Legal Claims for Defective Hardwood Floor Installation
Understanding the cause of your defective hardwood floor installation and pursuing your legal claims against your contractor or subcontractor who installed the hardwood floor.
Make Sure You’re Signing the Correct Lien Waiver Form!
By Rebecca Bowers and Ted Levy Many of Levy · von Beck & Associates’ clients receive weekly requests from general contractors to provide lien waivers in exchange for payment. Exchanging waivers for payment can be one of the quickest strategies for sub trades to receive payment of invoices and is often essential once a preliminary…
Why Our Creditor Clients Rely on Us to Collect Monies Owed
By Rebecca Bowers and Ted Levy At Levy | von Beck | Comstock | P.S., we have a proven track record of collecting debts – whether large, small, secured, or unsecured – for our many creditor clients dating back to 1984. Over the past 15 years alone, we have recovered on average over $8 million…
Is Contractor Registration Required on Washington Public Works Projects?
Washington law is clear as to who may assert a private works lien claim, which is contained in RCW 60.04.021: “…any person furnishing labor, professional services, materials, or equipment for the improvement of real property shall have a lien upon the improvement for the contract price of labor, professional services, materials, or equipment furnished…
Is the lessee a required party when sending a preliminary notice?
By Rebecca Bowers and Ted Levy The three most fundamental questions surrounding the mailing of a preliminary notice (ada Notice to Owner, Notice of Furnishing, Notice to Contractor, Right to Lien) are: A) Who must receive the notice? B) when must it be mailed? C) What are the required contents of the notice? For this…
Attorney Katie Comstock named one of the 2014 Top Attorneys and Rising Stars in Construction Litigation
Attorney Katie Comstock has been named by Super Lawyers as one of the 2014 Top Attorneys and Rising Stars in Construction Litigation. Ms. Comstock was also featured in the July 2014 issue of the Seattle Met Magazine. This is Ms. Comstock’s second year in a row being recognized as a Rising Star. This distinction is…
Has a Bond Removed Your Construction Lien from the Property?
A Recent Court Decision Clarifies How to Proceed Until recently, subcontractors, materialmen, and their legal representatives have lacked guidance when faced with the following question: How do I bring suit to enforce my construction lien when the general contractor has already obtained a bond to remove that lien from the owner’s property? Because a Washington…
Katie Comstock Featured on AVVO
Katie Comstock’s video presentation, “How to Protect Yourself From Bad Contractors” is now a featured answer among the “Top Legal Questions from Consumers Planning Home Improvement Projects,” on Avvo, Inc., the web’s largest expert-only legal Q&A forum.
Washington Lien Law Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Paying Twice for the Same Work
If a supplier of materials, worker, or subcontractor is not paid, a lien may be filed against your property. If that happens, you could pay twice for the same work or, even worse, the lien could lead to a lawsuit seeking to foreclose your home. Thankfully, there are ways to protect yourself from having to pay twice.
What is the Standard of Review for Appealing Bid Protests?
A public works project is as exciting to win as it is disappointing to lose. But a win is not always a win, nor is a loss always a loss – if the results are subject to protest and appeal. Public works contract selection is governed by a bid procurement process, ostensibly “a fair forum…