Has anyone filed a Mechanic's Lien on this site? I've been (regretfully) looking into filing a claim on a car that my "friend" asked me to work on, but I'm not quite at that point yet, so I thought I'd get a forum opinion. Here's the background:
We took his car in on 9/5/12, but didn't work on it until 9/7/12 because I was waiting on parts. The vehicle was finished on 9/9/12. We took it in and did the repairs labor-free as a favor. We paid for all the parts on our own up front, roughly $650. He stated that he did not have the full amount to pay for the repairs, I told him to pay for the differential, as it was purchased by credit card, and he could pay me the rest in the next paycheck or two. He did give me additional money, and the final payment should have been in the amount of $350 on 10/26/12. He only gave me 100 on that date, basically said "shit came up", which is understandable, but have not received anything since. Here's the kicker though- the car was being stored at my house, under the premise that it was only supposed to be for a week or two, and I told him from the go that he needed to figure out a storage situation because I didn't have room for his car, and I've since had to relocate other vehicles to house his. He's been giving me the run around for the past 2 months, and he is making no further indication of intending to pay me or to pay to have it stored. On one hand, I just want to dump it at his house and let it go, but I know he won't pay me what's left; I'm wondering if that's just the penalty I have to pay for doing favors for "friends". On the other hand, I sort of want to just pay out of pocket to have it stored short term, but I have a feeling I'll end up eating that cost as well. Or should I just say fuck it and file a mechanic's lien? Not sure, suggestions welcomed.
We took his car in on 9/5/12, but didn't work on it until 9/7/12 because I was waiting on parts. The vehicle was finished on 9/9/12. We took it in and did the repairs labor-free as a favor. We paid for all the parts on our own up front, roughly $650. He stated that he did not have the full amount to pay for the repairs, I told him to pay for the differential, as it was purchased by credit card, and he could pay me the rest in the next paycheck or two. He did give me additional money, and the final payment should have been in the amount of $350 on 10/26/12. He only gave me 100 on that date, basically said "shit came up", which is understandable, but have not received anything since. Here's the kicker though- the car was being stored at my house, under the premise that it was only supposed to be for a week or two, and I told him from the go that he needed to figure out a storage situation because I didn't have room for his car, and I've since had to relocate other vehicles to house his. He's been giving me the run around for the past 2 months, and he is making no further indication of intending to pay me or to pay to have it stored. On one hand, I just want to dump it at his house and let it go, but I know he won't pay me what's left; I'm wondering if that's just the penalty I have to pay for doing favors for "friends". On the other hand, I sort of want to just pay out of pocket to have it stored short term, but I have a feeling I'll end up eating that cost as well. Or should I just say fuck it and file a mechanic's lien? Not sure, suggestions welcomed.