Mechanic’s Lien

As I have written before, a mechanic’s lien provides a contractor with an attachment to real property to secure the amount claimed due for work [...]

Litigation is expensive. Before pursuing any particular claim, you need to determine if pursuing the claim makes economic sense. Standing on principle sounds good initially [...]

As discussed numerous times on this blog, the mechanic’s lien laws provide a security interest in privately owned real property in favor of those that [...]

One of the first things I was ever taught about mechanic’s liens is that the legislation’s original intent was for a contractor to be able [...]

Every state in the country allows those that supply labor, materials, and/or services for the improvement of private property to claim an interest in the [...]

The Connecticut Superior Court recently decided a case of first impression regarding the right to file an application for discharge of mechanic’s liens.  The court in Grade [...]

As discussed previously in this blog, arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution procedure, whereby the parties to a construction contract can agree to have their [...]

Chapter 400 of the Connecticut General Statutes is known as the Home Improvement Act. “The purpose of the Home Improvement Act is to ensure that [...]

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 49-33 provides that those furnishing labor, materials or services for the improvement of real property are entitled to claim a lien [...]