Construction Lien Blog added to ABAJournal Website
Since 2007, Express Lien has been in a leader in construction legal document preparation, and has published the Construction Lien Blog, commenting on our services and construction lien information and news.
We’re pleased to learn that the Construction Lien Blog has been recently added to ABA Journal’s BLAWG directory, and can be found here: http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/construction_lien_blog/.
ABAJournal.com is the Web site of the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association, and provides the public with an extensive listing of legal blogs from law firms, attorneys, legal journals and consultants.
The term “BLAWG” is used in the legal industry to describe “law blogs,” and is specifically derived from combining those two words.
ExpressLien’s Construction Lien Blog becomes one of just 30 blawgs nationwide delivering information in the “construction law” category. To see summaries from all 30 blogs, click here.
Express Lien Is Getting Smarter All The Time
With 2009 now underway, Express Lien is excited about the launch of new features and services that will help contractors Lien Smarter in these tough economic times.
The web and service improvements include:
The Lien Wizard: Our new lien wizard helps contractors choose which documents to file on a project, and to provide us with the information we need to prepare your instruments. The wizard helps you Lien Smarter today…and its getting smarter everyday.
The Construction Lien Blog: Our new blog address where we’ll blog about lien laws across the country, and any changes in the country’s lien laws.
Talk to us on Twitter: Keep up with Express Lien’s services on Twitter, where we tweet about lien laws, construction news, Express Lien services and more. http://www.twitter.com/expresslien
We File Notices, Lien Cancellations, Liens, Public Liens and More. If it’s a legal document that applies to your construction project – we prepare it, file it, send it and save it.
Client Login & Lien Management: Our clients can now login to the Express Lien website and manage all of their projects and lien documents, and since we save all of their information online: place new orders quicker than ever.
Help! Our new “How Express Lien Works” page guides visitors through our website, our wizard, our lien management software and more with instructional manuals, videos, and other help documentation. Don’t forget, you can always contact us via email or live chat, too.
Read What We Read
All day long, we scour the internet for information on construction liens, lien notices, lien laws and more. While we post on this blog about certain construction lien news and legal updates, we can’t get around to posting about everything.
However, whenever we run across something great, we share it on Twitter or through Google Reader. Interested in reading what we read, and learning more about construction liens and laws? Subscribe to our Google Reader shared articles page (jen’s) (scott’s), or follow us on Twitter.
Know of a cool trade magazine, publication or other RSS Feed that we should be reading? Let us know!
Attention Iowa Contractors – Express Lien Expands Into Iowa
The recent mid-west floods presents obvious challenges to the victims and their families. Less obvious, however, are the challenges that will be faced by contractors and those in the construction industry, as they pour sweat and finances into their businesses and into the region.
Right now, contractors and “storm-chasers” from across the country are pouring into the mid-west states to cash in on the construction needs of these communities. While the damages in the area accommodate the extra labor, the post-disaster environment can be confusing, fast-paced and short on cash.
In the beginning of this rebuilding period, the needs of the residents will certainly outweigh their ability to pay contractors. Insurance claims and proceeds will be pending, and the affected residents will face financial challenges. At the same time, however, they need the services of a contractor and their homes rebuilt.
It’s more important than ever, therefore, for Iowa and mid-west contractors to get familiar with the construction lien laws in their states. Be prepared to protect your company from ugly non-payment situations by:
- Knowing how to preserve your right to lien, beginning before the project beginnings
- Being prepared to timely file your construction lien
Express Lien is excited to announce that it has expanded its service into the state of Iowa, and is now filing preliminary notices, prelien notices, construction liens and lien cancellations in Iowa.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Iowa lien laws, learn about them right here: http://iowa.expresslien.com.
Flash Facts about Iowa Mechanic’s Lien Laws
- When working on a “owner-occupied dwelling,” all parties furnishing labor and/or materials must provide preliminary notice to the property owner.
- When working on a commercial or industrial property, sub-subcontractors (including suppliers to subcontractors) must provide notice to the prime contractor within 30 days of first furnishing labor and/or materials on the project.
How ExpressLien.Com Can Help
Express Lien can help your company avoid a disaster of its own by:
- Helping you get informed about Iowa lien laws. We have one of the most expansive free resources on Mechanic’s lien laws in the United States.
- Preparing and sending the required Prelien notices on your construction projects to help your company preserve its lien rights. Our service prepares the notice using professionally designed templates, and we make a professional delivery of the notice. A copy of the notice and an affidavit of delivery is stored on ExpressLien’s secure servers, and available for you to view and download at anytime.
- Filing a construction lien when the need arises. Express Lien is the fastest and most effective way to lien a construction project. Our service uses professionally designed forms tailered to the laws of your state, we send the prepared lien for filing within 5 days of an order, and we deliver notice of filing to all interested parties – again, keeping all of the important files and affidavits of service stored on our servers for your access at anytime.
Express Lien, Inc. is an expert in post-disaster construction environments. Started in New Orleans, LA in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the company has even weathered the 2007 floods in Washington state. Express Lien, Inc. is a registered, bonded and insured legal document preparation service, filing pre-lien notices, constructin liens and lien cancellations across the nation.
What We’ve Been Up To – New @ ExpressLien.Com
Major improvements were completed this weekend to the ExpressLien.Com page & service. If you’re curious about what we’ve been up to at Express Lien, take a look at what has been announced in June so far:
ExpressLien Now Filing in California
ExpressLien is pleased to announce that it is growing its service, and that as of Monday, June 10, 2008, its online lien filing service will be available for use in California.
