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COVID prevented us occupying abs now the one year warranty has expired

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We did a full gut renovation of an apartment in Manhattan. We had a one year call back provision. We were unable to occupy the space for over a year due to the higb rate of Covid. Now every issue or defect that arises our contractor says is past warranty and he cahatges us $200/hour with a two hour minimum. Seems unjust since we did not occupy the space so the problems did not crop up during the one year period. This seems like I could not be alone in having this problem so wondering if or what can be done?

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Dec 1, 2021
The answer to your question is likely in the contract and in the nature of the problem with the job. If the issue is defective work, you should rely on breach of contract not the warranty. you should have the same rights. you probably need to retain an experience construction lawyer to assist you.
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