{"id":588,"date":"2017-01-16T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glgattorneys.com\/?p=588"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:16:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T13:16:53","slug":"mechanics-lien-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glgattorneys.com\/mechanics-lien-101\/","title":{"rendered":"MECHANICS LIEN 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mechanics-lien-101\">Mechanics Lien 101<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog talks about what a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calconstructionlawblog.com\/2013\/04\/22\/the-mechanics-of-mechanics-liens\/\">mechanics lien<\/a>&nbsp;is, how can it be imposed on a property and how a property owner can get rid of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What It Is<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsgiden.com\/_blog\/Construction_and_Public_Contracts\/post\/california-provides-guidance-for-mechanics-lien-claimants\/\">California law<\/a>&nbsp;provides that anytime a contractor, engineer, or architect does work that benefits real property, if that person does not get paid, he or she can assert a claim of mechanics lien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contractors use this important tool to assure they get paid.&nbsp; But there are strict requirements for a contractor to be able to lien a property successfully.&nbsp; All contractors have to record a claim of mechanics lien 90 days from the last day they worked on the property.&nbsp; But an owner can cut this time by filing a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calconstructionlawblog.com\/2016\/06\/27\/what-you-need-to-know-about-notices-of-completion-cessation-and-non-responsibility\/\">Notice of Completion (\u201cNOC\u201d)<\/a>&nbsp;with the county.&nbsp; The NOC will reduce the time down to 60 days for general contractors and to 30 days for everyone else.&nbsp; Subcontractors have to give notice to the owner of property 20 days from the&nbsp;start&nbsp;of their work before they have the right to record a mechanics lien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/glgattorneys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mechanics-lien-blog-2.jpg\" alt=\"How can a mechanics lien be imposed on a property? How can a property owner can get rid of it?\" class=\"wp-image-504\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a contractor records a notice of mechanics lien, then the contractor has 90 days to file a lawsuit to \u201cperfect the lien\u201d or its claim of lien will be gone and the owner can file to have the property released from the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a contractor you must abide by these strict time limits to use the protections of the mechanics lien laws.&nbsp; Also remember your lien may be wiped if the lender forecloses on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are an owner and your property has been subjected to a claim of lien, you also have to act in a timely manner to either settle the case with the contractor to have them release their claim of lien, expunge a lien based on a claim of invalidity or countersue if you have a valid claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghassemian Law Group helps clients with mechanics lien issues regularly and has been successful in resolving numerous cases both before and after a lawsuit has started to perfect the lien.&nbsp; Call us to discuss how we can help you with your mechanics lien issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mechanics Lien 101 This blog talks about what a&nbsp;mechanics lien&nbsp;is, how can it be imposed on a property and how&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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