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The contractor I hired I fired in a day of starting work. He started demo without permits and the job was shut down and he did not cap the old water pipes outside and they flooded the first floor and went into the basement. I fired him when I found my house was flooded from his negligence. I paid him prior to him starting $7,000.00 which he cashed before he started. When I told him he was fired he told me I wasn't getting any of my money back and I would be owing him a lot more money. I asked for what and he said he didn't know yet but would send me a final bill. I have received his final bill and have called the people he claimed he paid and one of them told me she was his wife's friend and never received any money from him. He also made up other bills to try to get almost $6,000.00 more dollars from me for 4 hours of work. He has put a mechanics lien on my house for $5,958.42. I consider this fraud and extortion.
CaliforniaReason I ask is because one of our Prime Contractors was offended and wanted to know why it was so important for us to know when the funding date was and I let her know that according to CA Prompt Pay Law, Prime's should pay Subcontractors 7 days from the funding date.
CaliforniaWe are a supplier of interlocking pavers.
CaliforniaI filed a mechanics lien and notice to foreclosure, my question is do I need to renew lien that I filed on 8-1-17 if yes every how aften I need to do it before we settle
CaliforniaDOING WORK ON A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
CaliforniaWe have a job where the customer has unpaid balances outside of the contract amount. Can I file separate pre liens for those items? If I send out a pre lien at one amount, and it changes, how can I update a pre lien?
CaliforniaTranspacific Recycling LLC incurred charges for equipment to clean up the yard of tire debris. They're attorney is iclaiming I have no right to file a lien because I am not a licensed contractor, a landscape architect, nor a licensed design professional.
I was contracted by the President of the company at that time to facilitate the equipment needed to take care of the task. I am only trying to get paid for the use of the equipment.
What are my options?
CaliforniaThank you for the previous response. I do not see where the attorney made any missteps so far as far as timelines and notifications and all of that. I was hoping you could tell me, just based upon the facts that I gave you, if the lien was invalid, and if so, how I can demand that it be removed. I sent a letter by express mail to the attorney saying that since both were unlicensed that her client had broken the law and also that a lien for more than five hundred dollars cannot be foreclosed upon. She responded that she will not remove the lien. It will be costly to hire a lawyer, I'm sure. I was hoping you can tell me if she is in the wrong. Can I complain to the California State Bar? Can her client open himself to liability, criminal or otherwise? Obviously, I'll never collect on a judgement from him. Should I take him to Small Claims court to get a judgement and get the lien removed? I am in a hurry, because I am trying to sell the home, so I don't want to wait this out. Another question I have for you sir, I do appreciate you help (!), is specifically about this. I read that in California an unlicensed person cannot foreclose on a claim of more than five hundred dollars. I am not sure if and that how that applies here. It seems to me that if that is true then these people are harassing me. This is causing great stress and frustration. Lastly, if I do have to hire a lawyer, would you suggest where I would find the right one? Thanks again.
CaliforniaClient owes for three months work, and has not paid. I have a contractors license in California
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