eLert Samples

• Lien Law Online eLert for 1/17/2012 - California

• Lien Law Online eLert for 10/24/2011 - North Carolina

• Lien Law Online eLert for 9/1/2011 - Texas

• Lien Law Online eLert for 7/28/2011 - Texas

• Lien Law Online eLert for 6/23/2011 - Massachusetts

• Lien Law Online eLert for 6/21/2011 - North Carolina

• Lien Law Online eLert for 5/18/2011 - Utah

• Lien Law Online eLert for 2/10/2011 - South Carolina

• Lien Law Online eLert for 2/10/2011 - New Jersey

• Lien Law Online eLert for 1/12/2011 - New Jersey

• Lien Law Online eLert for 1/9/2011 - New Jersey

• Lien Law Online eLert for 1/2/2011 - California

• Lien Law Online eLert for 11/30/2010 - Alaska

• Lien Law Online eLert for 10/26/2010 - Colorado

• Lien Law Online eLert for 9/30/2010 - Arkansas

• Lien Law Online eLert for 9/7/2010 - Alaska

• Lien Law Online eLert for 9/2/2010 - Mississippi

• Lien Law Online eLert for 8/23/2010 - Missouri

• Lien Law Online eLert for 7/1/2010 - Washington

• Lien Law Online eLert for 6/21/2010 - Virginia

• Lien Law Online eLert for 6/10/2010 - North Carolina

• Lien Law Online eLert for 6/7/2010 - Oregon

• Lien Law Online eLert for 5/26/2010 - Utah

• Lien Law Online eLert for 3/31/2010 - Oklahoma

• Lien Law Online eLert for 3/9/2010 - Wyoming

• Lien Law Online eLert for 3/8/2010 - Georgia

• Lien Law Online eLert for 3/5/2010 - Oregon

• Lien Law Onine eLert for 1/13/2010 - Illinois

• Lien Law Online eLert for 12/29/09 - Michigan

• Lien Law Online eLert for 12/8/2009 - New Jersey

• Lien Law Online eLert for 11/19/2009 - Maine

• Lien Law eLert for 11/13/2009 - California

• Lien Law Online eLert for 10/28/09 - New Jersey

• Lien Law Online eLert for 9/17/09 - Pennsylvania

• Lien Law Online eLert for 8/26/2009 - North Carolina

• Lien Law Online eLert for 8/20/2009 - North Dakota

• Lien Law Online eLert 8/20/09 - North Dakota

• Revisions to Iowa Lien Law Under Consideration - 8/12/09

• Lien Law Online eLert 7/27/09 Arkansas

• Lien Law Online eLert for 6/24/2009 - Colorado

• Lien Law Online eLert for 5/15/2009 - Utah

• Important Case Guidance - Tennessee

• Lien Law Online eLert for 3/26/2009 - Massachusetts

• Lien Law Online eLert for 2/19/2009 - Georgia

• Lien Law Online eLert for 1/6/2009 - New Jersey

• Lien Law Online eLert for 10/22/2008 - Kansas

  The Kansas Court of Appeals has again upheld the long standing tradition of being very inflexing with mechanic's liens. The Court in Buchanan v. Overley, 2008 WL 612255 ruled that the failure to verify the lien claimants address, even though the correct address was reflected numerous times on atachments to the mechanic's lien, rendered the lien invalid.

• Lien Law Online eLert for 10/10/2008 - Georgia

  Recently, the Georgia legislature passed fairly substantial revisions to Georgia's lien laws, which will go into effect on March 31, 2009. A rewrite of the Georgia chapter will be necessary and will be completed prior to the effective date of the changes.

• Hampshire Homes, Inc. v. Espinosa Construction Services, Inc., 28 Ga. App. 718 (2007)

  In the above case, the general contractor voluntarily dismissed a lien previously filed against the Owner's property. At the trial of the case, the owner argued that the contractor's release of its lien rights effectively waived the contractor's right to sue the owner on the contract...

• Illinois Now Allows for Liens for Equipment Rental Equipment in Most Cases

  The Illinois Mechanics Lien Act was amended in 2007 to permit liens for the value of rental equipment used on non-residential projects. Specifically, the Act now provides that 'any person... who leases construction equipment to another for use in the process of constructing a specific improvement to real estate...

• Lien Law Online eLert for New Mexico 5-2007

  The New Mexico legislature has passed modifications to the New Mexico Mechanics' and Materialmen's Lien Law. The amendments were proposed by several industry associations working together with the goal to clarify issues that had been troubling in application of the statute.

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