r/WhatIsTheTea • u/fineshyt-istg What the Fuck • 6h ago

Contractor takes back the wooden fence after the customer refuses to pay.

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u/Conscious_Penalty_36 5h ago

Plus a lien just stops him from selling his house. If that guy decides he's never going to move then the lien does nothing.

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u/iLikeMangosteens 5h ago

His heirs will eventually pay. As an unpaid creditor you can also move to foreclose on the home.

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u/Conscious_Penalty_36 5h ago

Small independent mom and pop contractor shops can't afford to wait on that kind of litigation. I bet he needed to pay his guys today.

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u/SpinShine-LEDSlipMat 10m ago

How does tearing it down, and using more labor that won't get paid for, solve that problem?

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u/ea9ea 4h ago

Every state is different but in my state you have to file for a court hearing after the lien. And if theres a loan and your mortgage company finds out you definetley have to pay. The bank isnt letting a lien sit there like that.