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If I do lein a property what could the owner come back on me with trying not to pay what is owed...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJan 17, 2023
MissouriMechanics Lien
I am building a house in missouri and the builder did not pay one sub, after I paid him in full, for that trade, because he said the sub owed the builder money from previous work because the sub added sales tax to his invoice and work comp reimbursement on my job and others....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentJan 24, 2023
Missouri
I am Owner financing several properties for a client that personally signed the note. They are 90 days behind in payment along with they are also behind on the taxes. I don't want to put a lien on the property because I may be getting them back thru foreclosure. Can I put a lien on the buyers personal house for the taxes and mortgage payments? ...Read More
Andrew Quargnenti
1 answerAdd commentDec 16, 2022
Missouri
Hi, my then business partner used my business LLC credit card to purchase materials and labor to fund one of his housing projects in Missouri. He took my credit card statements to obtain draws from an Illinois bank that was funding the project. However, one month he kept $40k+ of the draw for himself, instead of sending it to me to pay off the credit card. Now he says he can't pay off the balance of $49k+ on my card. Obviously, the credit card company is going to sue me even though I never used the card myself. Is there anyway I can put a lien on the properties?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJan 17, 2023
Missouri
I'm a general contractor who provides tree services to my customers. I was contracted by the occupant/owner (at least he said he owned the property and residence) of a residence located in St. Louis county, MO. After completing 90% of the job the occupant/owner sent a text message telling me not to come back and that he had moved the Bobcat I had rented to complete his job from his backyard out into the street in front of his residence and that I had better hurry if I wanted to retrieve said property. He also kept my climbing rope and carabineer as I had left them on the base of the tree I was planning on dropping that day (the day he sent the text telling me not to come back). He knew going into the job that it was a $3,500 contract of which he paid $200 cash on day 2 of the job. The day he said not to return would have been day 4 (and the final day) of the job. He will not acknowledge any invoices and ignores all attempts to call/speak with him. Since he refuses to communicate I began the process of putting a lien on his property during which I discovered he is not the owner of the property, his sister is. I am unsure how this effects my right to file a lien. So, can I put a lien on the property despite the fact that my contract was with the occupant, not the owner? And if I can, what do I need to do and how do I do it? If I can't put a lien on the property since the contract was made with the occupant not the owner what recourse do I have? Is there anything I can do to try to get him to honor our contract and pay his bill? ...Read More
Roberts Tree Service LLC - Jason Roberts & Christina Carlson
Waiting for answerAdd commentSep 22, 2022
MissouriCollectionsMechanics LienPayment DisputesRecovery OptionsRight to Lien
I won an eviction case and wrote out my rent check. After doing so i realized that i forgot to prorate on the first month l lived there so i wrote a letter to my landlord showing where i prorated and wrote a new check i wrote in the memo paid in full through oct 2022 and also ask my landlord to give me back the other check that wad the wrong amount and not prorated. She cashed tbe prorated check but refuses to give me back the other check and keeps trying to cash it (ive been kerping my account low enough where it wont go through) now she is taking me to court saying i owe alot more than just the rest of amount from the prorated check. Is the check sje cashed legal binding in missouri?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJan 1, 2023
MissouriCollectionsMechanics LienPayment Disputes
My sister put a $40k kitchen in her partner's house. Her has since become abusive and she needs to move Can she put a lien on the property to recoup the funds when he sells property??...Read More
Paula Williams
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 12, 2022
Missouri
We are a boyfriend/girlfriend contractor team who were hired to do a total home renovation and remodel in the state of Missouri by an individual owner. The owner did not draw up a contract and said they preferred a verbal agreement. Per the agreement, for compensation of the remodel, we were to be provided free housing and utilities on site the property we are working on with the promise of a rental property owned by the same person upon completion as well as daily compensation for food/materials/living expenses and the fulfillment of a paid invoice for the services completed. We have worked and lived on sight since July 9, 2023 and do receive mail at said residence. Payments have been spotted and sometimes completely withheld forcing us to aquire loans which are now unpaid. As well, the homeowner began entering our dwelling without notice or permission, rummaging through our personal items, and taking a very unhealthy interest in, especially the male figure in our equation, personal life and private affairs. Homeowner also began dictating how the earned wages should be spent opting to take us grocery shopping rather than paying us via cash, check, etc. After Homeowner became so engrossed in private affairs that she brought the male worker suppositories and demanded he gain a divorce in order to obtain the promised rental property upon completion of this job, the female in said partnership had a discussion with homeowner regarding professionalism and sat healthy and fair boundaries asking the homeowner to respect. Since this has taken place, the homeowner has stated "she doesn't like her anymore" and has attempted to retain the male both as a worker and resident in the home while kicking out the female without just cause or notice. The homeowner is refusing to pay the male until he gets rid of his female business associate and live-in girlfriend. Homeowner has even gone to the extent of contacting the ex boyfriend of the female, whom the female was a victim of abuse in said relationship, which was known to homeowner via intrusion of personal affairs, and allowed said third party to enter into the dwelling without supervision. Homeowner also gave third party access to the vehicle that was jointly owned by female and her ex to the ex boyfriend leaving female without transportation while demanding she be thrown out of property. It is winter and cold and with no source of compensation and no other forms of income, no transportation now, and no place to go due to not having relatives in Springfield area. Homeowner has not paid either party in 3 days leaving