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Old 07-19-2007, 04:17 PM
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Re: Question for Texas Inspectors regarding lien
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Originally Posted by William McDonald View Post
Guys, sorry for posting an off subject question but there doesn't seem to be a place for legal questions. To make a long story short, a dead beat contracted with me to do an inspection. He was from Florida so he offered to pay by credit card, I accepted and his credit card was used to pay my fee.
Now, three months later, he contested the charge to his credit card saying it was a fraudulent charge. Inspite of my signed contract, his credit card company was able to prevail and recovered the inspection fee from my bank account. Question is, which type of lien can I place on the property he subsequently bought locally.
Thanks for your input!
Did the person by the home ? If so you need to take him to small claims court. A lien will not get you any money until the house is sold or he needs to clean the title up for some reason. The court will side with you if you have the contract and the other documents in place.

This is also called theft by deceit in some areas of the country. The judge will most likely fine this person for something else as well.
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