On Nov 22, 7:18*am, micky wrote:
Someone on the People's Court said that the oil company charged 500
dollars to fill up her oil tank, and t hen 538 dollars to remove the
oil (because she converted to gas).. *The company wants both amounts
and filed a mechanics lien for 1038.

How could this be?

Simple. The company is free to charge whatever they feel is
a fair price. The homeowner is free to accept that price or
find someone else to do the job. If the homeowner gave the
go ahead on the removal job either knowing the price or not caring
about
the price, then $538 it is.