Mechanics' Liens and Bond Claims

Mechanics' Liens and Bond Claims Attorneys

Construction Liens • Mechanics Liens • Bond Claims

Experience has taught the attorneys at Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP that certain issues arise again and again in construction, often leading to disputes between the parties involved in the project. The most common problems involve payment and often result in liens, bond claims, trust fund violations, work stoppages, and in the worst cases, lawsuits.

In Texas, Mechanic's lien and bond claims statutes are extremely complex. Our attorneys will assist you in navigating these complexities to ensure that your rights are protected and enforceable.

Our mechanic's lien and bond claims attorneys can assist you with:

• advise about rights and remedies
• prepare liens and bond claims
• evaluate and defend against liens and bond claims filed by others
• collect monies owed
• negotiate with owners, sureties, subcontractors, and suppliers
• resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation

We can take the necessary steps to help you ensure that your lien is filed and effective. Our attorneys also are experienced with filing lawsuits to enforce the collection of the lien.

Lien perfection and enforcement

The Texas mechanic’s lien statute contains the requirements for establishing a mechanic’s lien. Among those requirements is written notice. This notice must be sent within certain time limits, to specified parties, and must contain information identified in the statute. Failure to comply with these notice requirements can result in the loss of lien rights. Our attorneys can assist you with the transactional aspects of lien or bond claims enforcement including the preparation and filing of notices and lien affidavits, ensuring that the timeline is properly followed.

Lien removal

Sometimes invalid liens are filed, disrupting the timely flow of payments from owner to contractor and from contractor to subcontractor. If someone has filed a lien against your property or is claiming a lien as a result of having worked as your subcontractor or supplier, our attorneys can help you by evaluating the validity of the lien and taking the steps necessary for its removal.

Bond claims

When filing a mechanic’s lien is not an available remedy for nonpayment, filing a bond claim may be. As with mechanic’s liens, we understand the statutory requirements for perfecting bond claims and can use our experience to enforce a claimant’s rights or defend against an invalid claim.

Contact us today for more information on payment bond claims.

For more information or to speak with an experienced Dallas, Texas, mechanic's lien and payment bond claims lawyer, contact Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP.