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How to remove a mechanics lien

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I am a soon to be homeowner of new construction. I used one contractor to build my home. He threatened the title/disbursement company (they called the police and filed complaint), he threatened me and my employees at my office (I have a restraining order), he went to jail in June 2020 for having a stolen bulldozer on my property, and my bank fired him in January 2020 for his behavior and poor work. His last working day on my property was January 7, 2020 and he filed a mechanics lien July 13, 2020 for $90,000. The only work that was performed was excavating on the driveway and putting in a foundation. The normal price on the foundation is $36,000. He was paid $85,000 (therefore he was over paid). There were a few subcontractors that he never paid and I had to pay them out of pocket. We have all lien waivers, receipts, and copied checks from the disbursing/title/bank. I hired another builder who had to repair the foundation in order to continue the project. To repair the foundation was 10,000$. The first builder left a bow in the foundation, no drain tile, the turret measurements were off, the back wall had to be cut out and leveled, and some of the ties are leaking when it rains. Please advise.

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