Have a client who we did work for no written contract just texts and of course she allowed us in to do and complete the job (garage organizing and cleanup/hanging and organizing pictures in sons room/and assembly of gym equipment, required repositioning items in order to do and secure, when we sent estimate $1540 she accepted (recorded on SquareUp.com) and we converted estimate into an invoice. It has now been 13 days since job completion and we’ve yet to receive payment (client has always paid us on time and promptly in the past), I have called, left voicemails, and even texted her back. Can we file a lien? What proof must I have? And which lien do we file? How do I go about enforcing the lien, I do believe home may be in her husband’s name though not sure? Will that make a difference? Will it be just for the amount that we originally invoiced or, can we add in the fees that would be for filing, and enforcement and time spent having to do so? Help…we’re just a small business, is it best to just write this off and how do I go about making sure this doesn’t happen to us again…contracts make it all the more difficult in our business and could potentially cause us to lose more business for such requirements…is “good faith”enough? Lots of info I know