I had a $19,000 contract with a contractor to dig a pond in OK. I paid him $13,000 upfront. He did not complete the job. He did not pay the rental co. for the equipment he rented. The rental co. never informed me that the contractor was in arrears in payment. I never knew that the contractor was renting the equipment. My contract with the contractor was for $19,000. The lien on my property by the rental co. is for $50,000+. The contractor, after the fact, told me he thought his rental contract was for hours used on the equipment. He let the equipment sit idle for months and was charged a weekly rate. The contractor has filed for ch. 7 bankruptcy. He has no assets that can be distributed.