Quick question. I just had an ADU built (conversion of a garage to a 2 bedroom living dwelling). I read California has a 1 year warranty period (as well as 4 year and 10 year for structure). Although this was not listed in my initial warranty, I wanted to make sure if there is a repair needed (on this new construction) within the first year, that it should be absolutely covered by the Contractor.
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Government project overseas. All subcontractor and sub-subcontractor work performed in the USA. GC paid subcontractor for all of sub-subcontractor's work and finished materials. Subcontractor refuses to pay sub-subcontractor. Sub-subcontractor makes Miller Act claim notice. GC responds that no bond was issued or required -- asserts requirement waived under overseas project exception of 40 U.S.C. 3131(d).
What recourse does the sub-subcontractor have? Obviously, no lien could be obtained on government contract.
Can sub-subcontractor pursue claim against GC for failure to obtain bond, if the exception was not proper?...Read More
My client wont pay me after more than 96% of his project completed. From first East he was trying to stay under $60k and he added $10100 which he admitted on his text message. Is there anyway you can help me with this matter. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon ...Read More
Yes I filed a preliminary notice that has 2 addresses same owner same builder same project the preliminary lean information States Spring street and Broadway I'm working on the Broadway side...Read More
This is regarding a Lien that was filed on 7/12/22 and Levelset said it was to expire on 10/07/22, but had requested a lien extension on 9/27/22. We received an email from Levelset on 10/02/22 stating they were missing some info but that they were going to send it out anyway. As of today, it has not been sent, we called in to check on the status and it seems they were still waiting on us to respond and it is now scheduled to go out tomorrow. We were unaware of this delay and now it is passed the lien expiration date, so will this lien extension even be valid? Are we still protected with this lien?...Read More
We did a job for a public works in the city of Chula vista.
The General contractor Entenman Development Group
The last payment was October of 2021.
We completed the job January of 2022
We filed a stop notice with you on the project on April 13, 2022
What should we do next?...Read More
Often as a subcontractor the systems integrator can say, "I will pay you when my client pays me!" In this situation when I don't own the customer, I am at the system integrator's mercy.
Short of holding their contracts hostage by directing my teams to stop software development if I don't get paid, what is the bay way to manage this situation and still maintain a good working relationship with my client, the systems integrator?...Read More
We are a small business in CA. We build custom cabinetry and we get invited to do all these big commercial jobs. Most of the time they are prevailing wage jobs. We do not offer healthcare and benefits because we have less than 10 employees. Are we still eligible for these type of jobs? ...Read More
HI,
I hired a Asphalt company to pave my yard in April 2019 and I paid him in full.
Now; the supplier wants to put lien on my property because of my contractor didn’t pay for material around 32k.
The contractor is filing bankruptcy. I did not receive any lien notice either from contractor or supplier at the time of signing the contract.
Can they put lien on my property? What do I need to do?
Thanks,
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I filed liens on fitness center jobs in TX and IL. The fitness centers went bankrupt (they are my client - I was supplying materials directly to them). The fitness centers were tenants, and now attorneys for the owners/landlords are saying I don't have lien rights and demanding I cancel the lien. Is it true that the owners/landlords would not be responsible in these states? Does only the tenant have responsibility to make sure I get paid?...Read More