Hello, I hired a contracting company for a fairly large renovation on our home. The contractor was doing a terrible job and things out of sequence just to get paid per the draw schedule in our contract. After paying nearly $30K for poor work done, I refused paying him any further until he remedied the issues at hand to our satisfaction and to meet state code, which he did not do. We are now in a dispute and he filed a mechanics lien against my property. I learned he did not maintain his general contractors license with the state of GA which means he loses his right to lien my property. Is there a way I can request the removal of the lien myself with the county without this turning into a long drawn out legal dispute? Any advice is appreciated.