The contractor I hired I fired in a day of starting work. He started demo without permits and the job was shut down and he did not cap the old water pipes outside and they flooded the first floor and went into the basement. I fired him when I found my house was flooded from his negligence. I paid him prior to him starting $7,000.00 which he cashed before he started. When I told him he was fired he told me I wasn't getting any of my money back and I would be owing him a lot more money. I asked for what and he said he didn't know yet but would send me a final bill. I have received his final bill and have called the people he claimed he paid and one of them told me she was his wife's friend and never received any money from him. He also made up other bills to try to get almost $6,000.00 more dollars from me for 4 hours of work. He has put a mechanics lien on my house for $5,958.42. I consider this fraud and extortion.