Is there a time limit in Michigan from the time a Notice of Furnishing is issued by a supplier to a homeowner? And what ramifications may there be to us as homeowners? In September we ordered windows through our general contractor who purchased them from a dealer/supplier (Pella). 50% down was provided. The supplier sent via certified mail a notice of furnishing shortly thereafter. The window order arrived October 19th and our contractor paid Pella the balance due, only to stop payment of his check to them a couple days later due to issues with the order. Two windows were not ordered, or not ordered correctly. The correct windows are sitting in the Pella warehouse, but in order for us to obtain them, we must make the payment whole. In November, Pella and our contractor were willing to make a deal for a reduced price as some incorrect window sizes were due to the Pella Rep's error. We have since parted company with the Contractor after making a complete mess of our home, and after discovering he's not licensed (that is currently being dealt with by the County Building Inspector and Sheriff's Dept). To now get our project going and our house put back together, we have a new contractor. Pella will release the two windows, but for the full amount due under the presumption we will received restitution from the contractor (we are not very positive that will happen). Pella advises they will place a lien on our house if we do not pay for the windows. If we don't pay them for the windows (we've already paid the contractor), can they place a lien on our house? If so, is the lien in place until paid or does it expire? Is there a time period they have to file since they issued a Notice of Furnishing? We truly have a mess, and hopefully the court will resolve it at some point, we're just not sure how or when the outcome may be determined.