 and see if they will do this, and if not, why not? But other than that, your only option here is really just to take the guy to court, and that's very difficult to do because sometimes these guys don't really own anything and there's no motivation for them to show up or not show up. I would also wonder whether or not there were contractor license laws in your area that perhaps will give you some level of protection. I don't have a magic solution for you to get your $6,000 back,