Welcome to the DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we will examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. Our first entry in the series discusses the timing of filing ...

Mechanic's lien rights exist in all 50 states. They are an American institution as old as the Bill of Rights, but as creatures of statute, they vary from state to state. To enforce lien rights, ...

A contractor or subcontractor who doesn't get paid in a timely fashion can hold up a homeowner's sale or refinancing. Q. We were reviewing the paperwork for the upcoming purchase of our new home, and ...

A new law will soon change mechanics liens – one way contractors can demand payment from property owners. We asked attorney James Wakefield, managing partner at Cummins & White in Newport Beach, for ...

Contractor liens related to improvements on the ground take priority over mortgages in determining who gets paid first in such disputes, the Supreme Court held on Aug. 28, taking a wrecking ball to a ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Disputes over payment for car repairs can sometimes cost vehicle owners and auto mechanics money, time and in some situations the car itself. The 2021 Oregon Legislature passed a ...

A mechanic’s lien is a lien that arises when a construction professional performs work on another person’s property. This type of a lien provides the construction professional with a security interest ...