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TRADITION
SOFTWARE launches TraditionInk.com, a new Division for Replacement
Ink Supplies
Sixteen
brands available for online purchase, allowing customers
to save up to 60% on Replacement Ink Cartridges for printers,
fax machines and copiers.
September
1, 2005 marked the first day in business for TraditionInk.com,
a new Division launched by TRADITION SOFTWARE. The online
site was formed to serve U.S. based businesses, non-profits
and consumers with compatible ink supplies that save you
up to 60% over regular name brands. “I discovered
that in printing our own User Manuals, Newsletters, and
Brochures we were spending around $600 per month for XEROX®
OEM Ink Sticks for our color printer. By switching to a
brand offered by MEDIA SCIENCES INC, we reduced our monthly
printing expenses by 50%,“ said Craig Altman,
President of TRADITION SOFTWARE.
Annual
subscribers to PreLien2Lien get an additional $5 off all
phone orders under $100 and $10 off any phone order over
$100. Ink cartridge solutions for sixteen brands of printers,
fax machines and copiers are available, including BROTHER®,
CANON®, DELL®, EPSON®, HP®, IBM®, LEXMARK®,
MINOLTA®, MURATA®, OKIDTA®, PANASONIC®,
RICOH®, SAMSUNG®, SHARP®, TOSHIBA® and ZEROX®.
Certified Numbers:
Don’t risk not being able to collect on a receivable
over $4.42 in postage
PreLien2Lien allows you to manually enter Certified
Numbers, or auto-generate in sequence.
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Almost every state has in their
Mechanic’s Lien laws provisions about sending
notices by Certified Mail. Many PreLien2Lien users
risk non payment of invoices because they try
to save $4.42 in postage for Certified Mail and
Return Receipts.
Our Customer Service team can help you use PreLien2Lien
to print Certified Mail numbers directly on the
Notices. It can also help you keep track of what
certified numbers are used, and print a report
called a Firm Log of Accountable Mail that can
be taken to the Post Office for verification.
Contact the Customer Service Department.
(800) 886-8770
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Five
Quick Facts: Florida Mechanic’s Lien Law
Everything begins with the Owner
filing a mandatory Notice of Commencement.
1. It is mandatory for the Owner of both a Public
and Private construction project to file a Notice of Commencement
with the County Recorders office where the project is located.
The owner is also required to record a Payment Bond, if
any, with the Notice of Commencement.
2. A Notice To Owner/Notice To Contractor (Private Work)
must be served to the owner on a project within 45 days
(Commercial and Residential) after first furnishing construction
related labor, professional services, materials, machinery,
fixtures or tools to a jobsite. It must be delivered in
person, or by certified mail, to the owner of the property.
It is advisable that along with the owner any other legal
parties related to the improvement of the property (Owner,
Customer, Lender and General Contractor) get sent the Notice
to Owner/Notice to Contractor.
3. You have 90 days to file a Claim of Lien (Mechanic's
Lien) with the County Recorders Office. It must be delivered
in person or by certified mail to the owner of the property
in 15 days after filing it with the County Recorders Office.
4. The Enforcement to Foreclose a Mechanic’s Lien
(legal perfection of a Lien) must be filed within one year
of filing a Claim of Lien (Mechanic’s Lien) at the
County Court (under $15,000) or the Circuit Court (over
$15,000).
5. Contracts where an eligible liening party is required
at the start of a project to waive their lien rights are
unenforceable.
SOURCE: www.traditionsoftware.com/floridalienlaw.php
Information
Technology Center: New software activation procedure is enabling
better license control
Online
registration on TraditionSoftware.com will be available starting
in October.
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In
partnership with a major software security vendor, PreLien2Lien
Version 9.09.06 now has an activation feature for upgrades
and new installations to help prevent software piracy
and improve site license control.
“I am excited to see the first major improvement
to PreLien2Lien become available to our customers. There
are two more major enhancements to the software as part
of the Seabiscuit release that we are currently working
on. By the end of the year, we hope to have all new
notices that are Microsoft® Word based. Additionally,
we plan on having PreLien2Lien work more effectively
with importing data from popular programs such as Quickbooks®,” said Craig Altman, President of TRADITION SOFTWARE. |
Ask
The Attorney
“At
what point in the collections process should you contact a
Construction Attorney when you think you have a problem? Is
it ever too early?”
Stephen
D. Harrison – Partner: HARRISON STECK HOOVER & DRAKE,
P.C., Fort Worth, TX
Phone: (817) 348-0400. Email: firm@hshd.com
“If you want to minimize risks of loss, it is seldom,
if ever, too early to ask for legal advice. Although many
claimants suffer significant losses from untimely notices
or filings, claimants do not suffer losses from knowing what
to do before a critical time period has lapsed. If there is
additional time to allow payment, your attorney will so advise
you before taking the appropriate action.”
William
L. Porter – Partner: PORTER & CABLE LLP, Sacramento,
CA
Phone: (916) 381-7868. Email: bporter@portercablelaw.com
“In terms of the deadlines set by specific California
statutes which set the deadlines for making mechanics’
lien, stop notice and payment bond claims, I would suggest
contacting legal counsel no later than ten days before the
date on which a mechanics’ lien must be recorded….
If you have reason to believe that you will not be paid all
or some of the payments you are due, you should contact legal
counsel at the earliest opportunity. In short, it is never
too early to contact legal counsel if you do not understand
all the terms of the contract or if you have reason to believe
you will be unpaid for your work.”
Albert
F. Quintrall - Senior Partner: AL QUINTRALL & ASSOCIATES,
San Diego
Phone: (619) 295-7117. Email: a.quintrall@quintrallaw.com
“I always tell my clients that once the account reaches
the 60 day column, begin using your Preliminary Notice as
a collection "tool". Contact the General Contractor
informing him you haven't been paid and you want to give him
a fair opportunity to resolve the issue before you are forced
to record a Mechanic's Lien. Remember: the General Contractor
must provide the project free and clear of liens so great
motivation to get you paid before the Owner is notified that
a lien has been recorded. I also recommend that if the GC
is not cooperating, then call the Owner and/or Lender—
they have separate interests to protect--i.e., the Owner doesn't
want to lose his property through a Mechanic's Lien foreclosure
action and the Lender doesn't want to lose its collateral--i.e.,
the Owner's real property.” |
