Liens and notices
On most jobs the right to a lien rests on notices sent early and a filing made inside a short, strict window. The windows change with the state, the kind of job and who hired you. We find yours first, then work backward from it.
Owners and general contractors often say they will pay once the punch list is done. A lien is what keeps that promise honest. We prepare it, record it and serve it, and when it is too late we say so, and tell you what is left.
Payment and preliminary notices
Liens on private property
Notices of intent before filing
Releases and waivers, signed with eyes open
Bond claims where liens do not apply
The path
Five steps, in this order. We tell you the date that matters before step two.
Who hired you, who owns the property, what is owed and when you last worked.
Your state, the kind of job and your place in the chain set it. We put it on the calendar.
Drafted from your job facts and sent with proof of delivery.
Prepared, filed at the county records office and served on the people who must get it.
Release for payment, negotiation or, when you choose, enforcement quoted as its own flat fee.
What it costs
The notice and the lien are priced apart, so you pay for the one you need.
The notice that keeps your claim alive, drafted and sent.
The lien prepared, recorded and served on everyone who must get it.
Recording and service charges are paid at cost.
Fees are flat for the work listed. Court, filing, recording and service charges are separate, paid at cost and itemized. A written quote comes before any work.
Questions
Sometimes a later notice or a different claim still works. We check the dates, the contract and the kind of job, and tell you what is left before you pay for a filing.
A lien is a claim against the property. It often ends in a payment and a release. When it does not, enforcement is a separate decision and a separate flat fee.
Public jobs usually have a bond claim in place of a lien, with its own notices and dates. We handle those too.
Send us the job and we will tell you the deadline and the fee in writing.