I've only had the occasion to put a lien on one item (a car in fact) in my lifetime. The client refused to pay the bill for agreed to work at an agreed price. After giving him sufficient time to raise the money, I put a lien on the car. He WAS forced to sell the car or give it up. I could sell the car (which I eventually did) for what was owed (the lien amount) and if it sold for more than that amount, he would get the rest. As it turned out, the car worth (read "sellable") about what he owed against it. I got my money and he lost his car. Unfortunate but better him than me.
I think your problem might be construed as a matter of perception. You say shoddy work, he says not. Unless there's an arbitrator to decide, since no description of the quality was given, it would be up to the arbitrator to determine if you got what you paid for. In my case, I had parts receipts, shop receipts and a fair labor cost (hours and rates by the accepted rate manual at the time) so I had proof (if you will) of what was expected and what was done. Either way, a bummer for sure. Dale > > I am not going to sue Ron because he lives five and a half > hours from me and I can't have my time tied up running back > and forth to court. The defendant gets 2 chances to appear > before there is a default, so he can basically force me to go > out there the first time for nothing. Also, there's a big > difference between winning a judgment and getting paid. Maybe > I could put a lien on his house but I couldn't force him to sell it. > > > John Nasta ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
