Subcontractor is threatening to file a lien on work they were unpaid for from a GC. GC was paid in full prior to completion of work. GC is now insolvent and has not paid the subcontractor. No contract was signed by the homeowner with the subcontractor. Can the subcontractor file a lien against work ...Read More...Read More
I am a home owner in Indiana. I have signed a contingency contract with roofing company. Roofing company never return signed contract back to me and they helped to process the claim with an insurance company. Insurance company not approved 100% estimate provided by roofing company. Th...Read More...Read More
Hello I am having a home built by a developer in Monroe county. I will have no involvement with the developers sub contractors nor make any direct or joint payments to them. Since I am not involved with the subs at any level do the subs have any legal rights to file a lien against the property after we ...Read More...Read More
I was a renter to the home I am living in now. But come to find out the person who gave me an my wife a fake contract. Say she was the home owner. We was buying the home on land contract. We gave $5,000 down. The home was not liveable at all. We put another $13,000 in to it with than a 2 ...Read More...Read More
The state of Indiana. I provided architectural services to a contractor for work at a residential home. The contractor paid me my $1,000 retainer. This project started in August of 2021. I provide preliminary sketches to the contractor. After modifications, we made final drawings which were provided to t...Read More...Read More
A contractor hired to perform tile work did an extremely poor job. The tiles are not installed correctly and look like garbage. And they didn’t complete all the work that they were hired to do. We got fed up and told them to leave the job. They sent an invoice for the total amount due if they completed th...Read More...Read More
Contractor wants me to sign a lien waver in order to get a check for payment for labor and materials on a job we have not been paid for yet. Will not give me the check until I sign the lien waver....Read More
My contractor left jobs undone, done poorly, damaged property in my home, and rarely quoted the cost of a job. I paid him immediately each time he produced an invoice. When he presented the last invoice, I did not pay it. He has now said he will be filing a lien on my home. How should I proceed?...Read More
The roof was replaced through an insurance claim on a home we're buying. We are supposed to close on the home this week but it has been disclosed that the insurance hasn't fully paid for the roof yet and we know the seller is financially broke. The insurance check will be going to the seller. If the se...Read More...Read More
i have a written contract started a year ago, with a trustee of a house in indiana to do some work. he paid me so much down and balance due upon completion. ive completed job this week and he is refusing payment of the ballance. did i need to file a preliminary notice last year for my claim t...Read More...Read More
We are an Architecture Firm which provided professional services for a Client in Indiana. Per that State law, we filed a mechanic’s lien on them because they paid the retainer and no monies since. We understand the Mechanic’s Lien is only effective for 1-year in Indiana and we have been advised to For...Read More...Read More
Paid a group to get work done before our baby arrived. Hired March 2021 for work to be completed before June 1 2021 and paid $20,000 up front for materials. One month later they stopped showing up and left the house unfinished and they have filed for bankruptcy. What are my options?...Read More
We supplied equipment rental on a commercial job in Indiana. The equipment was damaged and we have billed them almost 10K in result. Can that amount be included in the lien? I did review the Indiana lien law faqs, but it was vague on this topic. ...Read More
I was subcontracted to build a bathroom in Indiana in a County coroner's office. I haven't been paid and the GC stopped responding to me. Ho owes me $5000 for this and 900 between 2 other overdue balances for him. I have not allowed to retrieve tools and supplies that are mine. It has been tw...Read More...Read More