In 1791, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison proposed the first mechanics liens legislation in order to promote development in Washington. The Maryland Assembly (which governed Washington at that time) ...

A mechanic’s lien is a lien that arises when a construction professional performs work on another person’s property. This type of a lien provides the construction professional with a security interest ...

A new law will soon change mechanics liens – one way contractors can demand payment from property owners. We asked attorney James Wakefield, managing partner at Cummins & White in Newport Beach, for ...

If the General Assembly wants to exclude owners who renovate existing homes from a mechanics lien provision that protects owners of “dwellings being erected,” it will have to be more specific, the ...

A mechanics’ lien affords unpaid contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and/or material suppliers a security interest in the property’s real estate and title. A blanket lien is a type of mechanics’ ...

Furnishing labor or materials on a construction project can be risky. What if payment is delayed or disputed? Or worse — what if you don’t get paid at all? This can be especially complicated on large ...

In my experience as a Colorado construction law attorney, few things are as misunderstand in construction disputes as mechanic’s liens. In principal, a mechanic’s lien is simple: A contractor or ...

A mechanic's lien limits your ability to finance or sell your property. Similar to a mortgage filing, a mechanic's lien is recorded against a property when contract work has gone unpaid. Whether a ...

Mechanic's liens are creatures of state statutes, so they vary tremendously as to who has rights, how they are protected and how they are enforced. But there are some issues that are common to many ...

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