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Filling out an Intent to File Lien form Question; Unique Situation

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We have a situation where we paid for a handyman/contractor to do some work for one of our clients at our client's residence. Unfortunately, not long after the work began, we realized that this handyman was not doing a good job, so we stopped working with him and asked him to refund us the down payment we gave him to start the job. He has not given us that money back. So my boss is requesting that we send in a Notice of Intent to File Lien, but I want to be careful to not involve the client who lives at the job site's address, since they are not really a part of this transaction. How would I fill out the form for the Intent to Lien in such a way that the client will not receive any notices, but that the negligent contractor does?

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Oct 28, 2021
If you are looking to recover payments made to this handyman, who essentially acted as your subcontractor, then this would not be a lien situation. A lien is used when an owner or contractor does not pay for work performed. A lien would attach to the owner’s property. It sounds like this residential owner has paid for the work, and your dispute boils down to one between Unique Sanitation and your handyman. You could still begin a lawsuit against this person, but this does not appear to be a situation where a lien could be filed.
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