I hired a contractor to rebuild a home that was totally destroyed by fire. The costs were covered by my insurance. The contractor has been paid, but yet has not completed the job. On top of this he sent me a mechanical lien tor $16000, with explanation for what the amount is for. The lien says the job cost was $331,000 but lien says it is for $335,000 (numbers are rounded down) What can I do to fight this.
You can demand a verified statement of lien. Also, if the lien is genuinely overstated, you can also consider serving a demand to foreclose the lien. If the contractor does commence the foreclosure action, you can assert a counterclaim based on the exaggerated lien (where you can recover your attorney's fees, any costs to discharge the lien, and the amount of the exaggeration itself).