I hired a contractor who never finished the job, he did most of it, but left 3 areas of flooring not completely finished, like the bathroom tile floor ended 3-4 inches short of the end of the room; the bedroom carpet was not tacked under the baseboards he installed rather he just left the carpet hanging loose, and he didn't replace the flooring where he cut into the concrete slab to connect to the sewer line, just left a patch of raw cement and he didn't finish painting one wall! There were no change orders. None-the-less I paid him by checks in 4 installments every 2 weeks per the contract less the retention amount listed in the contract pending final finishing which pissed him off, and so I went ahead and paid the final retention payment via zelle even though he has never come back to finish. When I complained about what wasn't finished he returned around and reversed the zelle payment, and mailed back my last 2 checks back then filed a mechanics lien on my property for an extra $8,000 more than the contracted price!!! What can I do to get rid of the lien? This feels like extortion!! Sue (949)300-4888 sangell05@aol.com