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I filed a lien with the wrong last date worked on it by accident it is past the deadline can how can I correct that information and keep the lien or to I need to drop the lien and loose the opportunity to file a new one in washington state
WashingtonI followed the instructions from L&I’s website and filed a summons and complaint for breach of contract against a contractor who took a large deposit, disappeared for 6 months and will not respond or refund our money. After I filed the complaint and researching I realized I didn’t include all the required info on the complaint. For example, i did not include the GC’s middle name but is included on the L&I registration. I did not include his registration effective date or bond effective date. I also was did not include the details of the case, like why he owes us money, the contract we signed or exhibits such as copies of the checks he cashed or letters we sent terminating him. It has been more than 20 days. The GC has not responded but the bond company did file a notice of appearance and sent us a letter to us asking for details. Can I file an amended complaint to include the info I should have included in the first place?
WashingtonI signed a contract with a general contractor A without a valid WA state license. I paid some money to Contractor A. Queston 1: Is the contract with Contractor A valid? Contractor A assigned the work to Sub-contractor B. Sub-contractor B did some minor work(no value in the work done) and wants to charge me for that. Subcontractor B has a valid license. Question2: Is sub-contractor allowed to charge me?
WashingtonI never filed a model disclosure statement, is there any chance king in moving forward on my lien or will it be thrown out? Work was started and completed 05/56/22
WashingtonI am a general contractor in WA state, and I have a couple of situations with which I need guidance. #1. This I have asked about previously and has not been answered yet- I have a job, that at 95% completion the homeowners fired me and refused to pay ANY of the remaining quote (which had gone up since original bid due to change orders requested by them). Now, there were some unforeseen delays with this job; some material related , weather related, some due to the customer themselves, the deadline was not going to be met but we were in communication. The deposit I collected at contract initiation was 50%, that is all I have been paid, so at 95% complete along with added work by homeowner, certainly I am due more money. Here is where I made a big mistake, I ignorantly did not provide the customer with the proper paperwork to secure my lien rights prior to commencing work. So, I have no rights to lien, but I can still take legal action to try to collect what I am owed, or am I wrong? Also what kind of penalty am I looking at for the failure to provide the proper paperwork? #2 I collected a deposit from homeowner ($2,000) and began work at their property. It was agreed that goal for job completion was 10 days (which happened to fall on a Sunday I hadn't realized). Began work following day - Within a couple days the client agreed to order gravel as it was taking more time than expected for me to get it in myself (very small outfit I have) the delivery still put us out 1 day, I also did not go to the property that day, as there was little I could do. One day of me not personally making an appearance at their job( I was in contact via text messages) they responded by showing up to my home -- it is very clear that I do not have a brick and mortar and I do not conduct business from my home -- asking my wife where I was. I was still going to continue and see the contract through but I could not make them happy, and they fired me with days remaining before the completion date I was told not to return to the property. They want their money back, I have over 40 man hours up there on the project, plus material bought. Now, I may not be entitled any more money on this one, but a refund? I didn't agree to volunteer my time. Should I seek anything on this one, or at the least what is my plan of recourse if they pursue something against me? Please, please answer. TYIA
Washingtonim a GC in washingion state i didnt file a preliminary notice before starting job can i still file a mechanice's lien for none pament ?
WashingtonI am a subcontractor that provided services to a general contractor on multiple projects. I have not been paid for any of the services I provided. I relied on continual promises that I would be paid. Now that I am looking into taking the next steps it appears that the lien deadline passed. What are my options at this point?
WashingtonHi. I would like to learn that when preparing a change order should a sales tax be applied to the total amount of the line items in the change order? Or the total amount of the change order should be added to the original contract price which already included sales tax when signed.
WashingtonWhat is my deadline for filing a lien on a project where we we are still actively working, but my payment is approaching 60 days aging?
WashingtonOur customer is a plumbing contractor. Their customer is a swimming school and they lease space at a local mall where they will be opening / building a new pool. The property management company said the owner of the mall is aware and has approved the addition of the pool, all at the tenants expense. What are our lien rights in this situation?
WashingtonHello, Our customer has submitted a job sheet whereby they are being hired by a GC to help install a new pool in a strip mall for a tenant claiming to take full responsibility for payment. The owner of this property has given permission to do this and says the tenant is fully responsible for payment. I'm assuming the owner is still responsible whether they realize this or not? Additionally, it turns out this tenant has bought into this large pool franchise for this particular location. Would this exclude the franchise from any responsibility? We want to ensure we're covering all of our bases here. Thank you!
WashingtonWe are an electrical contractor and would like to create a terms and conditions page to send out with our bids et cetera. I'm not sure where to start with this. Any tips or ideas? Should I use a template or is that not a good idea? Thank you.
WashingtonAfter I finished remodeling a home, staged it, and placed it on the market, i had a few showings and received 7 offers. On my offer review date, the City Inspector placed a stop work order on my house ordering me to stop all work - it was apparent that the project was already completed. There's nothing to stop.
WashingtonWhat is the law for suppliers that provided equipment to a customer in another state. I am a business in Washington State.
WashingtonIn this situation: I am the subcontractor performing $30,000.00 worth of work Property is on a church property and along a shared driveway I am hired by a general contractor The customer is Dish Network Scope of Work is to install underground conduit from a vault in the ROW to a cell tower site located 1,000 ft away on church property I am assuming that you cannot lien anything on property since the work is performed in the easement? In this situation would the $12,000 contractor license bond be something I could go after due to failure of payment? could i file a lien on church property or cell tower for payment issues? could I purchase a payment bond for this project?
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