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Mechanic’s Lien for Mitigation Work?

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I’m a homeowner. There was a leak in my home and I contacted a mitigation company to assess the situation. They inspected the house and provided me an estimate. I ran the estimate by my insurance company for approval before giving the mitigation team the go ahead. I communicated with the mitigation company multiple times per day the entire time the air movers, etc were in place and have communicated several times since about their estimate for the repair work. I decided I would choose a different contractor for the repair work and called the mitigation company to pay my bill. It has tripled in amount. They didn’t run any changes or additions by me or my insurance adjuster for approval despite having many opportunities to do so. The insurance adjuster also says the new invoice is well outside industry standards, includes work that wasn’t done and advises me not to pay it. I am trying to pay the original amount, but if they don’t let me is it possible they can file a mechanic’s lien? I’m in Utah and the language in our laws is a bit vague concerning mitigation work from water damage.

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