thanks much know...but consider this, the contract and any agreement were made between me and the owner of the property, but i came to learn later that the property is currently being managed by a realty company and as such, i would not deal with the company...the process of recovering the amounts even if a debt collecter was engaged would take long and i think this client knows that...i therefore felt that putting a legal claim on this property to serve as a colateral for the amounts owed to me would be the best and fastest option for me just in case the fellow was renovating to sell....
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...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...