I'm a homeowner that had a house fire. Builder hired drywaller and paid him half to begin work. Drywaller was detained by ICE and never finished, but placed a lien on my home. Same drywaller never paid for supplies and we were both sued by the drywall supplier. I paid and was released from the debt, he did not and was garnished. I need this lien removed and he knows full well his was not entitled to the second half payment. Thank you....Read More
I just had a water heater installed. They wouldn't do any work unless I paid in advance and I signed papers stating that I was satisfied with the entire project. I signed, but later found that them asking for or accepting a certificate of completion to be against the law in Michigan. Being it is against the law, would that make the certificate invalid? I later found a dent and couldn't get it replaced because I signed saying I was satisfied. Plus they were suppose to do an in-home consultation, but did it over the phone, so I didn't know what model or brand I was buying. I was unknowingly taken advantage of, but I should have researched further before doing anything at all
Thanks, Dixie Sansom sansom23@chartermi.net...Read More
I would like to refinance, and have a mechanics lien on my home from 10/2015 for 8k. The contractor was given a stop work order and botched so many things I had to hire people to repair the poor workmanship. In Michigan it is only enforceable for 1 year. Do I need to initiate legal action to get it removed or whill I be able to refi without issue?...Read More
We have a lien on the house from 6 years ago. Nothing has ever been done on it - no contact with lien claimant, no court proceedings. This seems like it's outside the lien enforcement limits. The Discharge form needs to be submitted by the claimant, but I have no contact with them. How do I go about removing the lien?...Read More
a second-tier subcontractor filed a lien on a property Macomb, MI. The current plan is for a check to be written directly to the lien claimant, however, 10% retainage is withheld on the project. Would releasing retainage to the lien claimant violate the Michigan Property Code? Would the owner of the property lose protection the Property Code provided by releasing the retainage?...Read More
My company provided a service for a contracting company. This company is refusing to pay because they believe the work was not done to their satisfaction. My service providers were bound to execute work under the leadership of the contractor that hired us. We were impeded by the contractor to perform as we should have. ...Read More
Hello,
I am a homeowner who was remodeling my home in 2015. I obtained my building material through a building supply company. At that time the building supply company put a Mechanics lien on my property until job was completed and at that time I paid in in full. Now at this present time when I applied at my bank for a small personal loan the bank notified me that this lien was still on my property. After a few phone calls I was told that company was acquired by another company and they had no responsibility to my issue. I was then told by the original owner if I paid a $75 fee he would remove it.
Please help me understand how someone that has been paid in full on time now wants money to remove the lien. What are my recourse's to get this lien removed. I have complete paper trail, Check, receipt, etc. Thank you,
Pam...Read More
On July 25th 2018 I hired a contractor to trim a tree that caused an insurance claim on my rental property and to my neighbor's property. The contract was not fulfilled and I let the contractor know my neighbor called to alert me it was not according to the agreement ( I live an hour and a half away). I let the contractor know I needed to see the property before I would issue payment. I went to see the tree on 7-30-18 and it was not trimmed according to our agreement. I issued a check for payment on 8-3-18 since I was receiving threats for payment. I decided to pay this unprofessional person to go away. Meanwhile I still have to have three limbs cut from the tree. On 8-10-18 I received a recorded claim of lien from Oakland county dated 8-6-18. I have proof the cashed check dated 8-7-18. I have called this contractor to get the lien released but he will not contact me back. Is there a template I can send to demand the release? What is the time frame he must complete this after he received payment?...Read More