Category: Mechanic’s Liens

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The Cloud Dissipates (a bit)

Originally posted 2015-10-14 15:52:20. Remember HB 1265 that I discussed here at Musings back on February 6, 2012?  Well, thanks to the efforts of the AGC of Virginia among other groups affected by the bill, it has been amended and a substitute proposed. My thoughts on the latest changes?  It is a good start, but […]

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Reminder: Not Everything is Lienable

Originally posted 2010-11-25 10:00:10. We have discussed mechanic’s liens on many occasions here at Musings.  Given the interest in this powerful collection tool, a contractor may think that this remedy, when used properly, will cover any provision of labor or materials to a project.  We’ve discussed one exception to this seemingly universal rule previously. Another […]

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Why Accounts Age And Solutions For Construction Industry Credit Managers

Originally posted 2015-03-17 10:06:57. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Scott Wolfe.  Scott is the CEO of Zlien, a company that provides software and services to help building material supply and construction companies reduce their credit risk and default receivables through the management of mechanics lien and bond claim […]

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Contractors Struggle with Cash & Difficult Payment Terms, Could Benefit From Legal Advice, According to New Survey

Guest Post Friday is back with a post from my pal Scott Wolfe. Scott is the founder and CEO of Levelset, which is used by thousands of contractors to make payments fast and easy.  Scott, previously a construction attorney himself, founded Levelset to even the $1 trillion construction playing field, and is on a mission to […]

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Don’t Waive Too Much In Your Mechanic’s Lien Waiver

In the past few years, the Virginia General Assembly has, with certain caveats, precluded pre-furnishing waiver of mechanic’s lien rights.  While this essentially outlawed the types of mechanic’s lien waiver clauses that pervaded construction contracts in Virginia, the key to the previous sentence is “pre-furnishing.” What the General Assembly left intact were the usual waivers […]

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