Legal Question in Administrative Law in Florida

Re: A lein against my house for work done as an act of kindness

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Unless he is a licensed contractor, he cannot place any lien against your home. It sounds like your son's father may be making empty threats without any substance. Regardless, if you never signed any agreement with him it is doubtful that his claims would hold up in a court of law. He would have to prove the validity of his claim in court. In the worst case scenario, you could file suit to quiet title to the property and challange the validity of his liens if placed. Also, a claim would die after one year if he failed to take any action to enforce it within that time.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: A lein against my house for work done as an act of kindness

You can safely ignore him until you are informed that litigation has commenced to collect money from you for the improvements. At that time, you would need to get an attorney but not before.