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CAN I FILE A MECHANICS LIEN?

OklahomaMechanics Lien
Anonymous General Contractor

I HAD A CONTRACT WITH A GUY AND NOWHERE IN THE CONTRACT THAT HE SIGNED SAID I WOULD TAKE JUST 10% UP FRONT AND THE REMAINDER IN THE END. WE STARTED THE JOB AND I RAN A LITTLE OVER 200 FT OF PVC PLUMBING WHICH BRANCHED OFF 3 DIFFERENT ROUTES, AND A MAIN DRAIN FROM ALL THE ROUTES. I ALSO DUG 30 FOOTINGS FOR CONCRETE TO BE POURED FOR THE FOUNDATION , THEN WENT AND LOADED UP 42 BAGS OF 8OLB CONCRETE IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK TO THE JOBSITE UNLOADED ALL OF THEM THEN POURED THEM. WE BUILT 3 PLATFORMS FOR THE FLOOR DECKING TO GO ONTO AND 4 INDEPENDENT WALLS LAYING ON THE GROUND READY TO BE STOOD UP. WELL 8 DAYS LATER I ASKED FOR 1200.00 OF THE 7000.00 THEY OWED ME AND THEY SAID NOT TIL THE JOB IS COMPLETE,AND I TOLD HIM WE COULDNT BUILD HIS WHOLE BUILDING AND NOT GET PAID. IT TAKES FUEL TO GET TO AND FROM THE JOBSITE AND NEEDED TO GIVE MY HELP A CHECK. THEN HE TELLS ME TO FINISH THE BUILDING AND GET PAID AT THE END OR HE WOULD FIND ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO DO SO, SO I INFORMED HIM THAT I WOULD JUST COME GET MY TOOLS IF COULDNT PAY ME THAT MUCH OF MY MONEY AND HE SAYS I WASNT GETTING THE TOOLS BACK. AFTER A HOUR OF ARGUING WITH HIM HE TELLS ME TO COME GET MY TOOLS AND THEY THREW THEM AROUND IN THE DIRT BENT MY BRAND NEW MITER SAW, TABLE SAW, POURED DIRT INTO MY GENERATOR AND STOLE MY GAS CAP GENERATOR WAS ONLY 4 DAYS OLD. BROKE MY BRAND NEW AIR COMPRESSEOR AND STILL HAVE A DRILL AND SOME YARD TOOLS SUCH AS SHOVELS RAKES PICK AND WHEEL BARREL AND REFUSE TO PAY ME ON ANY OF THE WORK AND DAMAGED ALL MY TOOLS THEY REFUSE TO PAY. CAN I FILE A LIEN FOR THIS?