Homeowners could pay twice if they don't double check contractor

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Flagstone Pavers pounds out tons of bricks, blocks and pavers every day.  ”Both of our facilities we can produce 84,000 square feet a day.”   Flagstone Pavers owner, Geoff Bond told us.

This owner sells directly to contractors who use the materials for jobs such as the one done outside Marjorie Kelly's home.

“I hired a contractor who put some bricks in on the porch and also the walkway,” Kelly explained.

This homeowner never heard of Flagstone Pavers until they sent her a notice of lien.

“I felt cheated,” Kelly said.

In Kelly's case the notice of lien was over $500 worth of thin pavers.

“So we send a notice and with that we have the legal right to lien the property in the event we are not paid,” Bond explained. “Suppliers use the notice of lien to notify homeowners they may pay twice if they pay the contractor without verifying all suppliers have been paid.”

“We want to get it paid and this notice, if people took it seriously when they got it regardless of how well you feel you have a relationship with our contractor, is to make sure he has paid us,” Bond told us. 

In Kelly’s case she should have asked her contractor, Fashion Flooring, for a release of lien from all suppliers before making the final payment.

Kelly says, “I wish I would have known all that.” 

The owner of Fashion Flooring told Jackie Callaway on the phone he would pay Flagstone Pavers, but has yet to do so.

“Just make sure the contractor pays your bill because in Florida you have the liability of making sure.”  Bond advised.