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To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question - Loretta Reed/MD
4/11/2007 9:22:57 PM (3304 views)
Re: To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question - Langdon Knight/MO
4/11/2007 9:42:24 PM (4938 views)
Re: To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question - Shannon Blatt/VA
4/11/2007 11:57:36 PM (5107 views)
Re: To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question - george Hubka/MI
4/12/2007 7:16:09 AM (5321 views)
Re: To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question - Robert Franco/OH
4/12/2007 11:23:48 AM (4891 views)
Re: To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question - Chris/NY
4/12/2007 9:08:59 PM (4977 views)
Re: To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question - Shannon Blatt/VA
4/13/2007 8:06:46 PM (4800 views)

Changing your passwords... - Robert Franco/OH
4/11/2007 3:28:37 PM (3126 views)
Re: Changing your passwords... - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/11/2007 9:40:47 PM (4864 views)

First American NLA - PATRICIA PALMER-ILKO/PA
4/11/2007 12:40:10 PM (3663 views)
Re: First American NLA - J Nisonger/CA
4/11/2007 1:12:22 PM (5615 views)
Re: First American NLA - Ben Kohnen/WI
4/11/2007 4:04:57 PM (5553 views)
Re: First American NLA - Barbara Bennett/IN
4/11/2007 5:17:58 PM (5751 views)
Re: First American NLA - Scott Perry/PA
4/11/2007 6:27:29 PM (5681 views)
Re: First American NLA - J Nisonger/CA
4/11/2007 6:51:37 PM (5615 views)
Re: First American NLA - Deborah Manion/VA
4/12/2007 11:10:15 AM (5684 views)
Re: First American NLA - PATRICIA PALMER-ILKO/PA
4/12/2007 2:36:07 PM (5534 views)

Us Property and Appraisal ? - REBECCA BARNEY/FL
4/11/2007 10:40:32 AM (3717 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Alix Ott/MI
4/12/2007 5:56:44 PM (5353 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/12/2007 8:53:03 PM (5305 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - REBECCA BARNEY/FL
4/13/2007 9:01:01 AM (5334 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/13/2007 6:51:48 PM (5341 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - george Hubka/MI
4/13/2007 7:43:48 PM (5452 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/13/2007 7:50:53 PM (5284 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Scott Perry/PA
4/13/2007 8:10:02 PM (5207 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/13/2007 8:36:26 PM (5240 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Scott Perry/PA
4/14/2007 10:14:09 AM (5308 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - george Hubka/MI
4/14/2007 12:03:39 PM (5335 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Scott Perry/PA
4/14/2007 12:51:06 PM (5302 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Loretta Reed/MD
4/14/2007 12:58:25 PM (5393 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - REBECCA BARNEY/FL
4/16/2007 9:46:06 AM (5088 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/16/2007 7:17:57 PM (5165 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Scott Perry/PA
4/16/2007 9:08:35 PM (5330 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/16/2007 10:36:01 PM (5084 views)
Re: Us Property and Appraisal ? - Sheryl Hubert/GA
4/16/2007 1:26:47 PM (5200 views)
Update....... - REBECCA BARNEY/FL
4/16/2007 2:06:29 PM (5416 views)

Recorder of Deeds Campaign - David Jenkins/PA
4/10/2007 4:18:08 PM (5777 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - Ben Kohnen/WI
4/10/2007 5:14:38 PM (5755 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - David Bloys/TX
4/10/2007 9:41:11 PM (7175 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - george Hubka/MI
4/11/2007 7:54:47 PM (5628 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - Scott Perry/PA
4/11/2007 9:04:25 PM (5690 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - george Hubka/MI
4/12/2007 7:23:21 AM (5720 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - Scott Perry/PA
4/12/2007 2:41:30 PM (5609 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - Robert Franco/OH
4/12/2007 11:18:50 AM (5633 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - george Hubka/MI
4/12/2007 6:50:01 PM (5475 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - Scott Perry/PA
4/13/2007 7:08:04 AM (5549 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - george Hubka/MI
4/13/2007 7:41:43 PM (5665 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - Scott Perry/PA
4/13/2007 7:58:24 PM (5563 views)
Re: Recorder of Deeds Campaign - Robert Franco/OH
4/12/2007 11:15:22 AM (5618 views)




