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We are still open and offering all services. As some counties have closed, our service may be limited in those areas, although we still have access to many counties virtually through online systems. If your project/service requested happens to be in an area where the county is closed and we can’t process your service order, we will reach out to you and find a solution.

Construction Liens

Our services are geared towards professionals in the construction industry

who want to ensure that they are getting paid faster and easier

Preliminary Notice

A preliminary notice will not hurt your Lien rights, it will only strengthen them.

Satisfaction of a Lien

A document used to release a lien from a property after payment.

Construction Lien

An instrument used by contractors and suppliers to get paid for their work.

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Secondary Notice

A secondary notice is a great collection tool that improves communication.

Bond Claim

Similar to a Lien, a bond claim is a useful tool when not paid on a public project.

Ensure You Get
Paid For Your Work

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A Construction Lien (Mechanics Lien), to put it simply, is an instrument to ensure contractors and suppliers get paid for the work they have completed. A construction lien is a document that is served and filed with a county to hold a security interest in a real property for unpaid bills arising from a construction project or other form of work of improvement.

The creditor – contractor or supplier – has the right to file a lien on the property if the bill is not paid within a specified period of time. The lien will “cloud” the property title and make it difficult for the owner to sell or refinance until the lien has been satisfied.  If the contractor or supplier is still not paid after filing the lien, in order to obtain the amount owed, they can enforce the lien by filing a lawsuit to foreclose on the property. 

Service Includes:

  • Research of property Legal Description, and Owner Name(s) of Fee Owners and Contract Purchasers (if any) as recorded in Property Deeds/Certificate of Title on file at County Offices
  • Serve and mail Document as required by state statutes
  • File with the county (which includes filing fee)
  • Track & monitor timelines through our online report all the way to foreclosure
  • Send copies to property owner, hiring party, and our client (you)

Sign-up For Your Free Account

With our easy-to-use online system you can send a notice or file a lien in a few minutes per project. Sign up with Perfekt and be sure that your lien rights are protected.

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What We Need:

Once you have signed up for your free account, there are a few things we will need from you:

  • First and last date of work
  • Property address
  • Hiring party name and address
  • Price of labor/materials
  • A brief description of labor/materials

Our Process

After You Submit A Service Order, Perfekt Will Take It From There
We'll Track The Project

Perfekt tracks the project through  the entire construction lien process.

Research

Perfekt researches the property’s legal description and owners.

We'll Make It Perfect

Perfekt compiles and perfects the notice and lien forms.

Collect Signatures

Perfekt collects signatures and notarizes the construction lien (if needed).

Serve The Documents

Perfekt serves the proper documents to the homeowner.

File With The County

Perfekt files the construction lien with the county (if needed).

Distribute Copies

Perfekt distributes copies of the notice and lien forms to all parties involved.

Archive

Perfekt archives the construction lien and postal proof.

Monitor Deadlines

Perfekt monitors the project’s statutory deadlines.

Alert You

Perfekt alerts you when it’s time to escalate services to maintain lien rights.

