Common Defenses to Contractor Liens
When you file a lien or threaten to file a lien, it is not uncommon for issues you have never heard of to arise. In this blog, we will go over the most common defenses to contractor liens and how to prepare for them while you are on the project.
All About Contracts – How to Clarify Your Scope of Work
Clarify Your Work and CYA You can’t do a good job without knowing exactly what that job entails. This is why it is so essential to make all the details of a job crystal clear in the contract. Doing this will protect you as a contractor, and help whoever hired you have a better understanding […]
Why Sending Notice of a Lien is So Important
Sending notice that you filed your construction lien is an essential part of retaining your lien rights and ensuring you are paid what you are owed. To make sure your notice is valid, be sure to send it to the right person and place, at the right time.
The Contractor Fight: 402: When to Take Out a Lien with Karalynn Cromeens
Dropping Gems on Liens Sometimes collecting payment for work you’ve done can be a hassle. Karalynn Cromeen joins Tom Reber of ‘The Contractor Fight’ to explain the essentials of a lien and when to take one out if the hiring party has failed to pay you. The people who benefit from a lien the most […]
Construction Brothers: 93. How To Use Liens To Get PAID
Leaning on Liens to Get Paid In her 17 years of construction law experience, Karalynn Cromeens has grown to learn quite a lot regarding liens. One of the primary functions of a lien is to get subcontractors the money they are owed. Karalynn meets with Tyler and Eddie Campbell from ‘The Construction Brothers’ podcast to […]
Filing a Valid Lien on a Homestead in Texas
Texas is a Homestead State, so before you start filing your lien, make sure you know what type of project you’re working on. It is imperative that you follow the specific steps put forth in Texas legislation if you want your lien on a Homestead project to be valid.
Employment Do’s and Don’ts Webinar with RHCA
The Cromeens Law Firm, the Regional Hispanic Contractor’s Association (RHCA) and Wells Fargo present Employment Do’s and Don’ts as the September edition of their yearlong series together! Employment Law is one of the most challenging areas of business ownership and is often overlooked. Running a business is no simple endeavor, and the challenges that are […]
Collections Webinar with The Blue Book Network
As part of a yearlong legal series, The Cromeens Law Firm and The Blue Book Network are partnering together to teach you how to collect what you are owed in this free webinar on Collections and Bond Claims in Texas. Owed Money? Tired of not being paid on time (or sometimes not at all)? This […]
Contract Horror Stories Webinar with FCA
Is there anything scarier than not understanding your contracts and what you are signing? The truth of the matter is, whatever you sign in a subcontract will be used against you and signing one bad contract can put you out of business. One of the most common details contractors miss is not looking at the […]
Split the Risk
Karalynn Cromeen Talks Splitting The Risk With US Glass When it comes to risks in the construction industry, there are many. Karalynn Cromeens launched her bi-monthly US Glass Magazine column, “Legal Ease,” to help subcontractors “split the risk.” In this issue, she covers contract payment terms. During her time in law, Cromeens has come […]