An owner makes a progress payment to the contractor one day later than originally called for by the contract. The contractor decides to abandon the job without completing it. The contractor probably

The contractor is not legally justified in abandoning the job due to a minor delay in payment by the owner. Contractual obligations require both parties to act in good faith, and abandoning the project over a single day’s delay does not align with this principle. Therefore, the contractor's actions could be seen as unjustified.

Obtaining a lien is a legal remedy for contractors to secure payment for work done, but it is not applicable in this case since the contractor chose to abandon the project instead of seeking this remedy. A lien would not address the issue of job abandonment and is irrelevant to the circumstances presented.

A change order is typically used to modify the terms of a contract regarding scope, price, or schedule. In this case, the contractor's abandonment of the job is not related to needing a change order; it reflects a failure to fulfill contractual obligations rather than a request for modifications to the agreement.