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Lien after a Property is sold and lien expired

Ohio

Filed a $100K on a property remodel in 2019. Also notice of intent for electrical panel upgrade on their principal property. Property owners bought a bond to sell the house of get out of paying the $100K. But, still owe for the electrical panel upgrade on their principal residence. Can we file a new lien on their principal residence even if they sold the rental for nonpayment of the original $100K Lien and combined the electrical panel upgrade with the new lien?

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Jan 21, 2022

If you filed a lien, and if the lien was bonded off, then you are in the best possible situation. Now rather than having to foreclose on a piece of property, you can foreclose on the bond (a bond is basically a guarantee from an insurance company that, if you win in court, they will pay you up to the bond amount, and then the insurance company has to go after the property owner to collect what it paid to you). 

The issue you now have is proving your case. It sounds like you have an uphill battle. Your best bet is to assemble all evidence in your favor (communications, emails, invoices, amounts paid for materials, time sheets, text messages, emails, anything you have), and set up a time to meet with an attorney to discuss your case. 

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Jan 21, 2022
Wow, thats an amazing to know. However, we really screwed up. The owner said he would start making payments and made $5K and then stopped...but would only make the $5K payment if the bond was signed and released. So, we can't undo the release of the bond although it was done under pressure and manipulation....5 hours in a car with pressure language to sign and I'll start paying manipulation. So we have it at the Dept of labor for multiple properties, but the one bond is released with our signature on it.
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Jan 21, 2022
Unless if can be construed as unlegal with the pressure to sign a contract that he was not given a copy of. We did not see the copy of what was signed until the Dept of Labor sent it to us. I do believe the Dept of Labor will rule in our favor...we have housr of videos of the work actually being done and dozens of pictues...plus texts from the owner saying he will pay what we ask...but he didnt of course
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Jan 21, 2022
But even if the Dept of Labor rules in our favor, it still means we have to sue for the money I would guess.
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