The General GC hired unlicensed electrician (person with no license), checks were payable to a person instead of a electrical company. Also, the other subcontractors, Framer, Roofer were people with no business license from the state and with no occupational license by the county (as required);...Read More...Read More
Is it mandatory to have 4 years of college / trade to get a residential or general contractor license? I am currently opening a multi-teir home restoration business with subcontracted crews. I have 2 years of storm restoration experience but have expelled greatly enough to invest in my own home r...Read More...Read More
What can my company do if we have retainage from 2-5 years ago and the company has not cashed the check? Also, a check was returned to us by mail and cannot get a hold of the company. ...Read More
We're coming up on 90 days since last doing work on a project. The owner, who we couldn't get onsite to punch the project, just visited the site this week & is requesting punch work to be completed. Will that extend our lien deadline by another 90 days. He owes us $52k. ...Read More
I am creating a Notice to Contractor in Georgia. We are an HVAC materials wholesaler. We are selling our products to a sub. The job is a county school. There is no General contractor for this job. Who should we list as a General. Please help....Read More
We did a full workup to assist a customer in getting a new roof replacement (roof inspection, tarp to secure leaky area, called in the insurance claim with customers) .. we also have a signed contract that states per insurance estimate. Can I file a mechanics lien for this? and if so can I make the line ...Read More...Read More
We provided design services for two projects in GA, with the ultimate intention of producing pre-fabricated wood trusses for these projects. We have signed proposals for both projects showing the customer agreed to enlist our services, from design work to the actual production of the materials. Part ...Read More...Read More
The contractor (unlicensed) did not file a mechanics lien but filed a lis pendens on my property. He made a "repair" to a separated joint in the storm pipe and is asking for 3 times the amount of what another licensed contractor quoted for full a replacement of storm drain pipe. He never wrote up a cont...Read More...Read More
My company is looking to bid jobs in Georgia. We are a specialty subcontractor who preforms drywall, plastering, & painting. We will not be obtaining a permit and would only perform work is subcontracted by a general contractor. Do we need to get a subcontractors license in the state. The am...Read More...Read More
I am an electrical subcontractor for a solar farm. We have 2 sites in GA under Narenco (GC). We have 1 invoice for each site that is overdue by 8 days and 9 days. Can we file an intent to lien this early in the overdue process? Also, they are now refusing to approve the next pay app for each site for wor...Read More...Read More
We are doing painting, floor coverings and new light fixtures in the existing locations. Does the contractor need to be licensed for this type of work?...Read More
I have a project in GA. The General Contractor (GC) issued a letter of intent (LOI) and we started work. PM was supposed to send an AIA contract but after several days they sent a non AIA contract with lots of very stringent language and we asked to get AIA contact and they refused. We worked on t...Read More...Read More