I'm working on a new build and haven't gotten paid my last invoice. My problem is the only thing I have are texts that were exchanged regarding price. Do I have to option to file lein without signatures...Read More
We have a property in Michigan where we performed water mitigation services. It is a leased space in part of an outdoor mall. Are we able to place a Claim of Lien on such a property? ...Read More
I'm an environmental consultant and collected 2, 4oz jars of soil media and with an oral agreement to submit the soil to a lab, which I have an account. There was 8 total analyses for literally hundreds of compounds totaling $1,300. There was urgency on behalf of the Client and these samples would help to define the subsequent proposal and cost estimate. The Client is now saying that he did not order the analysis, says he ordered the analysis to stop and won't pay. He was to late to stop the process of analysis. There is a definite "shelf life" or technically a holding time of 10 days. Please advise....Read More
How much would it cost to put a lien on a property as I have an attorney that I fired and he has put a lien on my house and my hunting camp that I am in dispute with but the fired attorney has put down on my bill 3,450 dollars and I'm filing a grievance against him but I would like to know so I can put it on my letter to them ...Read More
I work for a factoring company and we have a new client that is based out of Texas, but has done some work in Michigan. His invoices are for the installation/testing of IT equipment in hardware stores. We are trying to figure out if our client has the option to file liens on these invoices....Read More
If an electrical sub does not have a written and signed contract with the general contractor ...can the sub file a lien? Problem is the sub is sending in unauthorized and highly inflated invoices over the verbally agreed square foot prices plus non code items at $60 and hour plus materials. Also is the general contractor obligated to pay the inflated invoices in Michigan?...Read More
My contractor did not follow the blue print and refuses to correct his mistake. 1. Porch was to have 4 posts, he did 6 to save cost on LVL. 2. Porch was to be 10’ wide, he did 9’ because he failed to calculate the roof pitch. 3. Windows are not centered. One window is 7” off from other window. 4. Prints call for one foot overhangs, he did none. I’m refusing to pay final payment until he corrects issues, which he refuses calling them “cosmetic” and the building passed code....Read More
I live in Michigan. A contractor filed a lien on my home residence. He is trying to charge us $1800 for a door that only cost $600 so we withheld his final payment of $1100 for labor. He has since filed a mechanics lien on our home through your website levelset. He is not licensed and it expired in May of 2019. In Michigan, you must be licensed in order to file a mechanics lien on a residential property. How was he able to do this through the levelset website. ...Read More
Im an electrician and was called out by a GC to perform electrical services. I order the materials worth about $9,000. But when I show up at the job site to deliver the materials and start work, no one is there to let me in. The next day, the owner fires everyone due to financial reasons. In total, I have incurred about $1,200 in labor and $9000 in materials. I do not know how much I can file a lien for because the materials are in my office. Can I include the cost of the material in my lien even though the material is still in my possession?...Read More
We are a sub-contractor and multiple invoices are used for 1 project. We sent a NOI to a General Contractor regarding a project, for a specific invoice, and they paid in full. So that has been taken care of. However, the GC has sent us a back charge on that specific job as a whole. The back charge is not for any specific invoice. My question is what is our lien rights in a situation such as this? How do we move forward with a NOI/lien for that?...Read More
I need to know how to bid a 208 unit apartment complex labor only sub]-contractors job. It is for the installation and removal of appliances, hardwares, lighting fixtures and wall plates, painting, door handles, toilets, water and drain connectivity, air vents, and blinds. Can you please tell me what is accurate and acceptable as mid-west labor only cpsf or flat pricing, down payments, and legal necessities required?...Read More
I am in the process of trying to sell my home. My realtor gave me the name of a friend of his that has done work for him in the past and stated he was a contractor. I have never hired anyone before to do work like this so I took the word of my realtor that this guy did good work. ( the realtor also sold me this home in 2015). The estimate was written on a note pad and neither of us signed it. He had me put the cashiers check in his name and not a business name. I guess I should have questioned that. He kept saying it was gonna be done by a certain time, but wan't getting it done.He never repaired any nail holes in walls before painting them. He put up some drywall where a furnace was removed and didn't let he mud dry before he painted it. Parts of the wall are darker shade of paint then others. The new countertop has a screw head pushing through. The counters were pushed up against the stove, but he moved one counter to match up with the top cupboard but never moved the counter on the other side of the stove so there is a big gap between the stove and one counter. With the two rooms that were painted poorly, he said he would deduct $500-600 of the remaining balance and we would have to redo the rooms ourselves. I told him that the reason that I hired someone in the first place was that we didn't have the time or help to be able to get it done in a reasonable time and the realtor and I wanted to have it done by Aug 5th,2022. I then suggested that he repaint the rooms and he furnish the paint ( I furnished the paint the first time) and also to knock off some money since now, it will take an EXTRA 5 days before he can get to it, which was already pas the original date he stated that he would get it done which was July 29th. When I suggested that, rather than give me a counter offer, he got in his truck and just left. ...Read More
In May of 2020, after many delays and issues, a well respected, established and reputable contractor was hired to do extensive repairs to our home after a severe hail storm when they simply walked off the job in September of 2021. The job was 99% finished and there was still a balance due of many thousand dollars. We have not heard from the company since! Did the company just write it off? Should I worry about future problems arising from this?...Read More
Im a general contractor and I had filed a lien for $20K in Nov of 2021. Since the filing of the lien, the customer made a partial payment of $4K, making the total amount owed $16K. Customer has hired an attorney who has threatened to sue me because my lien amount is incorrect and saying that I cannot enforce the original lien.
My question is, can I amend the lien in MI after the 90 day lien period has passed but within the 1 year enforcement period? And does my lien automatically become invalid because the lien amount is no longer correct? ...Read More