The damage could be in thousands.

Just because a contractor files a lien does not mean they are correct and damages can be awarded for the filing of an improper lien.Edward, get your contract out and identify the clauses relating to this specific issue, then take that to the bank and demand that they not release any funds but abide by the contract terms.

Our Lowes is pretty good about marking down an item that is on the shelf but has any damage.

It seems odd for a $1K deposit that they would not have tried to retrieve it, even though there were other damages.

Some managers act like rent collectors only, so after the lease ends they find out there was a bunch of damage to the property and are completely shocked by it.

For this time you are in negotiation mode and you must try and minimize the damages (costs to you).

The other side is fire damaged in need of a complete rehab.

The damage one person can do to you with a simple negative blog post about you has tsunami sized ripple effects.This lady actually said to me, "I Googled you.

Tedious but you can do it at 10PM on Wednesday unlike a lot of things where you need to physically go to a government building.

We had a HOA president of a small gated community break into a property and cause over $7,000 worth of damage after the occupants had left the property.