Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Colorado
property lien
Had mild flood damage work done on my home, and was given the bill of $800. Paid it in full, and receipt reflected $0 balance due.
Next day, received a bill for an additional $416 when they took the equipment out. I did not agree to this, nor do I understand their reasoning as the employee doing the work admitted they had not extracted enough water initially, and that was the reason they kept their equipment in place.
Now the owner of the business, is ranting on the phone about ''placing a lien on my home'' and getting me for thousands of Dollars. I've had similar work done on my home before and paid less than a third of what they are trying to charge me.
Question is this: The company was authorized to do $600 in repairs on the property, they did over $800, I paid it, received a $0 balance due receipt, and then they are demanding another $400+ on the following day. Am I at risk? And what is my best course of action in addition to turning them into the Better Business Bureau? Thanks for any direction.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: property lien
If you have a written contract or estimate, that may solve your problem. If you don't, you may need to file suit to get rid of the lien if the contractor follows through on his threat. BBB will not help if this is the case. Seek counsel from an attorney IMMEDIATELY.
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