Contractors

My husband is a contractor who owns his own business. A builder hasn't paid our company in 3 months. He has completed the work for this builder and still hasn't been paid in 3 months. How do we go about putting liens on the work completed?

I was a salesman for a firm that supplies and installs crown mouldings. I made a large sale for a residence in South Miami. After we started the work, my company let me go (after years of service) and continued the project. I was not paid any commission for either the material or labor which I was due. Work began about 6 months ago and I never filed a notice to Owner. Can I still file a lien or is there another way to handle this?

Our company did plumbing repair work for an individual home owner for over $650.00. We were given a credit card that was not valid, we were then told the home owner would send a check the following day. That was 6 weeks ago. We have tried to contact them by phone and they do not return our calls. Would it be in our best interest to put a contractors lien on the property?

If I have placed a construction lien for labor and material not payed at the completion of a job under contract and the bank is attempting to foreclose, do I still have a right to seek payment from the bank or property owner?

I hired a man who has a side construction business to do work on my house. The job was delayed by over 2 months, which kept me from having tenants move into the house. It was also shoddy work, so I kicked him out of the house and had to have someone else come in to fix part of the work and have them finish what was started. The contractor is now suing me for payment and I am refusing to pay for the labor. I did pay for materials up front. I know in Arizona, you must be a licensed contractor to sue for payment, so is this the case in Indiana as well? The man is not a licensed contractor, so I'm wondering if I can have the case dismissed due to this fact or what my options might be?