How Can You Remove a Claim of Lien

By Alex Barthet Owners are always eager to cancel any recorded liens. What a lot of contractors don’t know is that there are actually legal ways in which a lien can be extinguished.Notice of Contest of Lien One way to accomplish this is to serve a Notice of Contest of...

I Sent a Bond Claim/Notice of Nonpayment. Now What?

By Alex Barthet What happens after you send your Notice of Nonpayment? What steps can you take to increase the likelihood and reduce the time it takes to get paid.Who is the principal?The contractor is called the principal in this three-party agreement between the...

How to Transfer Some of That Risk

By Patrick Barthet Three common contract terms—hold harmless, indemnification and duty to defend—are often found together, in statements such as this:“The undersigned agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless [NAME OF PARTY] against all claims related to the work...

How to Best Keep Your Construction Records

By Alex Barthet The first thing most contractors think about when it comes to records is retrieving copies of important documents such as contracts, invoices and pay applications.  They don’t often think of photographing their work. They should do so, and no less than...