Question: I’ve rented and sold equipment to a customer for construction work, but I haven’t been paid. Can I file a mechanic’s lien on my own to get the money I’m owed? Answer: Yes, but the requirements are highly technical and strict. If you miss
Question: “We have operations in multiple states. How can we prepare a single form of Dealer Agreement enforceable in each of those states?” James Waite’s Answers: You and/or your attorney must review each state’s dealer and in some cases, franchise laws to determine whether
Question: I just had two large customers file bankruptcy. One of them was making payments on a rental that included an informal purchase option — just some notes written on the face of a rental contract; the other owes me more than $50,000 on a
Question: I rented a piece of equipment to a customer without first getting his signature on my rental contract. The equipment was vandalized, and I charged the customer’s credit card for the cost of the repair. The customer disputed the charge, and the credit card
The heavy equipment industry, worth approximately $200 billion annually, is expected to exceed $230 billion by 2025 and is poised for explosive growth.
On March 1, in a deal that was widely reported in business and trade media, Hitachi and John Deere formally ended a joint operating agreement that had been in place for more than 30 years. It was considered the longest and most successful collaboration in
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Despite the pandemic and its fallout, business in Georgia is thriving. Area Development and Site Selection magazines have ranked the Peach State “No. 1 for Business” for seven and eight years running, respectively. A 2021 CNBC survey ranked Georgia the No.
Question: Recently, we had a customer cause more than $10,000 worth of damage to our equipment. We charged the repair cost to his credit card, but he disputed the charge. He initially admitted in writing that he actually used the machine, but claimed it was
By James Waite Rental Management Magazine UNDERSTANDING THE NEW STIMULUS BILL; WHAT’S IN IT THAT CAN APPLY TO YOUR RENTAL BUSINESS QUESTION: A NEW STIMULUS BILL WAS JUST PASSED BY CONGRESS AND I’M TRYING TO SET ASIDE A FEW MINUTES TO READ ALL 5,000-PLUS PAGES,