In our last post, we began looking at the topic of mechanic’s liens, not only as to their importance for contractors, but also as to the general requirements for perfecting and filing a lien. There are also specific requirements for enforcing a lien on real...
Month: December 2016
The importance of written contracts for landlords
Some landlords operate on oral leases or agreements with their tenants. While there is technically nothing illegal or "wrong" about this, you should be aware of the risks associated with it. As a landlord, having a written contract is very important if a dispute...
Looking at mechanic’s liens, P.1
Mechanic's liens are an important tool for those who provide labor, materials, rental equipment, professional design or surveying services to the owner of real property for the purpose of making improvements to the property.Property improvements, of course, commonly...
Looking at state law surrounding the eviction of tenants suspected of criminal activity, P.4
In our last post in this series on expedited evictions, we noted that there are certain recognized legal defenses for tenants in complete conviction cases, the most drastic type of eviction actions.As we said, it is important for tenants to be aware of these defenses...
Looking at state law surrounding the eviction of tenants suspected of criminal activity, P.3
In recent posts, we’ve been looking at the issue of eviction of tenants involved in criminal activity. We’ve noted that pursuing expedited eviction of such tenants is the most effective way of handling such situations, and that there are several types of...