to foreclosure because of mechanics liens by two suppliers who say they’re owed $1 million for materials. The locally based developer ...

A lien, sometimes referred to as a security interest, is an interest in real or personal property that secures the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation. The most common examples of ...

In Texas, a mechanic’s lien provides critical protection for contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers who perform work without receiving payment. Understanding the filing process is essential to ...

"If someone wants to buy Kanye’s Malibu home, they’ll have to deal with us first," attorney Ron Zambrano says after filing a mechanics lien to protect his contractor client who claims he's owed more ...

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Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...

Mechanics’ liens are strong tools to secure payment for work performed or labor, materials or equipment furnished for construction projects. Failure to comply with Colorado’s mechanics lien statute ...

The general laws, rules, and procedures that apply to perfecting a deed of trust and determining lien priority in Texas. The Texas lien priority laws relating to statutory mechanic’s liens, tax liens, ...

Dock David Treece is a former licensed investment advisor and member of the FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board. His focus is on breaking down complex financial topics so readers can make informed ...

Contractors and subcontractors have a powerful tool under Minnesota law to ensure that they will be paid: filing a mechanic’s lien. But filing liens can be tricky; if done improperly, the contractor ...