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We recently did a job for a contractor where we replaced the roof of a local business. The contractor got paid and ran off without paying us a thing. We have filed a lien against the business we did the job for but cannot get in touch or find the guy that ran off with the money. What is our next step with getting paid? Is there a way to demand payment from the owners of the building we placed the lien on? Thanks
LouisianaI am an architect in Denver Colorado. I have a client that has stated that they will not make the last payment without a substantial discount (after receiving all documents for City certificate for occupancy or contesting any of the work performed throughout the project until the final invoice).
I originally billed them on 14 May 2019. After a back and forth through the summer we decided to reduce the invoice and billed them again 24 September as a new invoice with the itemized reduction. There has been no response . I have consultants that need to be paid and at this point I believe that I need to protect my rights. What is the best approach at this time?
Steve Chucovich
ColoradoIf s customer refuses to pay for lawn care and maintenance service after we have performed the services how can we legally make them pay for the services rendered? Sent several email messages and as yet no response. What are my options to collect?
FloridaHello, for a year we've been fighting for payment on some machine work we did for a company. I was finally able to get half paid in August, but I've been calling and emailing for the final and it's crickets. It's not a lot of money - 2K, but it's the point because we are a small 2 personal machine shop and 2K is still a machine payment to us. We machined parts for them - can I put a lien on them to get the rest?
Thanks
North CarolinaGood Morning,
Since I've missed the deadline to file an intent to lien. I have a project with 3 open invoices that are 127 days late. What do you recommend I do?
Texasif a contractor file foreclosure for an existing mechanics lien, can they take the house, or force the sale of the house to collect the lien
FloridaMy Contractor wont release my kitchen cabinets as part of renovation work that I had done. I have paid in full for the cabinets and for 15% fee for him. Now he wants another 5k and refuses to ship or provide the invoice details on what is owed the cabinet maker. Any suggestions on how to get movement on this ?
New JerseyDo you have any good sample demand letters for payment? I have a final payment owed and the owner has gone silent.
TexasWe are doing a slew of detach and resets for a roofing company. They are set up to pay 40% of the job cost once we have detached the system and the remaining 60% upon re-installation. We are having payment issues with the remaining 60% balance on some jobs.
Is there a generic/general contract that we are able to send them? I do not necessarily want to send a preliminary notice or alert the customer of the roofing company regarding any payment issues- this would be a document that would be signed by the contractor only, for now. Does Levelset have anything along those lines?
ColoradoSo, last month we were called out to a customer's home by the customer that had been damaged due to flooding. She told us she was having issues with the carrier and needed our help. We went out there, got all the legal paperwork signed, and proceeded with out normal steps. We put together an estimate, took her copies of all paperwork, got our original estimate approved in full by the carrier ($50,518.96), and then she told us she was waiting on the mortgage company to release her funds to get us started. After all this work, driving back and forth to her home (20+ minutes on way) multiple times, the hours spent putting a detailed estimate together and communicating with the carrier, she ghosts me and tells me she ended up hiring another contractor to do the work. I feel like she had a contractor on stand by the entire time, and falsely lead us to believe we would be doing the work in order to take advantage of our skills in getting estimates approved. I sent her a bill for 2% of the initial claim, which is pretty standard for outsourcing estimating.She hasn't paid. Do I legally have options to collect payment such as a lien?
Arkansasas an hvac contractor that has finished work on a project that is over 20 days old, do we have any recourse? what about with just repairs we do on a job? we have had a couple of jobs, that have not paid and I am just thinking about protecting ourselves in the future or filing if we fail to get paid immediately upon completion
ArizonaHello, can you help me with something? Before Levelset we utilized another company that is no longer in business and since I am new to the company, there is no way to track on my end. If I provide you with an address are you able to check and see if a pre-lien is on the property? The address is 7826 Camino Tranquilo San Diego, CA 92122. I appreciate it very much!
CaliforniaWe have a customer in Ohio that is past due. The lien period was used up while waiting on insurance to approve and provide adjustments. We have not been able to contact the customer via phone to get the payment insurance sent them. Even though the lien period is up can the Notice of Intent be used as a Demand Letter? I am concerned about a SOX violation if we do.
OhioHow can i get a homeowner to make the final payment homeowner states he will pay once the minor repairs are made. Should i send a demand payment letter
North CarolinaI am looking for some help/advice. We currently have a client that has ordered custom shutters from us and then began avoiding our calls when we tried to schedule the installation of the shutters. We found out that the client is in a financial bind and is trying to sell the home and no longer "needs" the shutters that they ordered. These are custom and we have a no refund policy on custom products so we sent them a notice of intent to lien (through LEvelset). They reached out after this and offered a commitment to pay after closing, but I am extremely concerned that I will lose all leverage if I do not put a lien on the home. On the other hand, I am sympathetic to their financial situation and wanted to see if there was any other legal avenue that I could use to ensure that I get paid, without putting the sale of their home in jeopardy. I'd really appreciate some advice on this matter. Thanks so much.
Kevin Scott
Florida