I am a 2nd tier sub contractor on a Public High School project in Texas. The sub contractor has not paid us according to our agreement. We have added late charges per our agreement. We filed our public monthly notices. The general contractor has issued a joint check with a partial lien release. They did not include the service fees stating that was not their problem. Can I refuse to sign and demand the service fees be included in the joint check?...Read More
I have a customer that we did an emergency roof tarp repair for. The client had a roofer to do the build back. We ended up charging $1.00/sf of the tarp we did. The client ended up paying and then emailed us a couple days later saying the roofer they are using is telling us we over charged the client which we didnt. They are now putting bad reviews on social media and google review. We sent a cease and desist letter and they didnt stop and still slandering our name. I want to send them a demand letter now from a lawyer. What is the best approach to go about this? ...Read More
Architect on project.
Owner stopped project pending new funding last March
There is no certificate of completion and I am still helping to arrange funding as late as yesterday....Read More
I started working for a friend's LLC about a year and a 1/2 ago Flipping houses and doing remodels Our friendship a whole lot of simpathy stories and lies have allowed him to get 90days behind on my pay Our agreement is he would pay me a $1000 a week for 6 days plus $3000 per house when it was sold I've been seeing him by supplies throughout the properties and vest without other people on properties and pay a whole bunch of other employees except me I am facing a vision I need to know how I can get him to pay me Or if I can Sue him in court I did also get injured on one of our job sites That I have about $4000 worth of medical bills for...Read More
The GC is stating we are in breach of contract because the QP of the contractors license passed away and we have not had a new qualifying party assigned but are in the process of doing so. Since the job has not started can we still be in breach of that contract technically?
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We supplied equipment rental on a commercial job in Indiana. The equipment was damaged and we have billed them almost 10K in result. Can that amount be included in the lien? I did review the Indiana lien law faqs, but it was vague on this topic. ...Read More
I was subcontracted to build a bathroom in Indiana in a County coroner's office. I haven't been paid and the GC stopped responding to me. Ho owes me $5000 for this and 900 between 2 other overdue balances for him. I have not allowed to retrieve tools and supplies that are mine. It has been two months since I was allowed there....Read More
I worked for a bar on and off for four years. I always wrote down when I started and stopped, took break, ran errand. I was not paid mileage for errands. After 4 years of this I got sick of it because I always worked more hours than I was paid. It turns out I received $1.38 per hour based on what the boss gave me versus the hours I worked. The owner now has a buyer and I want to file a lien to ensure payment due me. what do I do?
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I have a contractor who was paid for remediation following Uri back in March. It took him 5 months to provide my insurance company with an estimate for remediation and 6 for the whole job. During the last 6 months my house has been unliveable, so I've spent 7 months in a hotel due to his less that quality and not to code work. Now he is demanding my remediation check be given to him after he has destroyed my personal property, I have to repair all him mistakes, associated with structure, plumbing and electrical. Now he is threatening a lein. I need to block that bogus lein....Read More
I hire a handy man to renovate my bathroom and I gave him some upfront money. Now he finish the job with several flaws, damage to my bathroom floor and some thing he did not replace like we deal on the verbal contract. I told him to come to my house sitting down to discuss and I would like to have some money back before I pay my last part of the deal. He denial to get money and he told me he will put the lien on my property. What I have to do for protecting my home record? and may I sue him about that after I know he would put the lien on my house? Thank you....Read More
I am a subcontractor who worked for 8 months on several properties for an owner/realtor. There was never a contract. I sent in invoices for each property and he showed up once a week and had me sign a partial check and handed me cash. I did sign a W9 Tax form in the beginning. My Invoices equal $29,000 and he only paid me $16,000 total. Now he has let me go without paying the remaining of the invoices. How can I go about this getting paid....Read More
We have been working on a project for about 9 months now. The bulk of our work is complete and most of our labor has been done but we need a part to complete. The part has been delayed for some time due to the manufactures delays because of Covid, etc. The customer has been kept aware of the parts status and has been in agreement that we will finish as soon as we receive part. We have been working in house to to obtain part by regularly checking with supplier on status and have updated customer within the last 30 days. We have also been in contact with and updated another contractor that was to be involved on the completion of the project. We may not have actually been to the worksite in over 90 days but certainly have continued effort and were ready to complete project when part was delivered. The customer notified us a few days ago by email that he wants to cancel the project stating that his permits were denied on his farm project where we did the work. He is not willing to pay us for the labor that has already been done. Do we still have legal lien rights? Thankyou...Read More
We did some remodel work for a property owner and she refuses to pay for work completed. Can we also include bill for partial work completed? Also late fees and interest....Read More
We had an oral agreement, backed by many emails to and from, with a contractor who was unable to perform the work he promised to do. We fired him and he left the job on April 30, 2021. He had no contact with the owner of the house, who is my daughter, until she sent him 2 payments on June 1, 2021. On August 16, 2021, a letter and copy of a Mechanics Lien was sent to our address, which is not my daughter's address. There was no "notice of intent to file lien" sent to anyone. We sent a very detailed response to the contractor's lawyer telling him why we do not owe the contractor anything. We already paid him $12,815.58. The contractor sent an invoice on May 19, 2021 asking for payment for punch-list items that were actually done by the contractor who replaced him and 2 other vendors. He gave credit for $12,000.00 even though we sent receipts for the $12,815.58 that he was already paid. We also sent copies of the proposal from the contractor who replaced him, showing the work the new contractor performed - the same work that the claimant contractor wants to be paid for. What do I need to do to file a motion to vacate his frivolous mechanic's lien in Lake County, IL? My daughter's house is now on the market for sale. How long will it take the court to vacate this lien?...Read More