Instead of resolving the issue, he’s threatening to place a lien on my property unless I pay him.I want to understand how does this lien work and this one example, I have such few examples with handyman, plumbers etc  they always keep threatening if you don't pay us we will put lien on your property. 

What are you guys paying per sqft for per unit?

What documentation do you ask for as proof they can pay?

., just doesn't make sense to pay you extra fee to get what is already blasted there for ALL to see).

whereas most people do not respect utilities that they do not have to pay for the utility bill could get expensive in my opinion.

She now has a stable job with the city and offered to pay double the security deposit if I would consider their application.

@Justin Reyes Let me ask you this...If you owned a marketable piece of real estate and no longer cared to own the property what would you rather do: (a) Sell the property, pay off your mortgage and move on to other opportunities; or(b) Sell the property without paying off the loan,  remain liable for the loan as the note signer and trust the buyer will continue to make payments on that loan, and if they don't your personal credit is damaged? 

They bring in right under 4k month all together in rents, claims to only pay property manager about 6k yearly, taxes are about 3,500/y.Comps I have for the same neighborhood range from 60k-145k per property and mobile.

If they do the escrow or just partial pay rent they you take them to court for non-payment.

Hello, Scott Deetlefs, here's what I would pay attention to:Legal Considerations:Passive vs.