Owners loathe and contractors love mechanic's liens. Regardless of point of view, mechanic's liens are an American institution as old as the Bill of Rights. In 1790, President George Washington chose ...

Lien waivers are part of doing business for contractors. If you want to get paid, most owners or general contractors will require that you submit a signed lien waiver with your payment application. On ...

Lien waivers are routinely exchanged on construction projects. Even so, construction contractors should know the basics of lien waivers or risk financial loss. What is a lien waiver? In simple terms, ...

When you remodel a kitchen or replace a roof, you probably focus on design choices and contractor bids, not the legal paperwork that decides who can come after your house. Yet the most expensive ...

Lien waivers are tied to almost every payment in construction. Because lien waivers are exchanged so routinely on construction projects and are so closely tied to payment, it is important to ...