Launching the service in California is part of the company’s long-term growth strategy. California has 11% of the United States’ population, and its construction market is explosive. The service also recently started serving other west coast states, such as Washington, Nevada and Oregon.
Within just five to ten minutes, a contractor or material supplier can now lien a non-paying project without the hassles of hiring an attorney or scouring the internet for forms and procedures. Liens are prepared to the standards of the filers jurisdiction, are delivered to interested parties as per state law, and are stored on ExpressLien’s servers for ease of record-keeping.
“The construction lien is a unique remedy, and available only to contractors,” says Scott Wolfe, founder of the service. “Our contractor’s typically see a 50-65% success rate with their liens. This means they are getting paid after only spending a few hundred dollars on filing their lien. It’s a remarkable potential collection method for them, and if it doesn’t result in payment, they’re left in a powerful legal position against the non-paying party.”
Now Filing in Nevada
ExpressLien is pleased to announce that it is growing its service once again, and as of Monday, May 5, 2008, its online lien filing service will be available for use in Nevada.
Expresslien.com is a revolutionary lien filing service offering those in the construction industry a fast and affordable way to lien non-paying projects and protect the interests of their organizations. The service was launched in July 2007, and is now the fastest and most effective way to lien a construction project in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and its founding state of Louisiana.
Launching the service in Nevada is part of the company’s long-term growth strategy. The service hopes to soon expand into the neighboring states of Idaho and Utah.
Within just five to ten minutes, a contractor or material supplier can now lien a non-paying project without the hassles of hiring an attorney or scouring the internet for forms and procedures. Liens are prepared to the standards of the filers jurisdiction, are delivered to interested parties as per state law, and are stored on ExpressLien’s servers for ease of record-keeping.
The processing fee to file a construction lien is only a flat $295.00, which is a fraction of what it could cost to hire an attorney to file the lien.
“The construction lien is a unique remedy, and available only to contractors,” says Scott Wolfe, founder of the service. “Our contractor’s typically see a 50-65% success rate with their liens. This means they are getting paid after only spending a few hundred dollars on filing their lien. It’s a remarkable potential collection method for them, and if it doesn’t result in payment, they’re left in a powerful legal position against the non-paying party.”
The Express Lien service makes filing a construction lien easier and more cost effective than ever before.
“Now the construction lien remedy is available to contractors of all shapes and sizes,” says Wolfe, “it really levels the playing field.”
Visit ExpressLien.com to begin liening your non-paying construction project.
Have you been paid today?
*Express Lien, L.L.C. is a Washington company. Express Lien is not a law firm or lawyers, and does not give legal advice. If you have questions about lien laws, you should consult with an attorney.
New Web Feature: Client Login
Express Lien clients can now keep track of past and present orders through the new Client Login feature, available now at http://login.expresslien.com. Logging in requires your order email address and a password.
“Many contractors are liening jobs week after week,” says Scott Wolfe, founder of Express Lien. “The client login feature allows them to get easy updates on their lien orders, plus have access to all lien files.”
Once logged in, clients can view orders currently pending and those already completed. Scanned copies of the liens, the return receipt delivery confirmations and more are all keep within client accounts and are accessible to clients at anytime.
Visit http://login.expresslien.com to learn more.
New Low Price – $295 Flat Fee For All Liens
Express Lien, L.L.C. is happy to announce that it has changed its price structure, and all liens are now filed for the low flat rate of just $295.00. The Flat Fee pricing structure is easy, and it’s the lowest priced lien ever offered by the service.
“Now for just $295, a contractor has immediate access to its most powerful collection tool: the construction lien,” says Scott Wolfe, founder of the service. “Filing a lien themselves could cost up to $100 in filing fees. Our service produces a complying document, gets it recorded within three days and sends copies via certified return receipt mail to all interested parties. That data is stored on our servers forever. You can’t beat the value.”
Along with the introduction of the new flat filing fee, the construction lien filing service has recently expanded and now files construction liens in California, Louisiana, Oregon and Washington.
“We’re seeing a high demand for this service,” says Wolfe. “Contractors face non-paying customers all the time, and Express Lien is one of the only professional services that makes liening simple without a membership commitment, and with no frills.”
The company’s slogan is Lien Smarter, and executive Doug Reiser explains that it’s exactly what Express Lien clients do: “Lien statutes are hyper-technical and require contractors to follow formatting rules to the letter. It just makes sense to let a professional service do that. And for only $295, its worth the investment on almost any debt.”
Indeed, each state has its own formatting and lien content rules, and the cost of an inaccurate lien can be the validity of the lien itself. Express Lien uses your submitted data to properly format a lien for your project’s jurisdiction.
The service looks to expand into Mississipi, Illinois, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico within the next couple of weeks.
Now Filing in Oregon
ExpressLien is pleased to announce that it is growing its service, and that as of Monday, April 28, 2008, its online lien filing service will be available for use in Oregon.
Launching the service in Oregon is part of the company’s long-term growth strategy. The service hopes to soon expand into the neighboring states of Nevada and Utah.
Within just five to ten minutes, a contractor or material supplier can now lien a non-paying project without the hassles of hiring an attorney or scouring the internet for forms and procedures. Liens are prepared to the standards of the filers jurisdiction, are delivered to interested parties as per state law, and are stored on ExpressLien’s servers for ease of record-keeping.
*Express Lien, L.L.C. is a Washington company. Express Lien is not a law firm or lawyers, and does not give legal advice. If you have questions about lien laws, you should consult with an attorney.
