@Jack MartinThis depends on many factors including the state it’s in.Here is an articlehttps://www.levelset.com/blog/what-happens-if-i-filed-my-mechanics-lien-after-the-property-was-sold/We had a contractor file a phony lien on our property and what we did is we waited until after their statute ofLimitations had passed and filed a notice with the court to have it removed as liens must be done properly (and most of time they are not), for this lien they did not spell our names correctly and that was enough to have it removed.

Additionally, many states have statutes which provide for attorney fee shifting (losing party pays winner's fees) in the event of bad faith, and this clearly falls within the realm of a bad faith specific performance action.Sucks to hear you took the hit but glad it will still work for you!

@Ramon Mota Each state has their Specific Final Lien Waiver/release forms which you can find in the state statutes. 

Read your state lien law statutes.  

Is there a statute regarding the retainage amount in MD?

No, I was not given proper notice, and according to state statutes, he would have needed to inform me of his intentions in a more formal manner than just aggravated texts. 

Further, § 429.016(17)(2) requires that a Certificate of Deposit be signed by the circuit clerk, recorded with the recorder of deeds, and a copy must be sent to the claimant (among other requirements found in § 429.016(17 - 31) of the Missouri mechanics lien statute)."

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People not in FL should really study up on Florida statutes, because non-FL people are giving really bad information.

., Most of the 1031 QIs you'll run across including here will be companies serving clients nationally.  1031 is a federal statute so applied the same in all states.