Released on: August 21, 2008, 3:29 pm

Press Release Author: Construction Commando

Industry: Construction

Press Release Summary: Free California Preliminary 20-Day Notice forms available for
download from www.constructioncommando.com.

Press Release Body: San Diego, CA - August 21, 2008 - Construction Commando, a
leading self-help legal resource for California's construction industry, today
announced the release of free contractor forms on its website,
www.constructioncommando.com. The site contains construction related legal documents
available at no charge, including California Preliminary 20-Day Notice forms for
both public works projects and private works projects.

"If you could easily preserve your right to a mechanic's lien that would secure
payment for your hard work, why wouldn't you?" said Suzanne Ervine, who established
the Construction Commando in 2006 to provide low cost legal services to California
contractors. "Many subcontractors don't realize how simple it is to prepare and mail
a Preliminary Notice on the property owner - and that, without it, the right to
enforce a mechanic's lien or stop notice is typically eliminated."

In order to maintain mechanic's lien rights on private works projects in the state
of California, subcontractors and material suppliers must serve a Preliminary Notice
on the property owner within 20 days of starting work. In addition, current
California law requires that subcontractors serve a Preliminary Notice for any
project that exceeds $400.

Construction Commando's free Preliminary Notice forms are made available to help
contractors and suppliers quickly and accurately ensure compliance with California's
mechanic's lien and stop notice requirements. "The construction industry has been
hit especially hard in the recent economic downturn," said Ervine. "Project owners
are taking longer to pay and contractors, who have already paid their employees and
suppliers, are feeling the pinch."

"With only 20 days from the project start date, contractors have a very short time
frame to act, or they risk losing their lien rights. We want to make sure that, when
it comes time to record a mechanic's lien and to foreclose that lien, contractors
have taken all of the proper steps to ensure they can collect."

The free Preliminary 20-Day Notice forms and other contractor documents are
available for download from www.constructioncommando.com. The site also offers
California construction contracts packages available for purchase, and a
comprehensive reference library of free articles covering a variety of construction
and business law topics.

About Construction Commando - Construction Commando is a bonded and registered legal
document assistant (LDA). The company offers expert construction lien and related
legal services to contractors throughout the State of California, specializing in
assisting contractors and subcontractors with self-help legal tasks, including
customized construction contracts and documents; preliminary notice forms; recording
and releasing mechanic's liens; preparing and serving stop notices and construction
bond claims; court actions for breach of contract and to foreclose mechanic's liens;
and judgment enforcement. San Diego County LDA #44, exp. 8/7/10.

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Web Site: http://www.constructioncommando.com

Contact Details: Suzanne Ervine
Construction Commando
PO Box 712548
Santee, CA 92072
(619) 564-4869
suzanne@constructioncommando.com