Soon after the lien came the lien waiver, said to be necessary to protect property from specious claims. What started out as a simple means of proving that an owner had paid, however, has taken a long ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Yorktown man has been charged in Indiana federal court after his company reportedly used fabricated lien ...

A construction lien waiver is a legal document saying a party waives future lien rights against a property. Lien waivers are designed to protect both a payer and a payee. Payers are protected from the ...

Richard Turner, a contractor from Yorktown, has been charged with $188,000 in bank fraud schemes for submitting falsified lien waivers to a bank for a renovation project he was hired for.

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 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, ...

Ensuring the language in lien waivers is conditional upon the actual receipt of payment and that the waiver is limited to the extent of payment received have long been the most crucial issues whenever ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Land Gorilla, a leading provider of construction loan management software, today introduced a new tool that automates the generation of ...

To many, a lien waiver might seem like one more minor item on a construction contract full of small items. But failing to use lien waivers in a timely and proper way can lead to problems for everyone ...

In Maryland and elsewhere, a mechanic’s lien safeguards a contractor’s entitlement to payment on a private project. It is a statutory device that, if properly pursued, provides a contractor a security ...

If you intend to hire a contractor for repairs or home improvements, it’s important to brush up on the lesser-known contract option known as a contractor lien waiver. Liens are a powerful tool ...

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 ...