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Can I file a mechanics lien?

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Russell May

I have a company that cleans tile and grout. I did a job for a customer. She claims that I damaged her baseboards in her house. I directed her to my insurance. They informed me that it would be easier to pay the small claim then to fight it. They paid her claim $2551.00. She claims it costs her more than that to do repairs. She now tells me she won’t pay me the $620.00 she owes for the tile I cleaned.

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You can sue her in small claims court, which is where claims less than $1,000 are litigated. However, you want to think carefully about whether the aggravation is worth the money at issue.
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Attorney at Pivotal Legal Ltd
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Nov 16, 2021

As Attorney Brophy correctly noted, you may want to sue in small claims if you want to take that time and money. 

You can file a lien as well provided you served the required preliminary notice not later than 20 days after your first contribution of labor, materials, services, so on. 

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