California Home Improvement Contract Requirements Under BPC §7159
Every contractor doing residential work in California has to build contracts around Business and Professions Code §7159. Skip…
AIA G702 and G703 Forms: Purpose, Challenges, and Fixes
AIA G702 and G703 are the standard construction-industry forms for requesting and certifying payment on a project: the…
Types of Preliminary Notices and How They Protect Payment
A preliminary notice isn't a lien. It's the step that keeps the right to file one alive. For…
How Lien Waivers With Every Payment Protect an Owner
A construction project is a large investment, and collecting an unconditional lien release with every payment is one…
Why You Need an Unconditional Lien Release Every Payment
An unconditional lien release is a small piece of paper that does a lot of work. In exchange…
Construction Liens: How They Protect a Contractor's Payment
A construction lien, also called a mechanic's lien, is a legal claim against a property that secures payment…
How to File a Mechanic's Lien: A Guide for Contractors
A mechanic's lien is how a general contractor protects the right to be paid. It's a legal claim…
The Preliminary Lien Notice: What It Is and Why It Matters
The preliminary lien notice is easy to overlook and expensive to mishandle. It's a formal notice that a…
How Lien Waiver Typos Stalled Payments for Weeks
Horizon BuildCo's funding source required flawless lien waivers for every payment release. One waiver went out with the…
How BuildRight Cut Lien Waiver Processing Time 70%
BuildRight Construction ran lien waivers on paper forms and email chains, with signed waivers spread across desks and…