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When making payments, make your check payable jointly to both the contractor and the subcontractor or supplier as payees. Once a subcontractor or supplier has received and accepted payment for work performed, the owner of the property has the right to a completed release of lien rights by lien claimants.

In California and Washington, the laws against unlicensed contractors are very strict ? unlicensed contractors have no recovery rights whatsoever. This means they cannot file a lien, or a lawsuit, or anything at all.

PREPARING THE WASHINGTON MECHANICS LIEN Every mechanics lien typically must contain the owner's name, a general description of the property and location, the name of the hiring party, the first and last date of work a description of the work performed, and the amount of money owed.

?Upon payment and acceptance of the amount due to the lien claimant and upon demand of the owner or the person making payment, the lien claimant shall immediately prepare and execute a release of all lien rights for which payment has been made, and deliver the release to the person making payment.

The notarization requirement does not apply in Washington and Oregon, the two states we primarily serve at Northwest Lien. The typical practice in construction is for the parties to sign and exchange conditional lien waivers before submitting a payment towards the project.

The cost of filing a mechanic's lien depends on the method you use. If you are filing on your own, it may cost you between $3 to $345. You can also use a lien filing service such as Northwest Lien which only requires you to pay a flat fee.