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How should I approach this situation regarding a construction company who is not honoring contract terms?

CaliforniaConstruction ContractPayment Disputes

The job cost 18,900, I gave a deposit of 500, leaving 18,400 to be financed, for 24 months, 0% interest, $0 payments. The day the team showed up, they were able to complete most of the install, aside from one missing window and 2 damaged panels. They told the owner, who confirmed they would be back to complete the job, once they received the missing window and 2 damaged panels. The owner showed up as the guys were packing up and asked if we could sit down to go over financing and sign papers. I was a bit thrown off as I thought I had done that with the sales guys when we signed the agreement contract. We moved forward, he collected and submitted my credit info, shook my hand and told me I was approved, had me quickly sign the finance contract, which I barely reviewed, and said he would email me a copy. He didnt tell me how much i was approved for, or the terms; I assumed it was for what we agreed upon, in the originally signed contract. He told to me to tell the finance company the job was 100% complete, so his company could get paid. Then he gave me a check for $750 to hold, until the job was 100% complete. I told him I felt uncomfortable doing that, as the job was not complete. He sent me an email explaining what he told me to say and why I was given the check for what seemed to be good faith, and left. When the financing company called me at first, I told them the job was complete, but once the finance terms were read, I retracted my statement, and told them the job was not complete, as those were not the terms we agreed to in the contract we signed. The owner still got paid from the financing company, after I told them the job was incomplete and the owner wasn't honoring the agreed upon terms. I did call the company a second time, to let them know I was going to take the construction company to court and recommended they freeze payment or retract it, if possible. I feel like the company should've ran my credit beforehand, it would've saved us a lot of heartache and stress, and time. I need to know what to do next, how to move forward. Thanks in advance for the help.

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