- A person who performs labor, transports or furnishes materials to be used in, or rents equipment used in the construction of an improvement.
- A person who engages in or rents equipment for the preparation of land or improves or rents equipment for the improvement
Construction Lien
Mitigation of Risk in the Age of COVID-19: Ten Ways Owners Can Protect Themselves Against Lien Claims in Washington
By Bart Reed on
Among the many effects on the U.S. economy of the COVID-19 pandemic, construction projects that started before it began but were halted in its aftermath may be slow to resume or be abandoned altogether thanks to funding issues. Contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers feel immense pressure to protect and preserve their rights to payment for work…
Contract Conflict Bears a Cautionary Tale
In the haste to get design and construction moving on real estate projects, one may lose sight of important lien priority issues when negotiating and executing contracts. In my recent article for the Daily Journal of Commerce, I discuss a notable Washington appellate case that addresses a lien priority issue in the context of…