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Author Message David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1679 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Monday, June 04, 2018 - 10:11 pm:    I have yet to be paid by one of my clients on a public project. When I emailed the firm's accountant that my invoice is way over due, the accountant replied the firm had not yet been paid by the client. Is there a way I can do a public records search to find out if the architect has been paid? One of the problems with "paid when paid" contracts is we are completely at the mercy of what the client and/or owner tells us. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant Axt Consulting LLC Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, AIA, LEED Senior Member Username: ecwhitby Post Number: 386 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2018 - 11:24 am:    Where is project? I expect that procedures for public records vary by jurisdiction. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1680 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 11:53 am:    The project is located in a small municipality in the Pacific Northwest. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant Axt Consulting LLC Robin E. Snyder Senior Member Username: robin Post Number: 736 Registered: 08-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 12:39 pm:    David: Paid when paid and paid if paid laws vary by state. Do a little google research and see if they are even valid in your state, and that might give you some leverage Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, AIA, LEED Senior Member Username: ecwhitby Post Number: 387 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2018 - 02:28 pm:    contains information on "pay when paid": http://www.fullertonlaw.com/construction-contracts-and-construction-trust-fund-statutes-fifty-state-survey