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I am a General contractor that stepped in to help a fellow contractor with a project that he was not capable of completing. He had the home owner give me a down payment and when it came time for them to reimbursement for the labor Cost that was over and above the down payment, he kicked me off the job poached my crew members, and refused to pay me for my labor and the labor that I paid out above and beyond the down payment....Read More
Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 25, 2021
Washington
If I have missed my preliminary lien notice deadline? I am a subcontractor hired by a general contractor with a recent history of being paid on time after completion of past projects by this particular general until this job. All my estimates include terms and monetary stipulations plainly stated on the front of the estimate. Is this not binding? There is a bullet point specifically regarding final payment....Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 28, 2021
WashingtonConstruction ContractLien Deadlines
I was hired by a general contractor to started a home improvement job. I had maybe 10 to 12 previous projects with this general and always received payment. Then the general contractor hired a new project manager. And thats when the problems started. Then the general moves her business to another location and it becomes difficult to get in touch with them. long story short, the first three projects i installed for this general had severe mis managment issues, I wasnt paid for upgrades there client made on the first job, the second job i had to contact there client to find out if they had paid for my services then confront the general about payment and by that time it was already too late to file the preliminary lien notice on the third job to hich i am still owed over 4000 for the bid price plus extras. I have since filed the proper notices although the prelim was not done in the proper time line. I am all legit with the state of Washington license bond insured. What if anything can I do now to collect whats owed. ...Read More
Paul Jaskierny
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 27, 2021
WashingtonLien Deadlines
I'm a subcontractor that finished a job and did extra work as the general contractor asked us to do. It was mostly trade damage, they never approved our pay after we already did the extra work for them. They haven't really refused to pay for the extra work, their Project Administrator called our Change Order price ridiculous. Our employees took pictures and have proof of the extra work we did. They are refusing to pay for change order work after the fact....Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 22, 2021
WashingtonChange Orders
I'm a subcontractor that finished a job and did extra work as the general contractor asked us to do. It was mostly trade damage. They have refused to pay for the extra work, our employees took pictures and have proof of the extra work we did....Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 22, 2021
Washington
Our contractor including electrical, plumbing, mechanical didn’t have permits to do any of their work on our house. We asked the contractor about it a lot earlier before they started and they said they would get permits. Now the whole house remodeling is done and found out they didn’t have any. We are panicked. What should we do?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 22, 2021
Washington
We are a commercial framer just finishing up a $1.2mil project on an Apt complex. We have had numerous change orders that we are not being paid for. We are owed approx $500k and are filing a lien this week. Can we include the $65k mentioned above??...Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentDec 14, 2021
Washington
Hello, So basically we had some problems getting paid for this particular project and the lien was sent, which they then quickly had a check ready. It seemed like things were going to be fine except, they never sent the check they prepared for us and then said that they only owed us around 8K which is ridiculous since if we got the check then they would owe us 17K. It's a very long story to type but I'll try to have the rundown here and if you need any additional details I'm available through phone as well. When we were first contacted for a job here, it was on June 2nd with the plans and later on June 8th for a purchase order of a little more than 7K. We signed the PO and were paid for this specific PO on Sept 14 and it's the only time we've been paid by them. Between June 4th-10th they were asking if we could take on another portion of the job to install some fixtures and so we provided an estimate of around 20K saying we will assemble and install (anchor to floor) these fixtures. They liked our number, however, due to them not giving us the entire scope we told them on June 15th that we only bid for certain fixtures since that's all the plans showed and they responded by saying we needed to revise the estimate, which is reasonable. On June 21st we received an email with a Purchase Order of the original 20K, detailing the job will start on the 30th with us providing wood supports for the shelves which was not part of our original estimate. We sent the Change Order on June 28th detailing that we will be cutting drywall and replacing it with plywood and installing blocking where the shelves are for 8K. The man we were in contact with received it and hasn't done anything with it until last month where he randomly rejected it and said they shouldn't pay since it was part of our contract. It's very weird that he tells us it will be accepted but then later formally rejects it after MONTHS of it already being done! Not to mention that on the check that they prepared for us it has the exact amount for our change order on it! On the check they prepared, it has half of the 20K PO, a couple of other change orders and PO's AND THE EXACT AMOUNT FOR THE 8K CHANGE ORDER WE SENT! I thought it weird and didn't make sense as if they don't want to pay for it, why include it in the check? They're explanation: add that 8K to the 20K PO so that it will leave 2K leftover plus another 6K in change orders so we should only owe you 8K total. If we were to go to court, what would our options be? Would they really not have to pay even though we spoke to them about the amount increase due to the increase in work and sent in a change order before we even started that portion of the job? ...Read More
Manuel Salmeron
1 answerAdd commentDec 2, 2021
Washington
Im in washington state. The surety company just denied my claim. What's my next step? your earliest reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you...Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 24, 2021
WashingtonBond ClaimsMechanics Lien
Hello, I am needing information on how to place a lien against a bond? ...Read More
Anna Johns
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 24, 2021
WashingtonBond Claims
I am a local painter in my area. I was contacted and requested by my client to re-paint their existing flood damaged home that was under remodel. My client signed the estimate/contract for a specific amount that included the product and materials. They paid the deposit that is required for myself the painter to schedule and start work, requested extra Work order changes and upgrades to products, which I the painter covered, but revised the estimate to reflect the changes due to be paid in the final balances due in addition to the initial estimate/signed contract. I did all the work requested and estimated short of a final walk through “punch list” that the customer fails to give, customer is avoiding any compensation for work and extra materials so far, customer is avoiding my calls and text messages, plus emails, I have reason to believe they are avoiding/refusing to allow myself to return to “finish final touch ups” to complete the job in order that they the customer don’t have to pay their “final balances due.” I believe this because the signed and agreed upon estimate states that the final balance due is given “upon completion” of the work order. They will not give me a date I return to “complete job.” They are avoiding any contact - but never once have they “fired” me or told me I was not to return to their property. Please advise...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 22, 2021
Washington
We were hired by a GC for 2 commercial projects. One project is almost complete and we were paid by the GC for everything except retention. The other project we have one outstanding billing along with retention. The GC was fired by the owners a few months ago and now we correspond directly with the owners. There is a new GC on the 2nd project who is in charge of the project but not pay apps. We will be going back on site for punch list items on both projects next week and we want to send out preliminary notices. Do we need to include the GC on the notices since they initially hired us or just the owners? We didn't do this at the beginning of the projects but want to now, since it looks like projects may be headed for litigation....Read More
Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentNov 18, 2021
Washington
please help . I have never received a bill. Just notified of a 7500.00 lien. They did minor repairs, broke an end table off in the bedroom and packed up my motorhome. ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 14, 2021
Washington
I have had a chattel lien against my motorhome that I want to move back into. They have stored my home and won't tell me where it is. ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 14, 2021
WashingtonMechanics Lien
I have been working on a 12 unit project where multiple owners will be involved. How should I go about noticing and filing with a project where I was hired by the developer of the building who has already sold two units? ...Read More
Celedonio Velez
Waiting for answerAdd commentNov 12, 2021
WashingtonPrompt Payment