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MissouriConstruction ContractMechanics LienPayment Disputes

We are a boyfriend/girlfriend contractor team who were hired to do a total home renovation and remodel in the state of Missouri by an individual owner. The owner did not draw up a contract and said they preferred a verbal agreement. Per the agreement, for compensation of the remodel, we were to be provided free housing and utilities on site the property we are working on with the promise of a rental property owned by the same person upon completion as well as daily compensation for food/materials/living expenses and the fulfillment of a paid invoice for the services completed. We have worked and lived on sight since July 9, 2023 and do receive mail at said residence. Payments have been spotted and sometimes completely withheld forcing us to aquire loans which are now unpaid. As well, the homeowner began entering our dwelling without notice or permission, rummaging through our personal items, and taking a very unhealthy interest in, especially the male figure in our equation, personal life and private affairs. Homeowner also began dictating how the earned wages should be spent opting to take us grocery shopping rather than paying us via cash, check, etc. After Homeowner became so engrossed in private affairs that she brought the male worker suppositories and demanded he gain a divorce in order to obtain the promised rental property upon completion of this job, the female in said partnership had a discussion with homeowner regarding professionalism and sat healthy and fair boundaries asking the homeowner to respect. Since this has taken place, the homeowner has stated "she doesn't like her anymore" and has attempted to retain the male both as a worker and resident in the home while kicking out the female without just cause or notice. The homeowner is refusing to pay the male until he gets rid of his female business associate and live-in girlfriend. Homeowner has even gone to the extent of contacting the ex boyfriend of the female, whom the female was a victim of abuse in said relationship, which was known to homeowner via intrusion of personal affairs, and allowed said third party to enter into the dwelling without supervision. Homeowner also gave third party access to the vehicle that was jointly owned by female and her ex to the ex boyfriend leaving female without transportation while demanding she be thrown out of property. It is winter and cold and with no source of compensation and no other forms of income, no transportation now, and no place to go due to not having relatives in Springfield area. Homeowner has not paid either party in 3 days leaving us without food or the ability to get any other needed resources. Homeowner is refusing compensation until demands that female,without just cause, be removed from property. Invoice for the cost of work completed up to this point have been furnished to the homeowner with refusal to pay. What can we do? It's cold outside and we fear being made homeless by this woman. She also sold the property promised to us upon completion of this project. As well, she bought a trailer and put it in the backyard of property where we work/live with a homeless man she just met occupying it to keep tabs on our coming/going. She has illegally connected shared power to this trailer and is now attempting to make us not only cover our own utility payment, but also that of the man she moved in. Person is suspected to be a drug user and does not have employment but receives shelter and money from homeowner. We are desperate to gain some insight as to our rights legally in this matter. She has been a constant source of harassment via telephone and in person visits on nearly a daily basis, screaming matches, slandering and falsely accusing female of things both professionally and privately, has threatened to call the cops on said female, and do whatever is necessary to make her life a "living hell" all the while encouraging male to join their alliance and break off all contact with female counterpart. Female feels discriminated against with just cause. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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Nov 29, 2022

"he has been a constant source of harassment via telephone and in person visits on nearly a daily basis, screaming matches, slandering and falsely accusing female of things both professionally and privately, has threatened to call the cops on said female, and do whatever is necessary to make her life a "living hell" all the while encouraging male to join their alliance and break off all contact with female counterpart. " If you are right with reality and not against the law, then we can go to the law. We should take a clip of the harassment we become what we behold scene. It is even possible to use pocket recordings to record her harassing and disparaging words as evidence before the law.

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Nov 29, 2022

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