How long time the lender have to release a lien?

Do you have an original release? If so, you can file it.

Can a lien,resulting from a judgement be placed against a home that is owned by a granddaughter and her Grandfather?

Yes, properties that are co-owned are subject to liens/judgements of one of the owners.

My father, the contractor is bullying me into paying for a paint job more than a year after the service. Details below.

It's not likely that if he doesn't have any record of this job that he'd prevail in a suit for payment. It would be a "he said-she said" situation....

In reading your question the bathroom isn't even in the location shown in the standard plan, much less where you had it customized? You will need...

Which contractor do I sue?

It will depend on the release. If you re-engaged the independent contractor directly the construction manager will likely say it's a separate...

I have the contractor 1/2 the amount of the contract and he has not completed the work, and won't return phone call or emails

You do a demand for performance, if none, then terminate the contract and file suit for the cost to complete the work.

Yes. He would have to be served under the long-arm statute unless he had an agent for service in your state.

You may be able to "pierce the corporate veil" by showing he's comingling funds or the company in so underfunded that it could not pay a judgment.

A plumber who did a shoddy repipe job put a mechanics lien on my house? How can I make this go away??

Send both the plumbers and their attorney or notary a demand to remove the lien. In some states failure to remove an improper lien is actionable....

Can my landlord be fined for not doing repairs to the house I live in?

The lease agreement will govern what the landlord is and is not responsible for. It will also tell you if you can be reimbursed or take a rental...