You have a few issues presented here. First, do you have insurance in place for yourself? If you had a homeowners policy active on your home,...

There are a few different things going on in your question. First, let's address the contractor threatening to file a mechanics lien. If a...

When you file a mechanics lien in Georgia (and elsewhere), the lien is filed against the property itself. While different stakeholders may be...

Generally speaking, you can't just put a lien up on someone's house. There are only specific situations that allow liens to be filed. You marked...

Would my mechanic's lien right be affected if I did not furnish a model disclosure form if my lien is for labor only?

Great question. Hopefully this will help. In Washington, if you contracted directly with the homeowner on a residential (as you did), and the...

That's crazy / sucks. I agree with the other answers here. If you pay off the lien and then sue them, you may have some trouble. If they...

How do I go about collecting money owed by a contractor that I subcontracted for?

In addition to looking for an attorney to help in Sonoma with the dispute, you should also consider getting a mechanics lien filed. Filing a lien...

Can a Title search show if a lien is invalid?

That would not make the liens invalid.

You are correct. If you performed "actual labor for wages," you are exempt from having to send the preliminary notice, and an file your mechanics...

How do I collect overdue invoices from a general contractor who owes me $25,000 on my own ?

The easiest way for you to apply the maximum amount of pressure and to best position yourself to get paid on this job is to file a mechanics lien. ...