Virginia

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File a Virginia Construction Lien

LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Virginia construction liens for a fee of $250.00. Liens filed on private property or on funds relating to a public project are known as Mechanic’s Liens. When a lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property. When a lien is filed with regard to work performed on a publicly or government owned property, it attaches to the fund of money which the public agency has allocated for a project. The reason for this is that you cannot force the sale of publicly owned land (public agencies mean any county, city, town, township, public commission, public board or other municipality authorized by law to make contracts for the making of any public improvement in any city, town, township or other municipality). [FILE NOW]
 

File a Virginia Discharge of Lien

LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Virginia Discharges of Mechanics’ Lien Claims for a fee of $75.00. Once the lienor has been paid the amount contained in its lien claim, or has come to an agreement that requires the lien claim to be removed from the property records, a Discharge of Mechanics’ Lien Claim should be filed. [FILE NOW]
 

File a Virginia Pre-Lien Notice

LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Virginia pre-lien notices for a fee of $50.00. Pre-notices are required in certain circumstances. A subcontractor may pursue personal liability against an owner under Virginia’s mechanics’ lien statute. In order to do so, a subcontractor must give notice to an owner or its agent and file an affidavit verifying the amount due within thirty (30) days from the time that the structure or project is completed. The same would be true for a sub-subcontractor attempting to assert personal liability claims against a general contractor.  [FILE NOW]
 

File a Virginia Stop Notice

LienItNow.com prepares and serves Virginia Stop Notices for a fee of $100.00.  A Stop Notice is a notification that has the ability to enhance the effectiveness of a mechanic’s lien. A Stop Notice, or a notice to withhold funds, is sent to the company that is financing or funding the construction funds for a project. Once that company receives the Stop Notice, that company has notice that it should withhold sufficient money to satisfy the stop notice claim. The purpose of the Stop Notice is to provide the lender, financiers or funders of the construction project notice that there is money owed to a contractor, subcontractor or supplier so that an inquiry can be made as to why that money is not being paid.   [FILE NOW]
 

File a Virginia Amendment of Lien

LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Virginia Amendments to Mechanics’ Lien Claims for a fee of $225.00. Amendments to a mechanics’ lien claim are often needed when something about the claim changes. Common changes to a lien claim are increases or reductions in the amount due to the lienor, or a change to the last date of work. [FILE NOW]
 

File a Virginia Bond Claim

LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Virginia Bond Claims for a fee of $250.00. Bond claims can only be filed on a project where the owner, contractor or subcontractor has obtained a payment bond to ensure that every contractor receives payment for the work performed on the Project. The payment bonds issued by sureties for construction projects have specific timing requirements, but most require claimants to submit claims against the bond within sixty to ninety days from the claimants’ last date of work. Bond claims are as or more effective than a lien claim because the payment bond acts as a guarantee that payment will be made for work properly completed. [FILE NOW]
 

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