We hired a painter to paint several areas of our property (a 20x20 shop, the kitchen ceiling, all internal and external doors, an entire bedroom, and touch-ups throughout). The started but did not finish the shop and kitchen ceiling before disappearing for several days with no contact about when they would return. When they did contact us, we informed them that the job would be finished by another painter. He became angry and said that he would sue us and place a lien on the house for the unpaid balance even though the rest of the work was never completed.