We've been paid after threatening a lien to the property owner, so F it.
We had a client who had worked for a reputable drywall contractor for years and years. Decided to open his own drywall biz and asked us to supply his first big job. A retail center in Newport News Va. Long story short, after delivering materials below market rate (helping out a friend, ya know) and ahead of schedule last October when building materials were impossible to procure, dude decides to stop answering calls, emails, texts, etc regarding us getting paid
Luckily, VA has killer lien rights for suppliers, so I had time to contact GC, PM and finally the owner/developer who absolutely didn't want a lien on his new stores
"Friend" never did acknowledge our attempts to contact him. GC is aware of it (Notice of Furnishing is a lifesaver) as is the owner.
Point is, while all of this was going on, we still made payroll to our employees. We still held our end of the bargain with our crew. All the while knowing if he sticks us, we will take the hit ourselves. We would incurr legal costs, lost time, etc. Oh, stress and lost sleep too.
But, yeah, it must be nice.
If anyone is looking for a reputable, new commercial drywall sub out of the High Point area, lemme know. I'll tell ya who can piss up a short rope.