Industry Partners Title? - Sandra Harold/KS
4/10/2007 11:21:52 AM (3864 views)
Re: Industry Partners Title? - Loretta Reed/MD
4/10/2007 11:22:39 AM (5390 views)
Re: Industry Partners Title? - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/10/2007 6:26:53 PM (5352 views)
Re: Industry Partners Title? - Dinah  Stallworth/LA
4/16/2007 10:06:14 AM (5354 views)
Re: Industry Partners Title? - Anita Backlund/MN
4/16/2007 11:31:24 AM (5329 views)

New York Title Abstract, Inc. - Ecenteno/NV
4/9/2007 5:26:19 PM (3378 views)
Re: New York Title Abstract, Inc. - Sophia Varga/NY
4/10/2007 11:28:05 AM (5182 views)

The Lives Behind The Data - David Bloys/TX
4/8/2007 11:37:20 AM (3943 views)

Are there any abstracting programs? - Christine Sheeler/PA
4/6/2007 7:57:45 PM (3481 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - Robert Franco/OH
4/7/2007 11:50:14 AM (7254 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - Stephen Williams/MO
4/8/2007 9:55:33 AM (5695 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - Bill Brouillet/IL
4/9/2007 9:55:20 AM (5223 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - Christine Sheeler/PA
4/9/2007 11:03:43 PM (5168 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - Alix Ott/MI
4/12/2007 6:05:22 PM (5091 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - george Hubka/MI
4/12/2007 6:56:27 PM (5094 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - Joan Snyder/VA
4/16/2007 8:06:58 AM (5161 views)
Re: Are there any abstracting programs? - Shannon Blatt/VA
4/16/2007 9:30:22 PM (5124 views)

Fuel Price Redux - Scott Perry/PA
4/5/2007 4:48:18 PM (3278 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Robert Franco/OH
4/5/2007 4:53:05 PM (5057 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Jay Duncan/MO
4/5/2007 5:01:53 PM (5072 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Loretta Reed/MD
4/5/2007 5:33:56 PM (5013 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Jay Duncan/MO
4/5/2007 10:05:48 PM (5024 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Dody Fuhrmann/NV
4/5/2007 5:52:42 PM (5069 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - george Hubka/MI
4/6/2007 8:43:01 PM (5120 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Carla Curry/KY
4/5/2007 6:55:44 PM (5052 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Helene /GA
4/5/2007 9:38:02 PM (5111 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Dorothy Payne/NY
4/5/2007 10:47:35 PM (4969 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Candi Richter/NJ
4/6/2007 1:28:00 PM (5080 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Scott Perry/PA
4/6/2007 1:56:16 PM (4983 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Robert Franco/OH
4/6/2007 2:25:42 PM (5120 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux - Deborah Manion/VA
4/6/2007 3:15:59 PM (6691 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - J Nisonger/CA
4/9/2007 6:29:17 PM (5134 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - Robert Franco/OH
4/9/2007 8:05:34 PM (5217 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - Jay Duncan/MO
4/9/2007 8:29:23 PM (4943 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - Robert Franco/OH
4/9/2007 8:55:05 PM (6735 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - Scott Perry/PA
4/11/2007 7:50:52 AM (4957 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - J Nisonger/CA
4/11/2007 1:40:32 PM (4997 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - Robert Franco/OH
4/11/2007 2:23:34 PM (6725 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - J Nisonger/CA
4/11/2007 7:02:30 PM (5031 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - Scott Perry/PA
4/11/2007 5:29:43 PM (4977 views)
Re: Fuel Price Redux... $3.36 - J Nisonger/CA
4/11/2007 7:11:54 PM (4967 views)

attorney only in North Carolina? - Richard Peart/OH
4/5/2007 12:06:43 AM (3263 views)
Re: attorney only in North Carolina? - Jan Forster/NC
4/5/2007 8:26:08 AM (5048 views)

