I am a homeowner who lost my home in a fire (100% loss). I hired a contractor to rebuild the home. He took a total of $129k in payments and left the project with only the first floor framed. When I filed a claim to his insurance for loss, they refused because they are unable to make contact with the contractor for “his side”. What are next steps? What can I do next?...Read More
My neighbor asked and I granted permission to utilize my easement for access to his yard to have a pool installed. I have requested numerous times of both the pool Company and my neighbor to repair the damage done to my property from the construction. They all agreed and promised to repair. My neighbor has now sold his home and is under contract. Can I use the lien process to recover damages?
The easement is a private road for three homes behind my property. The only stipulation for granting access was to repair any damage done.
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Doug Lehman...Read More
If there is contract for over $500,000 that exists between the owner and the GC, can the owner
opt not to hold retention so owner would not have to open an escrow account for retention? If so, can the GC hold retention on his subcontractors?
If the GC can hold retention on his subcontractors, does that mean the GC is required to open a single escrow account as an "umbrella" for all of the subcontractors together? Or would the GC have to open a separate escrow account for each individual subcontractor?
If the owner does not hold retention on the contract over $500,000, should the GC then not hold retention since, technically, the GC would be paid all monies owed to the GC since the owner did not hold retention on the GC?
These laws regarding retention and escrow accounts are really confusing to me.
Thank you in advance for your help....Read More
people bought used cooler, they never saw it operate. called us, we told them it had a clogged cap tube. we told them 3 possible scenarios. we got their permission to try the 1st ,least expensive option. it worked for 5 hrs. we called on follow up that evening, they said it was down to temp. they called back approx, 1 half hour later, and said it quit. they did not pay us. was told they sent check out in mail, that same afternoon, after we left. we agreed to order the parts they needed, to go on, with level 2, repair. they said ok. after 5 business days, no check , they began pressuring us to continue repair regardless, or they will sue us and make us replace the used cooler with a new one. we have done nothing wrong. what should we do? ...Read More
Last April a friend came to my house and asked me if he could stay at my house for 2 months and do work on my house in lieu of rent. I agreed and around June he got a large puppy. He was living in my basement apartment. The puppy started digging everywhere on my property and his owner never cleaned up after him. I allowed him to stay longer as he kept starting new projects. In November, I politely asked him to clean up his dogs mess in my yard and he got mean and said, “I won’t be here for Thanksgiving. I certainly don’t give thanks for you”.
At that, I told him to leave my property and I would help him pack. He said I have rights and that’s how the mess started. He said to me, I’m staying until the end. To have someone in your home who you dispise made my life hell. He refused to leave, kept using my utilities until I finally hired an attorney to get him out. He was given a notice to quit. At lease on 7 separate occasions I called the sheriff on him as he was pounding on the stairs late at night and trashed the downstairs. He would throw trash,cans, etc on the carpet. On Thanksgiving he handed me a notice of intent to lien. And filed that lien against my house.
There was never a written agreement and finally on Dec.31st 2021, he left after 3 sheriffs had talks with him. I hired an attorney to only use his letterhead to send him a letter asking him to remove the lien. He sent a long letter and attached an agreement for me to sign saying I would pay him $4,200 by March 14th. This lien is spurious and I can’t understand how doing a favor for a friend has made it impossible to sell or refinance my house. This man wants to take my house of 21 year away from me. I’m 73 and on a fixed income. I am a glass artist and work to supplement my income in my home studio. I applied for a reverse mortgage and it was ready to close in December and got a call that the reverse mortgage couldn’t close until the lien was paid. The person who filed the lien has done this before. I had no idea the kind of person I thought was a friend. Then yesterday he replied to the letter with the attorney’s name on it and threatened me and my house. I do not have the funds to hire an attorney. I already charged about $2000+ on credit cards and I’m maxed out. This lien should never have been filed. I’ve been to adult protective services, and other places to try to get help. The attorney who let me send the letter on his letterhead wants $5000 as a retainer. I can’t do that. I was going to take him to small claims court to ask for rent of $1300 for 8 months. Since he filed the lien for work and materials with nothing signed, I feel I have the right to collect rent for the 8 months he stayed here. My utilities tripled while he stayed and he used my electricity to charge his Tesla....Read More
I need help fixing booking and filing tax return for a family run business. Please call at 818-859-4646 as soon as possible. Thank you very much....Read More
I have been wrongfully terminated by my employer, and I believe that the hidden reason was that I raised some questions about some False Claims in the company. I was working in Washington DC in a Construction Project for the Government. What should I do now?...Read More
Good morning- I am the owner of a property in Santa fe NM where a unlicensed contractor worked on a large (4' x 8') shower renovation project that had a hard deadline of 2/18. The shower has non-functioning defective slope so that neither of the two shower head's water reach the 36" linear drain. It cannot be used and needs corrective work to make functional ( estimated cost is $5100 to redo). I have held back $900 of the final payment to apply to the corrective work ( to be done by a licensed shower tiler). He is threatening to put a mechanics lien on my property for the $900. Can a lien be enforced for defective work that requires significantly more $$ to remedy?
Thank you for your time and response. Sheila Plunkett 612-669-7828...Read More
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I am acting as my own General for my basement build out for my home in Georgia. What subcontractors need a license other than plumbing and electrical?
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Im a supplier to a general contractor. We started supplying material to a project in November 2021 and we did not send a notice. but now we are not getting paid. Can we send a notice now even through we are still supplying material on the same project? ...Read More
We are filling a mechanics lien and we what to know how to fill out that section.
Our general contractor changed their business name in the middle of this project. Originally it was City Constructors, Inc. and now it is Reaume Richardson. on the "add contact" section under "Your customer", should we put City Constructors, Inc. or Reaume Richardson?...Read More
We completed a Millwork installation For a Mill Work Company at a Kinder Care type business. We completed last day of work August 27th. Looks like we have until February 27th to file intent to Lien. Can it be filed electronically or if mailed is it from mailed date? ...Read More
When filing a prelim notice in Utah what if the Contracted by and Services Furnished by names on the prelim notice got accidently switched when it was filed. Does this get covered by a obvious minor error? ...Read More