Legal Question in Business Law in California

unlicensed contractor

A contractor we hired and then had to fire after we found 2 days later was working on a suspended licenses in California put a lien on our home for material and work done by a sub who both we have paid. He refuses to remove the lien until we, as he puts it, ''Back off from filing to his Bond company!'' What do we have to do to have this fraudulent lien removed from our home in a timely manner?


Asked on 12/27/08, 10:09 am

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Daniel Bakondi The Law Office of Daniel Bakondi

Re: unlicensed contractor

Hire an attorney to write him a letter explaining what may happen if he does not remove the lien. It sounds like there is more to this story than this brief summary you have provided. An attorney may go after his bond, or sue him, if appropriate.

Daniel

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Answered on 12/27/08, 2:06 pm
JOHN GUERRINI THE GUERRINI LAW FIRM - COLLECTION LAWYERS

Re: unlicensed contractor

Wait until the lien expires (90 days from date of recording) and then file a petition in Superior Court to expunge the lien. Any decent real estate attorney should be able to do this. As part of the petition, the court can order the contractor to pay you up to $2000 in attorney's fees, for forcing you to remove the lien.

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Answered on 12/27/08, 4:31 pm


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