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I'm a general contractor on a residential project. We finished the job last September but haven't gotten paid. What should we do?
TexasI'm a general contractor who provides tree services to my customers. I was contracted by the occupant/owner (at least he said he owned the property and residence) of a residence located in St. Louis county, MO. After completing 90% of the job the occupant/owner sent a text message telling me not to come back and that he had moved the Bobcat I had rented to complete his job from his backyard out into the street in front of his residence and that I had better hurry if I wanted to retrieve said property. He also kept my climbing rope and carabineer as I had left them on the base of the tree I was planning on dropping that day (the day he sent the text telling me not to come back). He knew going into the job that it was a $3,500 contract of which he paid $200 cash on day 2 of the job. The day he said not to return would have been day 4 (and the final day) of the job. He will not acknowledge any invoices and ignores all attempts to call/speak with him. Since he refuses to communicate I began the process of putting a lien on his property during which I discovered he is not the owner of the property, his sister is. I am unsure how this effects my right to file a lien. So, can I put a lien on the property despite the fact that my contract was with the occupant, not the owner? And if I can, what do I need to do and how do I do it? If I can't put a lien on the property since the contract was made with the occupant not the owner what recourse do I have? Is there anything I can do to try to get him to honor our contract and pay his bill?
MissouriI am a GC on North Carolina. I recently invoiced a client for Final payment. The client sent me a check for 25% of the amount due per contract. Written in the memo line were 3 letters. "Bal". if I accept and deposit the check does that constitute Final Payment or Paid In Full?
There was an original contract based on a definitive Scope Of Services that was signed by the client and myself. As they project progressed the client added many change orders to the project.. The check they sent ONLY paid the balance on the original contract. They omitted the change orders that they were invoiced for. Since the change orders were not included in the original contract can it be treated as two separate projects.? Therefore enabling me to collect on the change orders.
Thank you
North CarolinaI am the property owner of my residence in Palm Springs, CA and I hired SuperNova, / Norell Walker as my contractor to work on the landscaping and yard of my house. The total was $32K and he required that i pay him 2 payments total of $25K prior to the work being completed. This is for outdoor concrete pours, overlays and turf/rocks installation.
We started the job on 4/4 and his subcontractor has not returned since 4/20 and I am left with a job about 40% done ($15k worth of work) and have paid already 78% of the project fee. I have attempted several times for weeks to contact the contractor and he has been avoiding my calls/emails/tests. He denies that I have paid him and he claims he has paid his subcontractor already. This contradicts what his sub has told me which is that Norell still owes him half the money.
Furthermore, this contractor has previously been in trouble with the SEC for fraudulent activities, selling penny stocks in a scam company based out of Long Beach. https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2017/34-81003.pdf
I am looking to recoup my losses of $10K because I had to hire another company to finish and fix the work they did.
Looking to send them a lien but if this site is not right, please advise if there are other companies who can help me in this situation.
Thank you
Californiawe maruti suppliy LLC based in California shipped 2 consignments 01. date 05/24/22 and 02. on 06/22/22 and customer refused to pay. Our customer is in Batonrouge LA.
LouisianaI won an eviction case and wrote out my rent check. After doing so i realized that i forgot to prorate on the first month l lived there so i wrote a letter to my landlord showing where i prorated and wrote a new check i wrote in the memo paid in full through oct 2022 and also ask my landlord to give me back the other check that wad the wrong amount and not prorated. She cashed tbe prorated check but refuses to give me back the other check and keeps trying to cash it (ive been kerping my account low enough where it wont go through) now she is taking me to court saying i owe alot more than just the rest of amount from the prorated check. Is the check sje cashed legal binding in missouri?
MissouriOur Company incorrectly listed on the NTO whom we were hired by as the General contractor and the actual General Contractor was never furnished proper copy of your NTO within the first 45 days of you working on the project. The GC claims we did not remedy the inaccurate NTO until after project completion. Your failure to properly complete the NTO did not give the GC the opportunity to request progress payment waivers from the hiring company to know that we were being paid throughout the project. Is our NTO as filed legal to place a lien if needed in situations like this?
FloridaHello! I am a subcontractor on a job in Florida for storm clean up work. We provided equipment and staffing for cleaning up roads and other public spaces. We have not been paid by the subcontractor that hired us. The prime says they can only help with holding retainage as long as they are paid in full by the town.
The project took place in October. We were there until October 15th.
I am curious how the notices and liens on surety bonds are effected by the time that has past. Originally we were under the impression that we have 90 days from last day of work to file against the surety bond with Liberty Mutual. Now we are told that we had to file a notice to lien within 45 days of the end of work.
Further to add to our issues, the sub that hired us apparently has a history of non-payment to the contractors they hire and has opened and closed no less than 10 entities over the last few years.
What is the rule and what are our options?
As always,
Thank you for your advice.
FloridaWe supplied material on a commercial project in NYC with the last delivery to a subcontractor on 6/17/2021.
We missed the deadline months ago as they were paying little by little. Now, we are receiving nothing.
New YorkWhat if I did the work without a contractor's license? I don't think I can do a mechanics lein but are there any other legal routes I can take to force payment? What if I get a contractor's license after the job has been completed? I have an approved estimate and text messages verifying amounts to be paid
VirginiaI'm a General Contractor that did work on a large commerical project back in June and still have not gotten paid. I know the lien deadline is passed, what else can we do?
Texashow can I get the landlord lien that have won a judgment in court by renter
VirginiaOwnership has decided to utilize a new General Contractor on a project already under construction. Looking for advice for a smooth transition.
MississippiPerformed repipe, inspection passed and drywall done. While doing repipe the last pipe had residual water and came into floor which we are actively repairing through a licensed flooring company. Issue is, customer hasn’t paid the repipe and I have 13 days left to file.
FloridaI installed a Garage door and the check had a stop payment on it and now my call has been blocked on here cell and now email address.
Question the wife signed the contract for the door install but the husband is president of the trust is that an issue with proceeding with the lien? I do have a signed contract with the wife. They are now out of town.
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