- Jurisdiction
- California
I am a homeowner and hired a landscape contractor to do landscaping from the ground up for my new home (new construction). Everything went fine until the contractor ran into personal and cash flow problems. By then the project was already 2 months behind. He started to show up once in a blue moon and then disappeared completely.
I subsequently hired another contractor to finish his job and ended up paying a lot more for the entire project. I managed to recover some of my money by disputing the initial deposit with my credit card company and won.
The original contractor contacted me recently by email (8 months after last contact) saying I owed him the money. He threatened he'll put a lien on my house for that credit card amount plus the cost of labor if I don't pay. He even said don't bother suing him for breach of contract as he's in bankruptcy with no money. Should I be concerned by his mechanic's lien threat? If so, how should I deal with him?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I subsequently hired another contractor to finish his job and ended up paying a lot more for the entire project. I managed to recover some of my money by disputing the initial deposit with my credit card company and won.
The original contractor contacted me recently by email (8 months after last contact) saying I owed him the money. He threatened he'll put a lien on my house for that credit card amount plus the cost of labor if I don't pay. He even said don't bother suing him for breach of contract as he's in bankruptcy with no money. Should I be concerned by his mechanic's lien threat? If so, how should I deal with him?
Thanks in advance for your help.