I hired a GC to do small renovation at my home. He won't do some of the items listed in the contract saying we "agreed" to delete them after the price and work were quoted. He demands full payment with several items on contract not completed and is threatening a lien. What do I do?
I would have to review the contract to see, but many contractual provisions would specifically prohibit that sort of oral modification. If he did not complete the work listed in the contract and there is no evidence that you allowed him to not do some of it, you will likely prevail. You may have to allow him to place the lien and then work to cancel it. There is not much you can do to stop the intial lien from being placed.