I am a general contractor and I am working on a garage addition. The subcontractor I hired to do my concrete foundation work severely screwed up and I have already paid him all but about $5,000 of the signed proposal price. There are services that were paid for that weren't completely fulfilled and what was fulfilled was not correct. The building inspector failed us due to elevation not being appropriate. After being told they wouldn't have the time to fix their mistake for another week and at this point it was already 3 weeks I had to hire a different subcontractor to correct the foundation which required demolition of the freshly poured concrete. In order to complete the correction I had to pay some of my crew members to come in and help, paid for materials as well as delaying the completion of the project by at least 40 days. I have had no luck trying to speak to the subcontractor to regain some of the funds back that I believe is owed due to their lack of performance. ...Read More
I'm a contractor/mechanic that been working there for 4 years my job is to make none runners into runners and then they r auction off .I'm not getting any younger and times r getting hard I would like to get some kind of insurance .they buy military equipment and turn it around and sell it to public ...Read More
We are performing work in a project in a mall, Citadel Outlets, and the landlord requires additional insurance coverage not mentioned in the contract with the GC.
The General Contractor does not want to cover the cost of this additional insurance, and since we were unaware of this requirement, we do not meet it, nor would we want to pay the extra fees it takes to purchase it.
Are we able to stop work if GC wont cover the cost of insurance needed ? ...Read More
I am a contractor, we did some work on a building with a contract and the customer has defaulted on said contract but has offered to make payments, and has in fact made 1. but i was wondering can we put a lien against his assets, and not a mechanics lien on the property itself. The reason being we are close to the actual building owner and dont want to have any issues with him....Read More
Own an industrial building and tenant hired air conditioning contractor for installation of unit and ducting.
Just learned the contractor, with whom we did not know and did not deal directly with filed a mechanics lien WITHOUT us ever
being given a 20 Day Preliminary Notice.
What do we need to do to get this wrongfully filed Mechanics Lien removed?
What damages to us could result from this lien?
What claims do we have against the contractor?
What claims do we have against the company that filed the mechanics lien on behalf of the contractor but did not confirm that the 20 day notice had not been given to the owners?
Thank you!
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As owner of a project, I was served a Mechanics Lien due to a supplier not being paid. The GC claims the lien amount is not correct and thus is arguing with the sub (plumber) and the supplier to correct the lien amount which the supplier is not willing to change. In the meantime, he asked me to bond off the lien so he can be paid by the bank. What should my next step be? ...Read More
Our builder just finished our new house project; we are self-financing this with no bank involved. What form should we have the contractor/builder sign so that none of his subcontractors can come back to us for not getting paid, etc. We are in Maine....Read More
my contractor is 6 weeks behind in completing renovation to my house. He left my job to complete another job that he started before mine. He asked for two weeks but he took longer. The bank wants me to write an extension explaining the reason why the work is 6 weeks delay. What do I say in this letter?...Read More
We have filed a lien against a GG. Our suppliers have also filed a lien. The GC is asking us to adjust the amount of the lien, deducting the amount of the supplier's lien from our lien amount. Would you recommend doing so?...Read More
I have a written contract where payment is to be made monthly. They do not have the funds to satisfy the contract and I want to file a lien on some oil properties they have an interest in.
Can I file the lien without an attorney? Do I need to file a certain form notifying them of my intent to file a lien?
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I am a subcontractor on a job that was completed in April of 2022. I have not been paid my final payment and so I had to file a mechanics lien. Now the general contractor text me today and tells me that he will just bond around my lien. Can I file something to prevent him from bonding around my lien until I am paid in full?...Read More
We are on a job where there are 4 prime contractors. the GC and MEP. The GC has caused the project to be delayed by 5 months. They started the project 2 months late and understaffed it. An extension of time was given and it will not be met. The owners are threatening to charge all the prime contractors liquidated damages. Can they do this when the delay was caused by the GC? ...Read More