We had a contract with a property owner to build a 500 sq. foot home for the amount of $80,000.00. in California. Every time the next payment was due the owner said oh I don't have the money and would dictate how much he was going to pay so it has been a night mare. well before 1 week before the payment of $20,000.00 was due he wrote a letter firing us. There for breaking his contract with us. We asked for payment of $ 5832.00 mind you not the full $20,000.00 owed but the amount for extra spent on materials and time before next "draw" or payment was due. We sent Certified letters stating we were going to file a lien. After we filed the lien we notified the customer, he sent a letter and a check for half the amount because he said that's all he felt he owed. Once again this was a Contracted bid job with a payment of $20.000.00 due. How do we foreclose on this lien ? Thank You Dan Lentz 707/318/0607