Mechanic's Liens - Wendi See/SC
4/4/2007 8:19:24 PM (3197 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Helene /GA
4/5/2007 9:53:49 PM (5332 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Robert Franco/OH
4/6/2007 11:33:56 AM (5098 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Wendi See/SC
4/6/2007 1:46:16 PM (4970 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Robert Franco/OH
4/6/2007 2:54:08 PM (4971 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Scott Perry/PA
4/6/2007 3:07:23 PM (4961 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Robert Franco/OH
4/6/2007 3:22:44 PM (4920 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Scott Perry/PA
4/6/2007 5:27:21 PM (7012 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Wendi See/SC
4/6/2007 5:35:39 PM (5140 views)
Re: Mechanic's Liens - Robert Franco/OH
4/6/2007 6:07:28 PM (4942 views)
The "in furtherance of" language applies to "material."  Dealing with labor, you have to look at the "performs work or labor upon" language and I don't think a title search satisfies the statute. 

However, Doug Gallant suggested that I check the statute in Arkansas.  Arkansas has a specific code section that allows liens for "abstractors."  I think you would have to have this type of statute to get a lien for a title search.

§ 18-44-133. Lien of architect, engineer, surveyor, appraiser, abstractor, or title insurance agent 

   (a) (1) Every architect, engineer, surveyor, appraiser, abstractor, or title insurance agent who shall do or perform any architectural, engineering, surveying, appraisal, or abstracting work on, or who shall issue any title insurance policy on any land, building, erection, or improvement upon land, under or by virtue of any written agreement for performance of the work with the owner or his or her agent thereof shall have a lien upon the land, building, erection, or improvement to the extent of the agreed contract price or a reasonable price for those services.

   (2) However, the lien does not attach to the land, building, erection, or improvement unless and until the lien is duly filed of record with the circuit clerk and recorder in the county in which the land, building, erection, or improvement is located.

(b) This recorded lien will be enforced in the same manner as a mechanic's or contractor's lien.

Notice that you do have to satisfy the "written agreement" language.  That might be dificult in most situations.

However, it may still may not be the right thing to do, or it may not be cost effective.  I guess the "right thing" is an ethical question you would have to answer for yourself.  The homeowner isn't to blame, they don't even know who you are.  In my mind, the client is the one who owes the money and collection efforts should be directed toward them.

Whether or not it is cost effective depends on how much you charge for a search and how much it costs you to file the lien.  The liens are going to attach to individual properties, owned by different individuals.  In Ohio it costs $28 for the first two pages to file the lien.  Then, when it is paid the release will cost $32 to file.  Can you get that amount added to your lien?  I don't know.  Can you file one lien identifying multiple properties and owners?  I don't know, but you would still have to release them individually as they are paid. 

In any regard, in my opinion, even if the statute specifically allowed it, it is not the best way to proceed.  Unless, perhaps if you are trying to collect a large fee for a commercial project.  Then, it may be a good option to pursue.

Best,
Robert A. Franco
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Re: Mechanic's Liens - Dennis D/NY
4/7/2007 6:03:01 PM (5043 views)

Happy Birthday Judy! - monica froese/ME
4/3/2007 9:23:59 PM (3146 views)
Re: Happy Birthday Judy! - Scott Perry/PA
4/3/2007 9:36:33 PM (4870 views)
Re: Happy Birthday Judy! - J Nisonger/CA
4/3/2007 11:48:56 PM (5010 views)
Re: Happy Birthday Judy! - Scott Perry/PA
4/5/2007 9:11:15 AM (4816 views)
Re: Happy Birthday Judy! - Douglas Gallant/OH
4/5/2007 2:29:48 PM (4859 views)
Re: Happy Birthday Judy! - J Nisonger/CA
4/3/2007 11:37:54 PM (4867 views)
Re: Happy Birthday Judy! - Glenda Hodge/TN
4/4/2007 11:06:05 AM (4830 views)

NATIONWIDE COURT SERVICES, TITLEWORKS, ARLENE NELSON - ANTHONY MUZIO/NY
4/3/2007 5:59:35 PM (3727 views)

Indians Pose as Texans to Teach Lessons to NY Kids - David Bloys/TX
4/3/2007 11:33:51 AM (3854 views)


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