Contractors

We have a building permit on the building to install of a sign for around $30,000. Can we put a lien or intent to lien on this sign without a written contract but with the permit that was issued through the state? The sign has been under construction for a couple of months and the owner has not paid anything to date.

We are a subcontractor that has put a lien on 2 different commercial properties due to the fact that the contractor has not paid us in full. The contractor has placed a bond on this. What is our next step? Do we file a civil suit? If yes, how do we get this paperwork? Are there time lines for this? If we are seeking judgment would it now be against the contractor and/or the owner? What website can I get more information? What do you suggest?

A lumber yard had filed a mechanics lien against me for materials used to build a small deck costing $3400.00. This work was done May 2007 by a sub-contractor that was unlicensed . The lumber yard is claiming this was not paid. I recall receiving a preliminary notice by certified mail and asked the worker what this was he said this was a standard procedure when he purchased the materials at the lumber yard, little did I know that he used his boss' credit to purchase this material. He claims he paid his boss by cash, and his boss said that the money that he paid him was used towards a personal debt he had with him and said he did not pay money towards the material and said it was his own problem. We paid this worker by checks. The mechanics lien was filed on March 8, 2008 yet the work was finished on June 27, 2007. What should I do next; can I prove that this is an invalid lien because the lumber yard took longer than 90 days to file?

We need to file a mechanic's lien today for a balance due on a 9/08 residential contruction job. Do we need to file it with the court or just the town clerk's office?

I asked a contractor for a bid and told him what I was expecting for cost per sq ft. He said that was doable. The bid came back at 4 times what we discussed. I think he was deceptive and wanted to take me for what he could. How do I best fight the Mechanics Lien he put on my building?