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Property lien
What is involved with filing a lien against some property that I did work on! Where do I go to file a lien and what is the criteria that has to be met in order to file. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hmmmm Thats a good one. If my dad were still alive I could find out in a heart beat for he was a carpenter and did a few "Mechanics Leins" I think you could start out by going to the registry of deeds. There is always someone there willing to help you or at least send you in the right direction. Good Luck. I have no use for people who don't pay up. But just remember they always get what they deserve one way of another.
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i would ask at your local title company- or whoever does closings on real estate in your area- if you dont know of any get ahold of a realtor, (gak, did i actualy say that?! ) and they should be able to point you in the direction of one....
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I believe that prior to filing a lien you must have a judgement from a court. The judgement is then filed against the property in the form of a lien. Depending on the amount (or the state your in) this may only require small claims court.
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As long as you did the work, you can file a lien without a court case against the property and the county courthouse. They usually have a room called Real Estate where you can do title searches etc. Just include a copy of your bill. This is true in MA and GA, I do not know about other states. This will prevent them from refinancing or selling the house before dealing with you, even if it is 20 years down the road.
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Each state will vary on how you go about this. Generally, if you do work on someones real estate and the owner is a deadbeat you can lien their real estate after you get a judgement in court. However, some states allow you to bypass the courts and file a contractors lien. If you do/must go to court to lien the real estate, the trick is to tally up each and every expense such that you can claim at minimum two times as much as the actual dollar amount of the work you did. At this point, you can then consider visiting a bill collector; generally they take 50 cents on the dollar. Claim your travel time, mileage, time on the phone, etc etc etc to rack up the debt.
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