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How do I get paid when customer won’t fallow through with arbitration

WashingtonConstruction Contract

I’m a GC who has contract in place With a customer and a bank. The home owner requested Current copies of all insurance carried by the GC as well as lien waivers from all the contractors who work on the job before they would release the fourth of five draws allowed.At this point all the remaining materials needed to complete the project were on site .As the GC I gave customer what they requested. Instead of receiving a draw payment A few weeks later I receive a notice of corrections to be completed. When the GC went to the job to complete corrections the locks have been changed.GC hired a lawyer to start the arbitration process as required by contract for disputes. The homeowner sends GC a termination letter and homeowner wont pay his half of Arbitration costs to get things started and when GC reaches out to the bank the bank says it’s a legal issue and they won’t do anything until legal issues are settled. At this point GC has paid just over $30,000 in lawyer fees,2000$ to request a arbitrator,$70,000 In materials and subcontractors, the bank has held back10%( $24,000) from payments already received by GC. At this point GC doesn’t know where to turn to.

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