By far the most expeditious and least expensive method to defeat a Contractor’s threat to file an invalid Lien or remove an already filed invalid Lien, is to send the Lien Claimant a “Release of Lien” and a Demand Letter that: (1) thoroughly outlines the applicable Lien laws; (2) describes how the Lien Claimant has not or cannot satisfy these requirements; (3) identifies the defects with the Lien Claimant’s Lien documents; and (4) explains the sanctions that will be sought and imposed by the Court if the invalid Lien is filed and/or not immediately removed, i.e., $10,000.00 or actual damages if higher, plus attorneys’ fees. Over the years we have found this option to be very effective. This type of Demand can be prepared in response to a Subcontractor/Supplier/Laborer Notice of Claim, to a Direct Contractor’s verbal or written Demand threatening a Lien, or as a response to the filing of an invalid Lien Affidavit.