Questions about filing the lien. I sent owner a notice and also to the GC. When can I file my lien and where do I send it to? The owner has been paid for the insurance company all the funds but has not paid the GC so I have not been paid....Read More
Currently have an open invoice send on March 2018 which has not been paid. That was our last invoice for labor. The project was completed on July and we are ready to invoice for retainage. I want to make sure we get paid for retainage plus the opened invoice. I am going to send the retainage invoice tomorrow and was wondering if I can start the lien process as well or if I have to wait....Read More
We had a person that was supposed to purchase our home in Alaska. Unknown to us he supposedly remodeled and made improvements to the property. After he went 12 months without making the payments as he was supposed to we filed a Eviction. In retaliation he filed liens for the work he did against the property.
there was no contract, in fact we had no knowledge of work being done until he sent us copies with his answer to the eviction. He has failed to prove he actually did the work as he has denied us access to the home and we want to know how to proceed? He is asking approx 35,000 for work he supposedly did and another 14,000 for capital investment in the property. At this point now he is approx 39,000 in arrears and refuses to leave the house until we pay him for the liens.
Can he be made to remove the liens and we are not responsible in any way for payment to him. ...Read More
I am a single mom. I hired an electrician to do some repairs and install some fixtures at my newly purchased economy house. The total work would have taken about 25 hours. He came a worked a couple hours, disappeared for weeks, came back and worked another couple hours, disappeared, etc. He put a supplemental circuit box in my kitchen and mis-measured it so it is too low for the cabinet that goes there, so it has to be re-positioned. He put some conduit for an outside entry light at my front door, but it came loose and presented an electrical hazard for my children so I had to get someone else to remove it. Over a 3 month period, he worked 15 hours in 2 -3 hour widespread increments. The last time I saw him, he indicated he would be back. Instead, he sent me an invoice for 17 hours (1 hr of which was his mis-adding) and a whopping $577 for "materials" which were not itemized. I had furnished all the fixtures and most of the outlets, boxes, etc. The circuit box he installed in the kitchen was $36.94 retail with 4 breakers totaling under $40. That leaves $500 of materials unaccounted for. I paid 75% of his bloated invoice with a note that I would pay the rest when he finished the work, fixed his mistakes, and provided an itemized list of materials. Today he sent a text saying if I did not immediately pay the remaining $577 of his invoice he would put a lien on my house! This is crazy! I've been patiently waiting for him to come back to finish. I'm the one who has the legitimate complaint! I expected quality workmanship done in a timely manner and I got neither. I am now left having to hire someone to correct his errors and finish the job he started. I do not want him to put a lien on my property for the disputed balance of his invoice, nor do I want to pay him money that I question is legitimate. What should I do? ...Read More
I am a resident in a low income HUD apartment and have been doing what I thought was voluntary maintenance in this apt complex since I’ve moved in 6.5 years ago. Management knew what I was doing because they watched me. About two weeks ago I got in bad trouble for painting. They said I was in violation of the lease.
No one said anything about it before and I told the district manager what I was doing a month earlier and he never said anything about it. I did this stuff because the property was so bad that they were in violation of their own lease and the residents had to suffer because of it. I’ve got about 150 hours invested in my efforts. I’m 60 years old and on disability. I did this stuff over time; an hour here or there because of my disability. Can I put a mechanic lien on this place since now I know they were just using me....Read More
My boyfriend was putting in a new motor in his chevy since he didn't have all the money he needed i was able and willing to help him out..i bought parts and fluids for it with tbe agreement he would pay me back..before he could get it put back together he went to jail leaving it in my friend which was kind enough to allow us to use his garage for 3days which has now been allmost 2 weeks..any how...i im left to get the truck back together i end up hiring someone to finish the job but by this time the now ex and i are not speaking due to unrelated issues ..he get a chance to talk to me and says he doesnt think hes going to let me use the truck now..ive allready spent 1600.00 on gettin it running and now he will not pay me back or allow me to use it .how can i get my money back now that i have found out he didnt even bother to put in his name when he bought it...Read More
How long do i have to file a lien against a homeowner for unpaid invoices, the job was never completed and had a promise to complete in the spring. Several invoices have not been paid....Read More
The wording is ambiguous, please explain-
If a lien is placed on a property- how long is it in place? Does it time-out if not paid within a specific time frame or does it stay in place until satisfied?...Read More
I was hired to do a job on a grocery store by a contractor. We had a written contract with a 60 day payment due date. The due date was May 1st. The general contractor was paid by the store and is now trying to sell the business without paying me. Can I put a lien on the generals business? Can I file a lien on the store. My 120 days to file is up 8/10/18....Read More