We had new windows installed on June 18th 2020. The job was never completed as they didn't have enough material and the windows were not to contract size as well as installed backwards and upside down. the job stopped on June 18th 2020. The owner of the company came out to look at the issues in August 2020. We have been in contact with the owner of the company since then and have not come to an agreement.  A Preliminary lien was never placed or sent until last week March 2021. The lien was filed 3/24/2021. Is this valid? The Lien also leaves out my husbands information and only states me as the occupant of the home.  Our job was  financed and they never sent the finance company a payment demand. 

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I live in California. I live on the third floor of a four story condo building complex. Back in February of this year, a pipe underneath my bathtub  supposedly broke that caused a major leak and major damage to the unit directly below me. Our property management company hired a restoration company  to repair the damaged unit. This restoration company billed the property management company. No where on this bill has my name or signature on it. The plumber that replaced the pipe as yet to bill his services to the property management company. My insurance company still needs some kind of documentation to determine if this broken pipe is my responsibility. The restoration company still has not been paid for their services. Can this restoration company legally put a mechanical lien on me?

Can a restoration company put a mechanical lien on my property even though my name or signature is not on their bill?

I'm a GC building on a custom 1M+ home.  I've held back a partial payment to my concrete sub due to corrections that need to be completed.  He has about 17k left unpaid on his contract and I'm concerned the corrections will cost more than that.  He's alerted me that 2 subs of his (concrete supplier and rebar supplier) have not been paid and have let him know they intend to lien against the property. I've now paid both of his subs, but never received any prelim from either of them.  How is this supposed to work? As the GC, aren't I supposed to receive a prelim from any sub working on the job? How do I protect myself in the future?

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We filed a mechanics lien on 10/21/2020 and the homeowner contacted me today to state the home is in escrow and he would like me to remove the lien as it is affecting the close of escrow. I told him I was not able to do this. Please note he has yet to pay the outstanding balance due hence why I have not removed the lien. I am also worried that the 90 day time period for enforcing the lien has passed and he may be able to sell the house without us being paid. What can I do to ensure we get paid when the house sells?

The person we filed the lien against wants us to remove it

We are an established formwork supplier from overseas.
Is there specific license or certification needed in the state of California and federally?

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