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My mom recently built a house. During the process, she repeatedly asked the contractor for invoices as well as an itemized list of all money used and what was left so she had an idea of where she could spend our not. He never gave any of that and went over budget by somewhere around 50k. She moved in and found that all the work had not been completed that she had asked for, as well as things did not work properly (ie. doors don't shut completely and water gets through.) She asked for these things to be taken care of and he assured her they all would. Then he comes back and says if she doesn't pay for the rest of the services , even though they aren't completed, that there would be a lien put on her house. She ended up paying even though not all things were completed and now has paid for services not rendered:
-Door still leaks water when it rains
-Cabinets not installed
- Custom closet not done to agreement
- Trim around doors uneven with walls
- Not painted in certain areas
He says she changed her mind too much so those are her issues too deal with. Does she have a right to sue over these issues or is she basically SOL since she paid already.
TexasWe had a prefab addition put on our current home . We contracted and paid in full the agreed amount for the completed addition with a company known as RDA Modular Homes. We are getting ready to sell the property and our realtor brought to our attention a contractors lien on the deed. We do not recall receiving any notification of the lien. We believe that the lien was placed on the property by one of the subcontractors of RDA Modular Homes. One question I have is it legal to apply a contractor's lien against a property for services that I paid RDA Modular Homes in full for? My second question is how many times can I be held liable to pay for the same service.
MassachusettsIAQ report review
MinnesotaI had a contractor work on my kitchen remodel. Start date was suppose to be on 17th of May with an end date two weeks. They completed some work and then he didn't show up for 3 days within those two weeks. I took a day off from work for him to complete some electrical work and he didn't show up. My counter top was delayed for a week due to poor measurements of the cabinet spacing. There is noticeable unsatisfactory work done on the kitchen. I had to hire someone else to do the work as he backed out of the job and didn't want to show up as I had requested. I then stopped the payment of 1900 due to loss of time due to paying another person to finish the work. What should I do now as he is threatening me with a foreclosure on my house. BTW there was no CONTRACT signed.
MichiganWe do construction and roofing we are having problems getting paid by insurances not wanting to pay the overhead and profit. Are there any laws or requirements I am not aware of?
TexasI am the contractor that furnished the contract the the customer for a solar project. The contract clearly states that there is a 3 day right to cancel. We provide a professional site survey for the project to see if the the residences roof and electrical is safe to install solar. We had a master electrician review site inspections to give us the clear to move forward with the next step. We hire a professional engineering firm to provide us, site plans, structural load calculations, and electrical calculations. All material was reviewed again by a master electrical and approved. We furnished the labor to apply for permits. We furnished the labor to apply for Interconnection with the utility company. We set up the logistics to drive material from the wholesale supplier to the residence, a 200 mile drive. The day of installation, the customer signed off on portion of the material from the supplier and did not allow us to place material on his property. We furnished the labor and rented the storage space to store the solar panels and all materials associated with the project in the city where the customer lives. The customer is refusing to cooperate with us thinking we will forget about the contract and project.
CaliforniaGreeting,
First of all, I would like to thank you for giving me a chance to ask about a thing that is important for my job in my company.
I am working as a Contract Specialist in a Chinese company in Georgia on an international Construction Project. Our contract signed with the Employer is FIDIC MDB2010. Currently, as a Contractor, we have 9 months construction delay. However, the Contractor has 2 accepted claims that have a continuing effect:
1. Covid-19 epidemic claim (submitted under SC 8.4(d) and 8.5)
2. Right of Access to, and possession of the Site, which was delayed as a result of the failure of the Employer (submitted under SC 2.1). The Project scope is 10 km. The Contractor has possession of the Site for 9 km, but there is no possession for 1 km yet.
The Contractor requests 9 months EoTfC without additional cost for the first claim that has been impacting the whole project works, and 7 months EoTfC with additional cost (plus profit) for the second claim that has been impacting only the works to be performed in the scope of aforesaid 1 km.
My question: in case the Contractor is granted 9 months of EoTfC without cost for the claim of Covid-19 epidemic, can the Contractor be entitled to additional cost for the claim of right of access?
CaliforniaHello I have a question.
Is it okay for a homeowner to fire me because we are taking to long to do a retaining wall ?show up to the job site and they had another company out there . I did do a basic contract with them . We only had 2 days left to complete the wall They owe us $7500 after the completion. I’m out right now with total loss of rentals and labor about $4000
MassachusettsOffice manager sent estimate out with the wrong amount. Cliente accepted estimate and agree on a date.
The day before the agreed date error on estimate was found. Estimate was updated and sent to client.
Can client sue?
Thank you!
MarylandI am working for an austrian based company and we want to do electrical installation in the U.S. (especially in Kansas). However, not our employees will do the installation, but rather employees from our suppliers. Now the question would be: Which licences do we need in order to be allowed to do electrical installation? It would be a great help if you could answer our questions. Thanks a lot in advance!
KansasI have a current contract with approved change orders. There is a large balance due.
Due to a disagreement with the client, we will not be performing aspects of that contract, and have issued a Change Order to reduce the amount of the contract, however the client has not signed it. Therefore, legally, the contract amount has not changed.
I'm at the point I need to file a lien, I don't want to use the wrong amount, but I know I cannot add to a Lien once it's filed. Am I wrong to file it for the balance of the contract. I'm happy to adjust it later, once the change order is signed.
CaliforniaDoes a 48hr notice for corrective action include weekends? Was issued a notice of termination of contract. In the notice they requested a corrective action plan. The notice was sent via email on a Friday afternoon, labor supplemented sometime over the weekend. The labor that was supplemented did not complete work.
OklahomaI am currently a licensed building contractor in California and i am looking to move my operations to Texas. I wish to obtain info. regarding the best way to do so . Can i get a license in Texas without currently living there? I am in the "High end custom home market " and am not sure of all of the things required in Texas. Please shed some light for me, Thank you, Scott
TexasI am a MBE new start business in Missouri. DId driveway work on homeowner house with signed contract. Homeowner works for Home development company, and promised to pay for materials is I pay labor Plus he would give my company job of putting in 10 driveways in the subdivision. He refuses to pay, refuses to meet and no additional driveway jobs with the development company.
Its been over 60 days with no response and he paid the other contractors.
Help please
MissouriI signed a project agreement, but agreement did not specify that I have three days to cancel. Can the contractor take me to court for that?
Virginia