Hi, i already filed a mechanic lien on the only case under my levelset account and i didn't succeed to collect the balance from to my customer. - what is the next step to do? - anything we can send to the mortgage company to force the client to pay the balance?
Hello,
Filing a lien itself does not give you the ability to collect. To collect on a lien, you need to file a lawsuit, usually in District Court. Your lawsuit will have claims for breach of contract, quantum meruit, promissory estoppel, breach of prompt payment act, etc.
If you did work on someone's primary residence, you will not be able to foreclose. If you did work on commercial property, you may be able to foreclose which adds leverage to your negotiations during the lawsuit.
You would need to win the lawsuit in order to get to the collection part.
E. Aaron Cartwright III
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