We're Helping Hundreds of
Contractors Like You

Testimonials
All the employees of Perfekt are so insightful as to a customer's needs. The employees specialize in certain areas and are extremely helpful. Our company has been working with them for many years and would give them the highest recommendation for great quality work.
Diane Shultz Fleming CPC & CCP CertifiedCredit Manager, JH Larson Co.
I wanted to take a minute to let you know how much I appreciate your company. You should be so proud of your staff! Every time I have called, every person I have spoken wit his pleasant, upbeat, and seems to be happy working at Perfekt. They make me feel that my needs are their number one priority. I cannot tell you how rare this seems to be these days. I do not know if it is the training received, the people you hire, or some other secret you have; just know it is noticed and greatly appreciated!
Kathy BenningDalco Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc
Perfekt has provided us with efficient & timely services, always in a professional manner. We have confidence in Perfekt as they have generated the results we were looking for. By doing business with Perkeft, we have been able to consistently maximize our overall losses. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful, so no matter what the question is pertaining to in the areas of construction lien services for both residential and commercial projects, the help was a phone call away. We look forward to continued service with Perfekt.
Betty HarapatAir Mechanical Inc.
We have used your lien services for about one year now. We have benefited from this service by getting paid on jobs we thought would take many hours of collection activities. We have had nothing but good experiences with both lien filings and satisfactions.
Mike Suess Maverick Construction
“Thank you so much! The pre-lien made the difference!!”
Cliff VosburgAbsolute Construction & Remodeling
“The pre-lien is not a “collection tool” to be used because you have not received payment. It is an essential step in protecting your payment rights by using the lien law. Pre-lien all jobs and pre-lien early.”
Blake R. NelsonAttorney, Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC
“I am looking at pre-liening all my projects. The general will understand this is my business and that I plan to protect my right to get paid.”
Gene BenckBenck Electric, Inc.
“At ALL, Inc. we appreciate the level of service provided by Perfekt, Inc. Timely response, knowledgeable consultations and courteous professionals make doing business with Perfekt, Inc. a pleasure, and our collection efforts more effective.”
Sana YaremchukALL, Inc.
“There are other pre-lien companies who offer the same type of service, but I am very satisfied with the exceptional customer service from Perfekt. We have had several occasions where they went beyond the normal scope of services to make sure we were taken care of, I really appreciate that."
Erin DornseifAccount Manager, Concrete Arts/Graf Concrete
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F.A.Q's

Your Questions Answered

A lien is a legal document that is utilized by contractors, suppliers and others that work in the construction industry to secure payment for work completed that creates an improvement to a property. In order to have lien rights, a construction professional must make an improvment to a property either through labor and or materials; to maintain those lien rights, a construction professional must follow steps and procedures according to state statutes. A mechanics lien or construction lien is filed at the county against the property itself. A lien will cloud title until it has been satisfied through a lien satisfaction. For many instances, there are steps prior to the lien that are required. These steps differ from state to state. Liens need to be filed with the county within a certain timeline. This timeline is called the statutory timeline, which often differs from state to state.

When managing lien rights, filing the lien is a crucial step if you have not yet been paid. Filing a perfected (valid) construction lien is required to foreclose on a property in the event of non-payment for the contribution of labor and/or material to the improvement of a property. The process of managing lien rights increases the likelihood of payment, and if you have been paid, there is no reason to foreclose.

Mechanics lien, Construction lien

Construction professionals often are creditors on projects, as they front the labor and materials to complete a job before being paid fully. Filing a perfected (valid) construction lien is required to foreclose on a property in the event of non-payment for the contribution of labor and/or material to the improvement of a property. If you have not been paid on a job, managing and perfecting your lien rights can be effective in releasing the flow of funds.

The statutory timelines differ from state to state. Refer to our resources tab to see if we service your state and what the requirements are for that state. Often there are steps required prior to the lien (often a prelien and possibly a notice or intent) that must be completed within the proper statutory timeline before a lien can be filed. If there are prior required steps and they are not executed within the statutory timeline, lien rights are forfeited and a valid perfected lien can not be placed on the property.

A lien is filed against a property’s title at the county. The county it is filed with, is the county where the property resides. A copy is sent out via certified mail or certified return receipt mail (depending on which state the work has been done in) to the property owner. Copies are also sent to our clients and the hiring party that hired them for the job.

As a best business practice, every subcontractor and material supplier should have a lien management policy. This should include a dollar threshold for serving prelien notices and filing liens. The time to pull the trigger to file a lien might be tied to the terms of your invoices.

If you are a construction professional and have completed work improving a property, and have not been paid for the improvement, and you have maintained your lien rights, filing a lien may be the next step. Filing a perfected (valid) construction lien is required to foreclose on a property in the event of non-payment for the contribution of labor and/or material to the improvement of a property.

Once you’ve been paid, filing a satisfaction with the county is the next step. Be mindful if payment has been fully processed or not before satisfying a lien (sometimes checks bounce).

An amended lien is filed if a lien has already been filed and the dollar amounts and/or work ending dates change. An amended lien is filed with the county and updates the previous lien with the new dollar amount and/or the change in dates.

First date of work on the job, last date of work, property address, dollar amount for job (dollar amount should be accurate as it should be for work completed), labor and or materials supplied to job, and the party that hired you for the project.

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