What happens when a undertaker of a package deal performs work or delivers stock for a Customer, and the customer doesn't pay? If he is smart, the undertaker of a package deal files a Mechanic's Lien against the Customer. A Mechanic's Lien is a legal procedure wherein a undertaker of a package deal or Sub-Contractor can place a lien on a property owner's real estate when that owner has failed to pay for services or products. That lien prevents the homeowner from selling or transferring the property unless and until the lien is satisfied. The lien is filed in the Court of tasteless Pleas of the county in which the non-paying property owner's property is located.
In order to file a Mechanic's Lien, the undertaker of a package deal must set forth all of the following:
(1) the terms of the contract;
(2) the estimate alleged to be due and owing;
(3) the name of all parties involved in the contract/transaction;
(4) the date of the breach of the agreement; and
(5) the property location where the work was completed. In order for a undertaker of a package deal to file a lien in Pennsylvania, he must do so within six
(6) months of the time that the work was completed or the stock was delivered.
It is important to know that a Sub-Contractor can file a Mechanic's Lien against a homeowner as well. This is a bit of a dissimilar scenario because it is typically the undertaker of a package deal who is responsible for paying the Sub-Contractor. In a situation where the Sub-Contractor is owed money, he can file a lien against the homeowner. If a Sub-Contractor wishes to file a Mechanic's Lien, he must first give the property owner thirty (30) days formal notice, in writing, of his intent to do so. That notice must interpret that he performed work on the named property, but that he hasn't been paid for his services. The homeowner then must pay the Sub-Contractor for his services, and try to re-coup the monies from the traditional Contractor.
Filing a Mechanic's Lien in Pa
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