A mechanic's lien is essentially a tool used in debt collection by contractors and subcontractors when the bills for a construction project have gone unpaid. Mechanics liens put a hold on a property's title, making it impossible to sell until the contractor is paid....
A lot of disputes with contractors start out small. They end up turning into something big because people aren't sure how to handle the issue. They'll either delay talking to the contractor (which can give a relatively minor problem time to morph into a really huge...
Hiring a contractor is a little bit stressful for most people. You don't usually do it often enough to effectively judge whether someone you're about to hire is good or bad at the job. To make it a little easier, here are some signals that if you see them in the...
Things seldom go entirely as planned in any construction project, which is why change orders were invented. However, there are limits to what's reasonable and expected. Too many change orders end up complicating a project, lead to financial difficulties for everyone...
Construction disputes can come from all directions. In the latest twist on a planned development by Walmart, a Miami judge ordered construction to stop -- saving an endangered pine rockland forest from being bulldozed and protecting several species of animals that...
While Florida's medical marijuana industry is just getting into gear, it's important for construction business owners to understand how the legalization of the drug can affect the industry and its relationship with employees. The days when you could simply drug test...
Most people expect their contractors to know what they're doing and to deliver on their promises. When that doesn't happen, it's easy to end up in a lawsuit over a construction defect. If that's a possibility for you right now, there are some basics that you should...
A Florida man working as an unlicensed contractor faked his own death -- just to avoid a lawsuit. The saga started when a pair of Pennsylvania snowbirds decided that they wanted to make Florida their permanent home. They bought a house in a closed community that...
A good quality control plan can be the key to your project's success -- and the key to avoiding lawsuits later over problems and defects that were missed during construction. If you've generally worked on smaller projects, a written quality control plan might be...
The easiest way to keep your construction company out of litigation is to make it a safe place for your employees to work while meeting your customers' expectations for excellence. That's not always easy to do, especially when it comes to trying to keep a drug-free...
