- 24 - loan to you was also not responded to by Kumi-san, it is hereby necessary for me to formally put you on notice, in writing, concerning my position on these financial matters. In accordance with the terms of the Loan we executed with you dated the 25th of January 1999, we hereby exercise our right to formally call for collateral in the form of a First Mortgage on the RiverCliff Farm property. We require that you do so prior to December 31, 2000. Further, we hereby formally deliver you notice that henceforth, we make claim against Ron-san’s salary. It is our intention to formally register a lien in Hong Kong to this effect should we not receive sufficient remedy by January 1, 2001. Should we not receive reasonable progress in this matter of the mortgage, or better yet reconciliation/resolution between the two of you, it is our further intention to file formal suit against you, in the County of Multnomah, State of Oregon come January 2001 to protect our rights as lender. The Talmages did not grant a security interest in the Rivercliff property before December 31, 2000, and a lien was never filed against petitioner’s salary. On December 11, 2000, SSI filed a construction lien against the Rivercliff property for $246,083 because the Talmages allegedly failed to make timely monthly payments and it was uncertain when payment would be received. The balance owing was computed as follows: Contract price $5,525,195 Recording fees 26 Total 5,525,221 Less credits and offsets (5,279,138) Balance due claimant 246,083 The construction lien stated that SSI commenced performance of its contract with the Talmages on April 9, 1998, and “fullyPage: Previous 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NextLast modified: March 27, 2008