My question is in reference to contracts, liens and lien waivers.

I am a sub contractor that was contracted by the General contractor of a commercial construction
job. The GC had me sign a partial and final lien waiver along with the contract prior to starting
work. The job was completed in November of 2011 and I just now received a partial payment of 90%.
The GC told me that I must sign another lien waiver if I want the 10% retention / remainder of pay.
I should also add that the GC states that the original lien waiver I had signed and notarized had
the wrong amount written down. When I signed the original lien waiver I included a change order for
some additional work that was approved by their site superintendent. The GC told me that the change
order wasn¿t approved because I didn¿t get it in writing from anyone on site. I should also
mention that the work was done in another state but the GC is based in FL, what are my options?

Legal Topic Area: Business Law in FL

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