All Forum Posts by: Braedie A.

@Account Closed @Braedie A.

As mentioned, in FL the contractor must file suit to enforce the lien within one year. A quick google search shows in WA they have to file suit within 8 months…..so the lien has already expired, by operation of law. It is no longer an issue. Any title company should know this.

Since you don't give dates or amounts, it's hard to know which direction to point you to. Small claims in WA is limited to $10,000 https://www.courts.wa.gov/news...

Your best option is to contact the attorney general's office and file a complaint https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/fo...
and then write the contractor and nicely say that you have determined that they have wrongfully filed a lien against the property, you have filed a complaint with the attorney general and if they don't remove the lien immediately you will contact an attorney about filing a slander of title lawsuit. 

Send it USPS with tracking.

Allow them 30 days to get the lien removed.

@Braedie A. Okay, IF the lien is fraudulent, most states have a mechanism to “bond off the lien” which usually means placing 110-120% of the lien amount in a court registry…this then becomes the “collateral” for the lien and it can be removed from the property. There is also a statutory expiration for the lien, typically 1 year, so if the contractor doesn’t file suit to enforce the lien, it expires. Here, if you properly c”contest the lien” in a recorded document, it shortens the time limit to enforce the lien.  Google up your state mechanic lien statutes.