You shipped the material. It's installed in someone else's building. And the contractor who ordered it is 90 days late. LevelSet Collections sends notices, files materialman's liens and collects past-due accounts for suppliers, distributors and fabricators.
A materialman's lien is a mechanic's lien for the company that supplied the material instead of installing it. In most states, if you sold material to an owner, GC or subcontractor and it went into the project, you can lien the property it was delivered to, even though you never had a contract with the owner.
The catch is that suppliers are usually second- or third-tier on the job, and that means notice requirements.
Many states require suppliers to send notice to the owner, and sometimes the GC, before a lien is allowed. Those notices are often due within a set time after each month you delivered, not after the job is done.
In Texas, for example, a supplier generally has to send notice:
Miss that window and you may lose lien rights on that month's material, even if the lien itself would have been on time. Other states have their own notice rules, and some have none at all.
Our pre-lien notices are $100. If you send us past-due accounts monthly, we can keep your notices current so a lien is available when you need it.
If you sold directly to a contractor working on the job, you're usually covered. If you sold to another supplier, lien rights may be limited or gone, depending on the state. When a lien isn't available, collections is the next tool.
Pre-lien notices. $100 each. Sent to the right parties on the right timeline.
Materialman's liens. $199–$500 per lien, including recording fees, notarizing and serving. Typical turnaround is 2 business days. See how lien filing works →
Collections. For past-due accounts, slow-paying contractors with open balances across several jobs, or material past the lien deadline. 10%–33% contingency. No collection, no charge. See how construction collections work →
In most states, yes. It's often called a materialman's lien. You usually have to send notice first, and the deadlines tend to run month by month based on when you delivered.
Usually, yes, if you sold to a contractor working on the project. If you sold to another supplier, lien rights may be limited. We'll check your state's rules.
You may have lost lien rights for that month's deliveries, but not necessarily for later months, and not your right to collect the debt. Send us the account and we'll look at what's still available.
Yes. Many suppliers send us aging reports so notices go out before deadlines hit.
Call (469) 694-8003 (Mon–Fri, 8am–7pm). Include the customer, the job address, delivery dates and the amount owed.
Call (469) 694-8003. Liens from $199, filed in about 2 business days. Collections on contingency, no collection, no charge.
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