Contractors

I signed a contract with general contractor to do repairs on my house for the amount that the insurance company pays. I'm dealing with all different subcontractors. I'm told that I'll get a detailed written invoice at the end of construction. How do I know that if they dont pay their contractors that they won't put a lien on my house. I dont have a contract that protects me and dont know what I need.

We are a wholesale supplier of sheet metal products to mechanical sub contractors who in turn sub contract to a general contractor. We do business in different counties in VA, MD, and WV. I have contacted each county we do business in as to how we should go about filing a lien against these contractors and each county tells me that I probably need to speak to an attorney. Is there a basic procedure and/or paperwork that we need to achieve this and if so what is it?

The lenders on this job are distributing progressive payments directly to the owner. The owner is holding moneys from the general contractor, this has been going on practically from the beginnig of the job. I have completed my work. It has been over sixty days now and the owner is holding final pay from the general contractor. The general contractor says they are trying their best to finish owners punch list and owner will not release any funds. We are the painting contractors on this job. A preliminary lein has been filed. At this point shall we follow with a mechanics lein for the remainder, throughout the job we have had to wait 60 to 90 days to receive progressive payments and they have never dispursed the amount we asked for.

On the form preliminary 20 days notice who have to sign on proof service affidavit?

If a subcontractor goes bankrupt, can the subcontractor's-subcontractor file a mechanic's lien against the owner for the total amount of services rendered even though the general contractor paid the subcontractor almost the total contract price?