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Im a subcontractor who worked on a large project in NYC. We finished the work in July of 2019, however we were onsite in December to do some punchlist items.
The GC/Owner are dicking us around on payment. First they say we need to send them a warranty so we send them one from the last date we were on site. They then come back and say we have to take it from the TCO date. When I ask for that date I completely get ignored.
Is it too late for me to file a mechanics lien on this property.
New YorkI had a contractor remodel my kitchen. She did not finish the project and we had to hire someone else to do it. We fired her, and refused to pay her the final $4000.00 payment as hse walked off the job and didn't finish. She has put a lien on our property for the $4000 even though she did not perform the work. What repucusssions do I have?
ColoradoHave 2 jobs. one owes $4000 other owes $3000. filed liens on both and recently sent demand letter. no responses
TexasHello, as a truck driver I offhauled dirt for an investor and have not been paid for over 30 days. He purchases vacant lots, builds luxury homes and sells for profit. If I file a mechanics lien against the property in CA and it expires before the home sells, what then?
Also, he is associated with a number of companies. The property is listed under one company and he hired and paid a portion of what he owes me under a different company. Will this be a problem?
CaliforniaThis customer has never paid. It appears I sent a payment reminder but no pre-lien notice. Do we have any recourse?
ArizonaWe are swimming pool contractors in Illinois. Levelset filed liens for us on two jobs. We want to proceed with foreclosure on the lien as soon as possible. One lien is for $257,500.00 and one is for $151,100.00. What would it cost to file the foreclosures. We're ready to go and need an attorney to fight for us who is experienced in Illinois lien law.
IllinoisI own a condo in Florida. The renter damaged and broke a number of items in the unit. I was under the impression that the unit was in good shape and returned their deposit, however, I recently tried using a number of the appliances and they are broken. Please help me issue a request and lien their new property for payment.
FloridaI am a contractor and we did some work for this property. I missed the Lien deadline. I am in need of suing the person. Can I still do so?
ArizonaWe are non-profit and have already paid contractor for the full amount and have records to prove it. We were not aware of lien waver and did not collect it. Apparently he has not paid sub-contractor. We received "claim lien" and contacted contractor. He said is he is handling it. 3 months laterwe are facing lawsuit. Are you required to pay twice for the same job (including attorney fees)
Floridahow can I file suit to enforce lient?
CaliforniaCustomer paid by American Express and later filed a claim and and had AE withdraw her payment from our account after job had been completed and passed inspection in Sept 2018. We did not file NOC so we cant file mechanics lien. We want to sue in small claims. Is there a time limit to prevent us from suing?
FloridaFiled mechanics lein on a vacation property need helping forclosing
TexasI signed a contract for a custom home to be built. Contract was signed in June of 2019 with wording in the contract of completion "on or about" 6 months. This is in Virginia. It is now coming up on August and the punchlist is still not complete but I am living in the home. Because of their delay, I had to stay in my home that I was going to sell, paying mortgage/utilities/ taxes etc. There are many other issues, too many to list here but I also wonder if I have any recourse when I repeatedly asked them to notify if I was going to go over the estimate and then they sent me a final invoice that put me over 40k over their high end of the estimate. An estimate that I was assured had a pad in it. So I guess I am asking if I have any standing for a possible breach of contract for the delay and/or fraud for the overcharging?
VirginiaClient is in a written contract and within the contracts sold off some of the contract to another contractor I was wondering what steps to take and how to go about this then was also told she no longer needed my services but still owes on the contract
UtahI have tried to hire several Law Firms on a Contingency basis because most Law Firms have asked for the Standard TN Fee of $50,000 retainer. I do not have that type of money laying around. What is the best approach for filing a lawsuit Pro Se against a Builder who abandoned the Buyer, me, one month after the purchase of the home, and admitted to selling the property to me, with Systemic Mold to a Police Detective, but lied and stated that I could have gotten out of the contract, when the contract clearly states, "“This $XXXX.XX will not be refunded for any reason if this transaction does not close.” I have the main Sales Purchase Agreement with that Statement as well as the Amendments.
I sent four Warranty Request Letters, all ignored, followed by three Demand Letters, all ignored, followed by filing Complaints with the TN State Contractors Board. The State Contractors Board then committed fraud on behalf of the Builder, looked at only three (3) documents out of 45 that I submitted on line then through a State Investigator, never looked at the 17 Videos by Lee Company due to an anonymous caller claiming undue "monetary influence". They dismissed my Complaint in its "Entirety" without any chance of appeal.
Followed by the current Governor of the State, Bill Lee of Lee Company at the time was the HVAC Company CEO in 2017 who 's Company discovered no less than 12 building code violations in the HVAC System of my property. Bill Lee / Governor Lee ignored our pleas for help and abandoned my Wife and I.
Then there is a Mold Expert who was also a Home Inspector discovered over 36 code violations which were documented with Exhibits for Evidence and finally an Engineering Company who found another 10 code violations on a cursory visual inspection.
The Builder who lives 4 houses down on the same side of the street, saw us lose all of our furniture, most of our belongings and IGNORED all of the reports, all of the Warranty Request Letters and all of the Demand Letters and my Wife's health issue's, the fact that I went to the Emergency Room over 12 times due to reactions to the mold in the property and was hospitalized for 4 days due to excessive mold exposure.
There are serious structural defects including 12 linear fractured joists of which the Builder has done nothing about.
I am in foreclosure due to the loss of my home based business because of the effects of the mold on my and my Wife's health.
Can I file a Summary Judgement instead of a Motion for filing a Lawsuit against the Builder, or do I have to go the normal route and file a Complaint with the Court first then file a Summary Judgement? Thank you.
Tennessee