I have hired and signed agreement with a contractor to build my ADU, he received 90% of the amount agreed and abandon the work site half way done, I estimated an addition of $40000 to complete the job and this is a money I already paid him. what do I need to do? do I have a case to get money back? I have tried to contact with him to see how can we solve the issue and he told me that he will come back to oversea the job but everything that needs to be done I must pay include material employees time sub contractors .....our initial agreement were that I pay the amount agree for the complete project not by hours not to pay sub contractors....what do I need to do?? I started hiring companies to complete the roof, electricity, staco and I paid them as I need to continue with my project and there is a lots that needs to be done, I waited to settle with my contractor for 2 month with no success. is it a way I can go after the bond amount on the contractor's insurance?
Generally, the most cost-effective thing for you to do is going to be to file a complaint against the contractor's license with the CSLB. You additionally can send a demand letter from an attorney, go after the contractor's license bond (but it is a max of $15,000), and potentially could file a lawsuit. But as the CSLB will investigate for free and should apply pressure for the contractor to cooperate, this is usually the best initial approach. Depending on what happens during the CSLB investigation you can evaluate any additional steps needed. It may be worthwhile to have any attorney evaluate your claim and frame the issues in your complaint to the CSLB.