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Last year I contracted to have some waterproofing done on my house. I gave them a $10,000 deposit and was approved for a loan for the balance. I have postponed the work several times because of the pandemic, I have not gone back to work and my income is Social Security and the unemployment which is due to run out in September. The situation has changed here, not only am I still out of work I've had some health crises that are expensive to treat since insurance doesn't cover it. I want to cancel the contract, I am seriously worried that I won't be able to pay the loan and I could use that money back. The salesman is telling me that if I cancel the contract they can keep my deposit. Is there any way out of this? I have not been called back to work and I probably won't be.
New YorkI work with renovations of apartments in South Carolina. The company I work for deals with drywall, countertops, bathtub, walls, and cleaning.
Am I considered an essential worker?
South CarolinaMy husband has a small construction business mainly himself and IF he needs help he hires other self employed contractor which receive 1099’s. He really doesn’t have payroll per say but has construction bills that need paid. Would he qualify for the “up to” $10000 grant? Also I read somewhere that self employed contractors could draw unemployment. Please advise. Thanks
Illinoisi’ve been contracting a property improvement project for a badly vadelized single family dwelling on and off for past 2 years , i had agreement with owner to do most of ,if not all improvements . i have subcontracted out the plumbing and electric and hvac. i myself have done all demo . all framing . insulating. drywall, trim, cabinets , tile walls . flooring , painting. and have supplied all money for material and labor and paid all subcontractors . i’m 80% complete with interior with total to date exceeding $42,000 . i was instructed by owner to reside at residence to protect property and since i was going thru divorce it was convenient for me to do so . however i was just served with an eviction letter and i have to go to hearing on 11 th . obviously owner is trying to get out of paying for said services and ultimately i may have to vacate but the fact that he owes me a huge balance and i’m still 20% from completion . i would rather finish interior and get balance for entire interior but if i vacate and he gets someone else to finish it may be 3-6 months before they complete and try to sell and i’m out a residence from now till then with no money for and of services
KentuckyI’m a contractor the customer breached contract from start we were near end I sent a change order bill that was approved then following week handed a letter of fired on job do I file for the change order or?
OklahomaWe would like to release a lien but we would like some advice before we do that. We would like to ensure that in case the owners compensate their general contractor (who we are a sub to) for COVID related reasons, we want to make sure that we are still able to collect such compensation from the GC after we have released the lien. Can we put some sort of verbiage on the lien to protect us in case the GC should come back and say "you released the lien, so we do not owe you anything"?
CaliforniaDue to Convid 19/economical decline, the client cut down the contractual building height of a large hotel project to half, can the contractor claim for the profit loss or terminate the contract?
New YorkI was sent Bond of affidavit claim form from a surtey company. Do i need to still file a complaint with the courts? Can i get assistance even though ive already completed the administrative process and never got response? Or can i just fill out bond then deposit it with the court? If there a maximum i can seek for damages? Non judicial administrative process do i just go get judgement? Any and all help is appreciated..
TexasCan a contractor ask a client with an executed renovation contract that in consideration of COVID-19, we need to charge the client fees to purchase PPE, Sanitation equipment, and hire additional crew to constantly clean and sanitize the job site?
New YorkI have approved contracts with the same client on multiple projects. After completing first half, client decided to terminate rest due to financial situations related to the pandemic. I agreed to suspend the projects for some time to help them with the situation, however they insisted on termination. Should I terminate the project and then file a claim? Would I be able to recover lost profit on those projects if I terminate? Suspension itself has already caused me loss because of the big open window in my schedule.
CaliforniaI heard that due to the Coronavirus you can increase or add a percentage to your pricing. I was wondering if this was true? And if so, how much increase in percentage would be allowed?
New JerseyI heard that due to the Coronavirus you can increase or add a percentage to your pricing. I was wondering if this was true? And if so, how much increase in percentage would be allowed?
New JerseyI did a job and we had a contract/estimate, in the contract/estimate it stated that troubleshooting was not included along with any work not stated in the estimate. Upon completion of the stated work the homeowner stated that she needed the internet working in her house. This was during the height of the COVID-19 quarantine. We obliged her by figuring out why those plugs didnt have power and proceeded to fix the problem. now that everything is done she is refusing to pay for the work that was done. She is also threatening to call various state and local boards to complain that i am a "crook" i need to know what legal right i have to get paid for the work i did. I didn't get anything in writing that says that she was requesting this work to be done however i do have workers that heard her say these things.
CaliforniaWe have a painting contractor business are we able to continue business
MarylandHi, I'm working on a residential remodel contract for a $300,000 renovation. I'm adding a COVID-19 rider to cover us against stop work orders, supply chain fluctuation etc. I've been considering adding an escalation clause to the effect that if items that cover a large area of the project site such as framing lumber, sheetrock, flooring, etc run over 10% more than projected costs then the owner is responsible for the difference. I can see framing lumber has gone up 15% since I bid on the project. My only concern is that this is the first bid I have done, and I don't want the owner to feel nickel and dimed and lose the contract. I built in a 20% markup based on materials and labour so I think if some of the relatively low cost items like framing lumber run higher it might still be ok, but if much higher ones - kitchen cabinets, or doors run 15% higher it will be bad for us. Any suggestions on whether I should add an escalation clause and how best to phrase it?
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