I am renovating a house in Coral Gables Miami, and I'm looking for language I can use to stamp my checks to GCs/sub contractor, so they release liens. Can anyone help with this language?...Read More
I just found out a contractor we hired placed a lien on our property. I was told by our mortgage company it was filed in December. I was never notified and we do not owe him the amount of money he is requesting. There were so many things wrong on the job that we back charged him to fix the items he also agreed to deduct $4000 from the balance due and yet his lien is now including that amount. How do I fight back... I have never received anything from the courts or anything???...Read More
We completed construction of a new home in July 2019 as our primary residence. At that time, the construction loan was converted to 30 year mortgage. The builder received and we signed off on the final draw with the lender. Now the home builder is asking for additional funds saying that the actual costs ended up coming in higher. It seems as though the time deadline has passed and that he has already certified that the final draw satisfied and cleared title or how could we have closed on our mortgage? Wondering if we could possibly have any responsibility to these costs at this point as he claims? ...Read More
If a property is owned by they city but being leased to a private entity who hires a General Contractor to perform work on the property. Can Material suppliers enforce a lien against that property?...Read More
I am a self-employed construction worker in Utah. I was recently asked by a person whom i've worked for here in Utah if i could travel
to Idaho Falls to work on a property that he and his sister had purchased. This property is divided into multiple units and i believe all units within are rented with the exception of one apt. where he wanted the work to be performed. His intention is to make this unit available as a short-term vacation rental or bed and breakfast. He talked about replacing kitchen cabinets and countertop as well as replacing the bathroom sink, faucet and vanity. For almost two years, my hourly rate as well as my sons has not changed. I've never had any problems obtaining payment from him regardless of the project or the time involved to complete any project. in other words, he has always been fare and at no time have we ever had in place any type of contract for services performed or a set dollar amount expectation. After three hours of driving, i arrived at the property eager to get started on the work. His daughter is an Idaho Falls resident and it became clear that her role was to supervise and report back to him. Before we were allowed to start the work, we spent 5 1/2 hrs. clarifying the details and expectations for the project as well as insuring all product availability. i was asked to provide him with what he called a'hard number' of hours i expected to take to reach a satisfactory completion. I explained to him that i could not provide that number because the very nature of construction, specifically remodels, potentially harbor unknowns and things out of my control. By the way, this property was built in 1910. He persisted and made it clear that he was going to delay the start until i gave him a hard number. He pushed a number of 33 hrs. repetitively. At no time did i ever say this was a bid, rather it was an estimate which by definition is subject to change. We spent 42 hrs. working until two such things out of my control occurred. The first was a wrong size wall cabinet width and the second was a warped countertop. I explained the situation to the owner who was disappointed but said he understood. I let him know that the countertop issue was correctable by simply exchanging it for one that was straight but the cabinet issue would take 10 days to correct per my conversation with the supplier. On the tenth day, the supplier said it would take an additional 5-7 days to correct their mistake. My persistence as well as some good luck produced the correct cabinet in Utah that same day. The owner asked for an email with a list of all that was needed to be completed and an estimate of the additional hours needed. I supplied that list and my hour estimate was 16. After the 3 hr. drive my son and i worked for 21 of the next 24 hrs. which included some additional items thrown at us by the daughter at the end of the job. On the second day after arriving back in Utah (the first day was spent sleeping) i put together my bill and submitted it for payment. The next day, i was told a check was ready and when i received it, it was for 33 hrs. of labor. The owner said that was all he would pay because i agreed to bid the job for 33 hrs. I have since attempted to appeal to his sense of decency citing the 12 hrs. drive time, the associated gas cost, meal expense, consideration for motel, and the time we spent working out the specifics and logistics of the job. That attempt was made by phone conversation approximately 1 week ago and subsequently my phone calls have gone unanswered and unreturned. ...Read More
A lien was filed on my property in Idaho. It is an invalid lien (no notice given, months after the 90 day filing deadline), but the company that filed the lien is not responding to communication efforts. How do I get it removed? ...Read More
I have a handyman company . I did a job for a owner builder to help him out before i started my own company i worked as a project superintendent for TURNER Construction . I job in question is a 3.8 million dollar job . i started the job 2 years ago but i only worked there for 3 months It was three condos sitting on a podium deck in chula vista with underground parking . In the 3 mouths i got the concrete podium completed and all 3 condos framed with M,E,P's installed and roof on with windows . but one day the owner never come back to the job . and the agreement was he would pay me in 3 payments first payment of 1/3 of 80,000.00 after frame was completed what do i do i would like to hire you to collect the money you can call me at 1-808-319-8804 my name is Douglas my email is southbaymnr@gmail.com...Read More
I have performed all the work, the customer has signed off the completion and satisfaction forms we have. However, I have not been paid by the primary contractor. Additionally, who do I check with the courthouse to see if my Lien has been properly cured?...Read More
I installed an asphalt parking lot for Carl pipkin Army recruiting center in Beaumont Texas 90 days ago and have not been paid a dime I was a subcontractor for SAMES Inc out of McAllen Texas
I’ve already filed a Miller Miller act claim on this company how can I file a lien against a bonding company...Read More