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How To Extend a Mechanic’s Lien for a Second Year

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A mechanics lien on a private improvement is good for one year and one year only in New York. Suppose nothing is done to extend a mechanics lien before the expiration of the initial one-year period. You must take action if you want to extend a mechanics lien a second year.

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How can a mechanic’s lien help an architect?

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Contractors and subcontractors often use mechanics liens to help them secure payment, but architects often do their work even before the builders break ground. Can you still file a mechanics lien when you are not paid for your work? At the Law Offices of Alan M.

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Bonded Mechanics’ Lien Role in NY Debt Collection

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Having not been paid by your client, you filed a mechanicslien, liening underlying property to protect your right to payment. However, the mechanicslien you filed was bonded. The bonding of a mechanics lien transfers the lien from the property to the cash bond.

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Challenges for Subcontractors When It Comes to New York Debt Collection

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Our client was one of many people who had filed liens on the client’s property after not being paid. The general contractor had also not been paid and filed two large liens on the property as well. Those liens were later bonded. The general contractor sued the project owner and the surety for the non-payment of $4.1

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Challenges for Subcontractors When It Comes to Debt Collection

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Our client was one of many people who had filed liens on the client’s property after not being paid. The general contractor had also not been paid and filed two large liens on the property as well. Those liens were later bonded. The general contractor sued the project owner and the surety for the non-payment of $4.1

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What Are Your Options Against a Mechanics Lien Bond?

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As a result of not getting paid for improvements to real property, you filed a mechanics lien. Rather than pay the lien, the owner of the property or general contractor posted a bond to discharge the lien. What does a mechanics lien bond mean and what do you need to do to get paid?

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What should I know about mechanic’s liens as a subcontractor?

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As a subcontractor on building projects, you may be familiar with the concept of a mechanics lien, but do you know the best way to use one to protect your interests? What does a mechanics lien do for you? A mechanics lien is a lien on the physical property you are working on.