Yes, a contractor can put a mechanic's lien on your house, but that is little recourse to putting food on the table.As a former subcontractor, I usually requested a deposit on larger jobs, $10,000+, on little stuff I wasnt as worries about it. 

You also have snow removal and salting when you own apartments and it can be pricey.

January 08, 2024Mortgage Servicer Sold Off Paid-Up Loans, Trust ClaimsAn affiliate of Seattle investment firm Oak Harbor Capital claims in a suit removed to Washington federal court that it is owed at least $2 million after a Chicago loan servicer sold it a group of 200 mostly nonperforming loans that it had already cashed out, among other breaches of a mortgage sale agreement between the parties.

I'm going to forcibly remove your a$$ in whatever way I deem necessary.

The Market Context:The area I’m working in is not a large metro but a poorer region where issues like food insecurity affect 14–20% of the population.

Wood Floors not sealed, tile not properly installed and grouted, cheap flat paint that the tenants can't wipe finger prints or food splashes off, countertops not caulked so water gets behind causing water damages, the cabinets were painted over not replaced the list goes on and on.

Late fee is charged on the 5th, I start eviction on the 11th.Second, you don't have to use the court to remove someone and you don't have to wait until their lease is up.

If you have an active root...over time it will grow back in there unless you excavate, cut and remove. 

That way the screen cannot be taken off or removed and even lost.  

HCD would likely squash any jurisdiction’s attempt to remove or limit a safe unit.It is a good investment to get the unit permitted especially if it is close to the quoted price.