We hired a company to remodel our kitchen. They started in Nov 2020. Our contract stated for us to pay 50% at the start and 50% after completion of the project. The contractors continued to delay the start date for months would show up some days and would not show up for weeks . They were very unresponsive and we were always quick to answer their texts and calls the same day. The project exceeded the year and we contacted them and they finally finished sometime in March 2021. As soon as the project was complete we paid our final bill within days of them completing most of the work. THey still had some outstanding items that they would later fix or leave undone. Never one time were we asked for payment or told that he would be putting a lien on our home for non payment. A few months ago after we paid him the full amount he asked for our address to send us something. We gave it but it was undeliverable because it required a signature. I immediately texted the contractor to let him know we didnt get it and if he could let me know what it was as it was being sent he back to him. I contacted several times on this with no response. We were due to close today on our home and see that there is still showing a lien on my name even though he has been paid in full for months. He is telling me I need to resolve it on my own and verified that the lien is no longer valid but I need to do the work on my own to get it released. Legally can i do anything here? I do not understand why he would have never let me know I needed to pay him or had an outstanding balance when we had paid him timely all along and now he wont even help remove it from the record. I am a very nice mother of 6 and am so sad and stressed about this and seeking help.