Most of the fear clients experience when considering using the “Preliminary Notice Process” is that they will offend their client. This fear has some merit if the Preliminary Notice is not properly explained. So the first challenge is to remove this fear by emphasizing the benefits your customer, as well as your customer’s customer, receive by being included in a properly researched and served Preliminary Notice.

To begin, your Customer’s Customer must be made aware that the purpose of the notice is to HELP HIM avoid becoming subject to a mechanics lien as a result of something going wrong* during the improvements to his property. Once your Customer’s Customer understands that the Preliminary Notice is not only a fair and legal warning. But is also a set of instructions as to how he can avoid a mechanics lien.

The warning section of the Preliminary Notice is quite clear. It shouts “DON’T PAY ANYONE” Keep your money and offer it in exchange for a “RELEASE OF LIEN RIGHT”.