What is the name of your state? Alabama
We made the mistake of paying our contractor by the hour and it ended up costing alot more than what he had quoted us. He ordered our building materials and that ended up costing more than quoted. We did not have any sort of written contract but he stated that it would take 6-8 weeks and it ended up taking a few monthes. We ended up having to pay for an extension on our construction loan and overall this house has ended up being overbudget. Now he had his lawyer send us a notice stating if we do not pay additional money which I do not believe we owe or they will file a lien on our house. We do not have the money and we do not owe it. What do we do?
We made the mistake of paying our contractor by the hour and it ended up costing alot more than what he had quoted us. He ordered our building materials and that ended up costing more than quoted. We did not have any sort of written contract but he stated that it would take 6-8 weeks and it ended up taking a few monthes. We ended up having to pay for an extension on our construction loan and overall this house has ended up being overbudget. Now he had his lawyer send us a notice stating if we do not pay additional money which I do not believe we owe or they will file a lien on our house. We do not have the money and we do not owe it. What do we do?