Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Filing a Mechanic's Lien in New York.
When a contractor works on a major construction job, finished all the work and not get paid, do you think he can not get his money from the hirer? Guess again. Many contractors in New York get hired to do major construction work on properties in and around New York City. Did you know when you do not get paid, you can place a lien on a property? If you are a small or major construction company, you can place a lien on the job site you worked on to get paid. The name of the lien is called a Mechanic's Lien or Construction Lien.
Who can file a Mechanic's Lien? Contractors, subcontractors, suppliers including piping, electrical supplies, gardening; anyone who has changed or upgraded the property to raise its value. You have to be a licensed contractor to be able to file a Mechanic's Lien.
There are many ways to file a Lien in New York but you are going to have to do your research before submitting your application. Here is a list of things you need to know.
1. Materials Supplied
2. Laborers
3. Date of service and date materials were supplied.
4. Name of the owner of the property
5. The name of the company who hired you.
6. Contract amount
7. Amount paid
8. Additional Parties involved in the project (Permits)
9. New York requires a Block and Lot number for the property (job site)
10. Job site Address
The more information you have, the more easily you will get this processed.
What is a block and lot. When the county clerks office of New York receives your application to file a lien, they do not go by the address, they go by the block and lot. The entire state of New York is numbered by Blocks and within the block, they are divided into lots. Each building has its own lot number but there are times when a condo is involved, each unit within that condo is a lot. Fees do apply for each county clerk.
Beside the information, you will need to have the Mechanic's Lien notarized, sign my an attorney or an agent to represent your company, and pay additional fees. You will send the mechanic's lien to the county clerks office where the property is located. If the job site is located in Brooklyn, you have to send the Mechanic's Lien to Kings County Clerks office.
Here are the 5 boroughs:
Manhattan: New York County Clerk
Queens: Queens County Clerk
Brooklyn: Kings County Clerk
Bronx: Bronx County Clerk
Staten Island: Richmond County Clerk
There are companies who take care of all this for you as a service. If you need to file a lien but not know all the information about the property.
Manna & Associates will do the research for you. This includes finding the owner of the property, block and lot numbers, other parties that may be involved. Also, Manna & Associates will represent your company to the county clerk office and handle all the paper work including filing an affidavit. Manna & Associates will monitor the process to make sure the property is not being sold. If you need additional information, please visit their website www.liensandcollections.com. File a lien with them, they will follow up with you in regards to collecting your money.
Do not let others run away with your money, you worked hard to get paid, this is your chance for the law to help you.
Please visit their website for more information to file a mechanic's lien.
Mechanic's Lien in New York and the 5 Boroughs.
Mechanic's Liens in New York is rising and most do not know what a mechanic's lien is. A Mechanic's Lien also known as a Construction Liens is to protect contractors, subcontractor and suppliers from not getting paid for the work they have done. It has come to our attention that New York city has a lot of contractors and most hire subcontractors to take care of their projects in construction. Many owners of buildings and homes in New York always love to upgrade their homes and end up hiring all these architects and general contractors to do all the work for them. But there are some issues that rise later after the work has been finished. Usually the general contractor ends up hiring contractors, subcontractors and buy supplies. Who falls in these categories? Laborers, carpenters, electrician, mechanical/HVAC contractors and plumbers working on the project site.
Plumbing Supply houses, and electrical suppliers also fall in this category. Lumber yards are also included here. More often there are projects that are finished and the general contractor does not pay the contractors or the subcontractors, which leaves them with no money to pay their own suppliers and employees. This is where the law comes in. To protect small companies or individuals from losing their money for the supplies and the labor they just performed. Mechanic's Liens protects contractors, subcontractors and suppliers from losing a lot of money when the general contractors, architects or home owners does not pay for your time and supplies. You have the option to put a lien on that job site or property.
Putting a lien on a property will not allow the owner to sell the property to anyone until they have paid the project in full. Even if the owner has paid the general contractor, but the general contractor did not pay the subcontractors or suppliers, they (contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers) have the option to put a lien on the property (job site).
Usually to place a Mechanic's Lien on a property, you need an attorney which will cost a lot of money and waste more of your time. This is the reason there are some companies which offer this service for a low price and will do all the steps to get that property liened including filing with the property county clerk, serving all parties who were involved with this project and extending other options to get you paid. One of the best companies that do Mechanic's Liens in New York is Manna & Associates, or you can search for other companies that provide great service for your needs.
Companies like Manna & Associates will help you file a lien in New York or projects in New Jersey. All states have different laws to obey. What is needed to file a lien on a property is the block and lot numbers, the name of the owners of the property, the county the job site where it's located, example: Brooklyn is in Kings County. You have to sign a mechanic's lien form from the county clerk office, then get it notarized and make sure all parties who were involved in the project is on the form. This is the reason Manna & Associates is a great service. They provide you with all the paperwork, find who is the owner, all parties involved and get it notarized for you. If you have any questions, please contact us at 201-991-7111.
If you are interested in getting a Mechanic's Lien filed, please visit http://www.liensandcollections.com We know how bad it is when you do not get paid for all the hard work you have applied to a project, now it is time to get paid. Do not waste time, these are time sensitive
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