6 WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LIEN

The following article was written by Miami Construction Lawyer Alex Barthet and appeared first on TheLienZone. It was re-posted with permission. For more information about Alex and his firm, please visit www.TheLienZone.com and www.Barthet.com.

See below for some great information we found on ways to lose your lien. Remember, don’t ever hesitate to call us here at Licenses, Etc.! If we don’t have the information, we can find it!

This may be a contractor’s last resort, often filed at the eleventh hour in an attempt to protect monies due for work performed. But prepared in a rush or not filed the right way and without the proper follow up, liens can be defective and  ineffective. There are plenty of times when a construction lawyer receives a claim of lien to enforce, only to realize upon reviewing the lien that there are  problems. Some missteps may be more obvious than others, and several can be fatal to the enforcement of a lien.

Here are 6 quick ways to lose your claim of lien:

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