us without food or the ability to get any other needed resources. Homeowner is refusing compensation until demands that female,without just cause, be removed from property. Invoice for the cost of work completed up to this point have been furnished to the homeowner with refusal to pay. What can we do? It's cold outside and we fear being made homeless by this woman. She also sold the property promised to us upon completion of this project. As well, she bought a trailer and put it in the backyard of property where we work/live with a homeless man she just met occupying it to keep tabs on our coming/going. She has illegally connected shared power to this trailer and is now attempting to make us not only cover our own utility payment, but also that of the man she moved in. Person is suspected to be a drug user and does not have employment but receives shelter and money from homeowner. We are desperate to gain some insight as to our rights legally in this matter. She has been a constant source of harassment via telephone and in person visits on nearly a daily basis, screaming matches, slandering and falsely accusing female of things both professionally and privately, has threatened to call the cops on said female, and do whatever is necessary to make her life a "living hell" all the while encouraging male to join their alliance and break off all contact with female counterpart. Female feels discriminated against with just cause. Any information would be greatly appreciated. ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 29, 2022
MissouriConstruction ContractMechanics LienPayment Disputes
I am a contractor that has been working on an apartment pool deck. We completed job and were refused payment until minor corrections were made. We made the adjustments and were given bigger list. We began work to patch and they discontinued communication with us and are only talking with the product supplier. There were no issues with the initial install that would have given cause for the continued work. We have flown out a corporate expert on this product and addressed all the concerns they had. After he left they cut off communication mid repair. Can I still file lien with some work that needs to be done. ...Read More
Anonymous General Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 21, 2022
Missouri
I have a history of fighting for checks with 2 builder that always try’s to get more for less. We have done the work and he always shorts me on my invoices and is always 30+ days late on payments. This time he is trying to take over 500 and I’m done fighting with him and the invoice is 1700.00 and he says we did not complete to his satisfaction, he had me do a lot of extras we never even charged for...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 18, 2022
Missouri
I am a homeowner who made their first payment for a full basement remodel and new garage to the Hilikar Company on 1/27/2022 and to date, the only things they have done is some of the demo work. He wont commit to any dates and makes promises he doesn't keep. He doesn't return calls and texts. He doesn't show up when he says he will. We are afraid he will never move forward with our project and he has 50% of our payment. what recourse do we have?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 7, 2022
Missouri
Is there a way to submit only ONE (1) lien waiver for every payment made on a job? Or do I need submit a lien waiver per transaction that was paid? I'm at the end of a job and have approximately 50 invoices for the same company. I'm wanting to send them only ONE (1) lien waiver vs. 50 etc. Any pointers or training videos online? I've look around and am having some trouble locating any. Thank you...Read More
Matt Dawson
Waiting for answerAdd commentJul 28, 2022
Missouri
I am a homeowner of a Rolwes Home in Troy MO. We built our home in 2020. The day we moved in (after closing on the home) a diagonal crack in our foundation from top of wall to the floor that had leaked was pointed out to me by the builder. By the end of the first week we had a couple more cracks that were leaking. Speed up to today and we now have at least 40 plus cracks in our foundation and at least 10 to 12 that have been repaired for leaking. We have a 10 year warranty on our foundation. We have gone round and round with the builder. They have sent an engineer out 3 times. First time engineer said build up around the foundation. So they added dirt. Second time the same engineer said slope the yard more. So the remove all the dirt they put in plus some. The third time the same engineer is now blaming it on one piece of tubing that we have attached to our gutter that is perforated. This was not installed until after the second time he came out. The tubing runs out away from our home and is connected to a pop up. He also is blaming our rock in our landscaping. We did not alter the grade of the landscaping in anyway, but somehow now that is the cause. The rock was not put in until this summer and all the cracks were there before. I have lived in and been in homes much older than mine with no foundation cracks. Or maybe one to two. Nothing like what we have. How am I supposed to sell this house with the walls looking this way? We are not the only people on our street having issues with this builder. Foundation issues, driveway issues, etc......Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 3, 2022
MissouriDefects
I have worked for this contracting company for over 2 years now and I have completed several jobs on this one property totaling about $13,000 the lady gets mad when I ask her for what she owes me or if I give her another invoice or a letter asking if or payment in full. She keeps stalling and after many hours investigating I told this woman that I know how to do electrical and plumbing but I do not have a license to actually do it and she stated that they are a licensed contracting company and that I could do the electrical and plumbing work, working under the company's license and under there supervision. They do legally identify as a licensed contracting company. I have done some research and the company dont have any type of license and I checked and they also didn't pull any permits for the work I and other people have done and this is on some major renovations and repairs which would require a permit . Is there any trouble I can get in if I file a lien for the unlicensed work I did on the companys property they own that I did the work on? I never identified myself as a contractor or sub contractor it was never discussed. I was originally hired to put on a couple of doors in the house and put new door hardware throughout all the doors on the house and to install some new toilets so my jobs just escalated from there...Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 3, 2022
Missouri
We are a water mitigation company that has done work in Florissant, MO and the customer is not paying us. We would like to place a lien on the house. Can you help?...Read More
Lisette Parson
1 answerAdd commentOct 31, 2022
Missouri