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Yes and no. The contractor can file a lien against your house for non-payment. Even if you honestly don't owe the contractor any money, he may still lien your house; he will eventually have to prove the lien's validity in court or it is automatically released. No lien can be filed against your car. However, if the contractor gets a judgment against you, that judgment may be executed against your car and home to secure payment.
Depends on the state. Lien laws vary greatly from state to state.
this is a waiver of lien by contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.
Yes. If the contractor has performed work on the house, and has not been paid, he may file a lien. Even if you truly don't owe the contractor any money, he may still file a lien; eventually, he will have to prove its validity in court or the lien is released automatically.
Did you pay the contractor? If not, he had the right to lien your property. If you want to sue the contractor, you need to be able to prove that he did not finish the job. For example, if he put an addition on your house and did not roof it, you need to show in the contract where it states the work included roofing the addition.
A real estate vendor's lien in the state of Texas is a type of lien put on a building project. If the contractor doing the work on a person's home defaults to his/her creditors, a lien can be put on projects that he has already completed or projects that are still in process. This means that the owner of the property where the project was done, has to pay the lien before they can sell the property. Then, the property owner has to sue to get the contractor to pay them back.
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No. "Self-help" is not appropriate here. The contractor should file a suit for the balance owed. Sometimes the contractor is able to put a lien on the property to ensure that they will get paid.
Over an unpaid home improvement-yes but they have to get a judgement. (Has to be awarded)
In most states, the contractor must have performed work or brought materials to the job site before he can file a lien.
First, if the contractor is licensed, he can file a lien against your house under the doctrine of quantum meruit (Google it for more info). Although the work is unfinished, the contractor is nevertheless entitled to be compensated for the work he has done. However, you must now find a contractor to finish the job. You will then be entitled to the cost of finding the new contractor (if this has caused you money damages). Remember that (in WA) a lien will expire in 8 mos.--the contractor must sue you during this period or the lien expires. I suggest you simply find another contractor--if the original one sues over the lien, you should then counterclaim. In such a case, talk to a construction law attorney.
You bet they can ... or rather can have a legal firm do it for them. If someone owes the contractor money, they are entitled to do whatever is necessary to collect the debt. The contractor also has bills of their own to pay, too.