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I made a verbal contract what's a contractor to do some updates to my home and pay pay him a weekly $1000. Something always came up where he couldn't work one reason or another but he always showed up for his pay and promised to be back and work the entire weekend which I would agree to because he worked a full-time job during the day Monday through Friday. I have ended up paying him $3,900 for work that was never completed. I have finally told him not to come back and that I was going to pursue both legal action by lawsuit and sheriff's because I've had a lot of items come up stolen. I then made a post on Facebook about how I was finally standing up for myself and not letting people push me around anymore cuz I do have a horrible time about standing up for myself and saying no and had told the contractor to bugger off and I would scream it from the rat rooftops that they were no longer allowed to take advantage of me to which he even responded this morning saying I was a gang banger that I need to get on my meds that he was bringing the cops to me cuz he's left a couple of tools here I need to know what my legal options are cuz he has not done anything but spackle the same area over and over again my house has been in a state of chaos since March 10th.

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Jun 15, 2020
Breach of contract claims could still be available even if there's not a written contract. Though, it will be harder to argue the contract was breached if there's a dispute over what was required under the verbal agreement (like the scope of work, project schedule, price, etc.). If the contractor has been damaging your reputation or filing improper police reports, defamation or harassment claims might be on the table as well. Ultimately, though, if you're thinking about proceeding with legal claims - you should directly consult with a Kansas construction attorney. They'll be able to review the situation and any communications or other documents that might help sort out what options will be on the table for you.
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