A lien was put on my property by a friend that was doing property management, How do I rebuke this?

Question

A lady I worked with offered to help us rent out our house while we were living overseas. We sent her a contract to sign, but she refused to sign it saying, she was just doing to to help us out, and that she would not charge us. We accepted her help because we were desperate and now living overseas. She managed to get us renters, but never sent us a rental aggreement, a signed lease, or anything. She always sent the rent to us very late, and did not do anything we asked as far as direct deposit, or collecting fees. We finally had enough, and decided to sell our house. She became upset with us, after we had Century 21 take over the property management. Now, she is saying we owe her money for services she claimed she did. She hasn't sent us any notification that she did any of these said items, other than make up a list of things on her computer. She actually put a lien on our home saying that we owe her. These are false claims, and I want to send some kind of burden of proof.?

Answer 1

if there was never a signed agreement, I don't see how she can put a lien on your house. A lien is a way of getting money from a signed contract that the terms have been violated. you need to talk to a lawyer

Answer 2

Small claims court will resolve it for you.

Anyone can file a lein on property, they don't need you to sign anything. All it takes is going to a local title company and filing a claim. I used to think that I'd go to the title company and file a lein on every house in the county for $10 bucks. Hell most people would pay it instead of arguing it...

Don't get any bright ideas, I'm sure there are some legal reprocussions. :)

Seriously though, file a small claims action for time missed from work, gas, etc...

Answer 3

She's got nothing. Threaten to sue her. She can be in really deep **** for putting a lien on your home without cause.

If you want to play nice. Tell her she is full of **** (nicely), but you want to take care of the issue and offer her a small amount for the "work" she did. Go through legal channels.

Also, do you know she actually got a lien on your house, or is she bluffing? Talk to your mortage company. They may also be able to help. It might somehow be covered under their lawyer fees...?

Answer 4

you ve not mentioned the region or the country in which this house of yours is.. one best thing you can do is to get the advice of a lawyer. try settling the matter before its too late. and dont worry if you ve got your papers right you are safe . i also gather from your question that you too have nt signed any papers to the lady who offered to help you out. this implies that she cannot make any claim either. anyway do consult a good lawyer.