I am a contractor and I hired a sub contractor to perform a work for a house that I am remolding. the subcontractor did not finish the work in the time agreed ( March 17, 2018) in writing. in the contract I have a penalty of $500 for every day after March 17, 2018. I have also a clause stating that ...Read More...Read More
Our customer has added the following language (in CAPS) to the TX partial conditional/unconditional forms. Is it without our right to indicate that the language is outside of the statutory form and not accept? This release covers a progress payment for all labor, services, equipment, or material...Read More...Read More
We have a job that the owner has not yet provided their change order form, therefore, we are unable to final bill the project in full, including retention. If the Affidavit of Completion is filed, does that affect anything regarding what has not yet been billed for?...Read More
Basing this off of the invoice dates and last day worked. Should those notices have been initiated in Sept? I know we could send an intent to lien. However, if the customer is knowledgeable in this area, he may simply challenge our stance. If that is the case, the demand letter would then be the next step....Read More
I'm in Texas trying to start small aerial construction company. Took a verbal agreement with company that stated: He would cover housing for two crews, supply trucks fuel equipment and pay us per foot on install, footage price on tree trim and set price to move or make ready at set price. I have e...Read More...Read More
With rentals, there is no retainage, and no total contract value as they rarely know how long they’re going to rent any specific machine; they’re open-ended contacts. What “total contract amount” and “the dollar amount of your contract that constitutes retainage” should I enter in the required fields t...Read More...Read More
I ask this because the monthly notices are for select invoices, which do not reflect the entire balance due. If the customer did not pay us, would we only be able to lien on the amount reflected in the monthly notice value? We, of course, would want to have the ability to lien on the entire balance unpaid....Read More
We rented a machine for earthwork performed on a project. This machine broke down several times causing us downtime while they fixed the machine on the jobsite. We cannot bill the customer for repairs not caused by operator error, but the equipment company is charging me and threatening to ...Read More...Read More
Own a fire /water/mold restoration company. We rendered water mitigation service for a home owner that is insurance based, and we have received 6 of a $12,000 bill. We have all documentation needed to prove service has been rendered. How much time do we have?...Read More
i AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH PNC MORTGAGE. THEY ARE SAYING I NEED TO SHOW MY CONTRACTOR IS BONDED. IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSED CONTRACTOR SO THAT THE LITTLE MAN CAN HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A LIVING. I EXPLAINED TO THEM T...Read More...Read More
I'm an equipment lessor in Texas. In your system, the lien claim deadline is triggered by "Date Labor or Materials Last Delivered". Is that the date that we first deliver the equipment to the job site? Or do I use the date that the rental equipment is returned to us? Or some other date?...Read More