Reposted from the On the Level Newsletter. Ohio’s Mechanic’s lien laws, codified in R.C. §1311, provide a contractor, a subcontractor, material supplier, and more recently, an architect or ...

What Is a Construction Lien? A construction lien is a claim made against a property by a contractor or subcontractor who has not been paid for work done on that property. Construction liens are ...

Let’s suppose you hire a contractor to build an addition to your house for $11,284. The written contract says you pay a third at the start, another third midway through the project and the balance ...

Lien rights can be one of a contractor's most important means of securing payment on any private construction project in North Carolina. Under Chapter 44A of the North Carolina Statutes, contractors ...

A lien is a creditor’s legal right or claim to your property. The purpose of a lien is to hold a property item — it doesn’t have to be a house — as collateral for a loan or debt. If you don’t pay off ...