I hired a contractor to fix the drywall in my basement due to water damage. This was an insurance claim, and the contractor was a preferred vendor for the insurance company. I paid my deductible to the contractor, and my insurance company paid the rest. The contractor hired a drywall company to complete the work. The drywall company wasn’t paid by the contractor for the work (it’s only been 30 days since the work was completed.) The drywall company is calling me threatening to put a lien on my home. Can he do this considering I was contracted with the contractor not the drywall company, and I paid everything in full. ...Read More
I'm a homeowner in Iowa who hired a general contractor to complete repairs for an insurance claim.
The general contractor hired a sub-contractor to complete part of the project.
No bill has been sent by the general contractor, and the project isn't yet completed, but the sub-contractor filed a mechanical lien as a general contractor 2 business days after their part of the job was completed, presumably to force the general contractor to pay them ahead of us receiving the final bill? The 'prior notice' and the 'notice' arrived in the mail on the same day.
But now, as a homeowner, I don't know who to pay, nor how much to pay them.
What protection do I have in the situation of what's presumably a frivolously filed lien? What protections does my general contractor have?
Who do we pay? If we pay the general contractor, how can we be sure the lien claimant will be paid?
My wife and I don't want to be stuck paying the bill twice, and are anxious that this will reflect poorly on us when we're open, willing, and able to pay for completed work. ...Read More
I lien the following job: Primrose Ankeny [29111] 2620 Southwest Vintage Parkway Ankeny, IA 50023 Mechanic Lien # 3796918 on 8/20/2020. The customer has asked us to come back on the job site to do more work, but has asked us to release the mechanics lien prior. I am scared to release the lien because I am worried that I wont be able to file another one after I have released it. Can I release the lien and then file another one?...Read More