I did for some work for a contractor out of Castle Rock,Co., but the job location was in Watford City, ND. He sent me home for the holidays and was supposed to have called me back when job was ready to start back, but never did. I found out that he bought in another crew to finish my work. My contracted work amount was just over $100,000 and he only paid me about 15k of that amount. Is there a way to sue to for breach of contract and collect lost wages / profit, which would have been @ $50,000.00 ?...Read More
We are a GC, with a project in North Dakota. We completed all contract/change order work in June and have some punchlist work to complete in September once we are able to receive the materials needed to do the work. I can't find anywhere if punchlist work can be basis of determining last date provided to the project. In the meantime, we are using the June contract/CO completion date to track our upcoming September notice and lien deadline. Is this correct?...Read More
I own a UPS Store that was to be modernized. The construction time was supposed to be five weeks long. Because of delays from the manufacturer of cabinets and various components needed to complete the project, the construction is still not complete (one month PAST the original completion date). The contractor has requested a payment of approximately $100,000.00 (approximately 2/3's the total price) for work completed to date. Since the construction is not complete (no completion date in sight) I am reluctant to pay that much money to him. I've offered to pay $30,000.00 at this time but he says he's going to file a lien and "foreclosure" actions. It's my understanding under North Dakota law that any payments towards the construction costs precludes the General Contractor from placing a lien on the work. Is that correct?
Thanks,
Leo Mora
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I wanted to get a lien Check on a Construction company I am thinking about doing business with. How much do you charge to do a mechanics lien search on a company?...Read More
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I put a lien on a job that I worked in December I am the sub subcontractor and the sub we did the job for wasn't paying, we decided to stop when we were half way in that 5th floor. That's when Pace painting the contracting company told me they would pay me directly. We continued and finished and never got payed by either the sub contractor or the contacting company. ...Read More
We hired a gentleman to clean up our basement after the septic backed up.
We asked about how much he said less than $800.
During this time he asking could he stay at the house during the winter. Its empty were fixing it up. He said he would stay there and we pay him $1000 a week plus free place to stay. We informed him we cant afford that well after that he was rude and we received a bill for twice as much when we asked why he sent another bill charging us $225 more for a lien we just received the bill 3 days before. Can he do this and on top of all this he didnt complete the job left it worse were going to have to hire someone else. Is it an empty threat. Seems like he shouldnt be allowed to do this. We told him we would pay fair price there wasmt a contract and he cant double it and not even do the job. Plus he put down ge worked 14 hours he didnt . Sorry so long just frustrated and when my wife tried to talked he talked to her like she was 2 years old even starting f explaining how water runs down hill. Not professional by any means. And he isnt licensed we found out .help please ...Read More
Work was not performed and other work was not performed satisfactorily . Now the construction company has said they will fike a lein what is my recourse?...Read More
Can a Siding Contractor put a lien on my house when there are issues to be repaired and he won't repair them?
What can I do if he puts a lien on my house when the siding job was a terrible and unacceptable?
He also will not write up a contract that says he will repair the issues....Read More
We decided to lien an ongoing job because it appeared to be ending in the near future. Shortly after we filed the lien, it appears the job will go longer. The invoices on the lien were paid, but there are now several more invoices that are going unpaid. Are we able to add the more recent invoices to the lien or file a second lien? Or once we file a lien, are we blocked from filing a second lien?...Read More
If I have a construction mortgage and had work done on my driveway but inspection says work isn’t complete according to the signed submitted contract that the contractor submitted to them. Can he place a lien on my home?...Read More
I see in your online material that you have indicated that Equipment Supply co's only have mechanics lien rights if in direct contact with the property owner. Which section of the North Dakota Code is this for reference? Also, does this same principle apply in the case of an oil and gas lien? If so, is there a different Code provision for that?
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We have a job we are providing materials for. However, the shipment address is the same as the business that is buying the material, instead of the jobsite where the material will be used. I'm not sure how to enter this into Levelset....Read More