§ 8124 Lien Waiver Release Requirements

• •If you sign a paper saying you give up your right to ask for money (like for work you did), it doesn’t always mean you can’t ask for that money later.
• •The paper you sign must look like the official form in the law.
• •If the paper says you’ll only give up your right to ask for money after you get paid, you have to show proof you actually got the money. This can be your signature on a check that was cashed or a note from you saying you were paid.

You work on building a house and sign a paper saying you won’t ask for more money after you get paid. But the person who hired you doesn’t pay you.

Even if you signed the paper, you can still ask for your money because you didn’t get paid. The paper only works if you actually got the money and there’s proof, like a cashed check with your signature.