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My company worked on Hard Rock hotel before the collapse. We still have 5k in tools in the building. We were told by our customer to reach out to the property developers Kailas inc and we received no response to our emails. What can we do at this point to either retrieve tools or be paid for their value. We were paid for labor performed just not tools. We worked under Citadel as the GC but they told us contact the developer.
LouisianaWe have filed our lien. How long do we have to set up a small claims court date to get payment ?
CaliforniaI have ongoing projects going at my boss' home. We would like to cut ties with the current contractor but he refuses to sign progress made waivers for the first three draws that he has received full payment for. He says that he won't sign anything until payment for two other draws is received. Those two draws are for materials that has not been received, work that we specifically did not approve and on site supervision that was not done (we have a log of who is in the residence and how long). Does the contractor have grounds to file a lien and NOT sign the progress made waivers?
TexasWe are the factoring company who advances funds to our client, the company fell short with unpaid wages and fell short with payments being made to workers. who can i file a complaint with to try and recover funds? as they are in litigation currently.
TexasIn our state of Idaho, we have provided rebuild service to a customer. We are outside of our mechanics lien time frame and the customer has since moved and sold his home without paying the last porton of their check, the customer was aware the money was due but then decided to spend it. What type of document should I send them or what other action items can I use to receive payment
IdahoA contractor roofer did not complete 95% of contracted work on our 1,600 sf residential rehab property.
The 10% he work he did complete was wrong, not to code and unsafe.
He never filed a Notice of Commencement.
He admitted poor workmanship in conversation during our home inspection in front inspector as witness.
Our contract for 21K for a metal roof included existing shingle tear-off, which he did.
He installed felt, sloppy, with insufficient spacing and qty of nails, failing county code inspection.
He repaired a small truss incorrectly, not to code and unsafe, per our home inspector.
We fired him (and hired a qualified roofer who saw the shoddy work, and completed all work to code).
We offered him $1,200 ($60sq labor) for shingle tear-off, some 2x4's & felt (which we had to rebuy new).
He told us to fly a kite and sent an invoice for over $5,000.
It included labor he didn't do and an $1,100 dumpster he never provided (they used our dumpster).
He then filed a lien for over $5,000.
We learned after he has numerous similar complaints around town with other clients.
He also cost us 2 1/2 month production delay (worth approximately $2,600 at cost we'll never get back).
Q: CAN A FL OWNER CONTEST A LIEN WITH 20 DAYS (OR LESS) FOR CLAIMANT TO RESPOND INSTEAD OF 60 DAYS?
Q: CAN ANY OF THE ABOVE SOMEHOW RESULT IN VOIDING HIS LIEN?
Q: TO WHOM CAN WE SEND THIS INFORMATION NOW TO REVIEW, TO SAVE US MONTHS CONTESTING THE LIEN?
Thank you! Keep up the good work!
FloridaWhat is the timeline in PA for perfecting a lien once it has been posted? 6 months, a year? We have a lien already posted and have negotiated a settlement but the customer has not remitted the settlement and we may need to proceed to perfecting the lien.
West VirginiaA contractor filed a fraudulent mechanics lien against my house. I have a paid in full bill from him and now hes coming against me because of a SUB he hired didnt finish work properly. He also lied about the tine lime on the lien. He just filed the lien and has not worked at my house in over 10 months. How do I file a motion to have it lifted?
New YorkI have filed a mechanics lien in Arkansas for the amount of $32k. I am a licensed GC in California. I am registered with Arkansas as a foreign corporation, done payroll in that state, and I am set up with a registered agent in that state. Am I able to enforce my lien in court, or do I have to be an Arkansas licensed contractor?
Arkansasi own a tree service and was hired to take down trees and clear a vacant lot. was paid 11000 in the beginning 11 in the middle now the end and im getting excuses that they had a fraud no access to checks. do extra work . we finsihed and not getting paid
FloridaGood morning, my question is my mortgage company sold my home when I was in modification And I filed bankruptcy and supposedly saved it by 11 minutes, but Found our i didn’t need to because I was in modification which I knew I was even though they kept saying they never got any paperwork which I faxed five times with confirmations and they still sold it.. But “supposedly” they didn’t record it even though the guy that bought my home illegally showed up at my front doorstep the next morning of the auction with the contract signed and everything, Also they mail me papers showing that the title went back to the bank.But it’s like it erased into thin air and then made an offer to us before we said anything Which is very much guilty do I still have a case? Also I had a flood in my house and it was never finished I still have holes in my walls, water underneath my linoleum, Half of the carpet gone and more. So my second question is can I file for a mechanic lien even though I am in foreclosure and I’m Suing my Morgage Company at the same time As I put it up on the market to sell it on Monday Yeah my lawyer is telling me that I need to put it on MSN ASAP and I don’t know if that to hold the mortgage company back give him more time which I believe so since I have tons of equity Do you want my house bad and there’s a lot of mistakes that They made which are illegal. But I’d like to get more for the house by getting all the stuff done, Plus I had PG&E which is My power company come out to do an assessment Because I have been really sick and on disability and it’s a free program where they’re going to fix everything including weatherize the windows, doors stuff like that.. I know this is a lot you guys, but I appreciate the honesty and help as this past year and a half has been absolute hell divorce cheating wife Home sold illegal. So do you think this is possible?? Thank you so much. PS. I forgot that I do you have a class action lawsuit going on too for construction defects.
CaliforniaWe won a judgement in chancery court against our builder : Breach of contract & negligence the chancellor ordered judgement amount of $125,343.
We also have a court hearing today, to file our attorney costs, discretionary and all other misc costs.
Our judgement for the breach of contract & negligence order was signed off by the chancellor on 23 December 2019. It’s now, March 6, 2020.
How much time is a Defendant given to pay a judgement and is it paid to the court of paid directly to the Plantiff? What if the builder REFUSES to pay? Is that considered Contempt of Court??
Thank you kindly !
TennesseeWe filed the bond claim through Levelset 5/29. Our customer (subcontractor) and the GC have become unresponsive since then. What's the next step?
MissouriWe have not gotten paid on this job, which was completed in May 2019. It was being handled by our attorney who filed against the insurance company. There ended up being no coverage for this claim. We still have an outstanding invoice and the homeowner is not responding. The lien deadline passed. What can we do?
FloridaHello, a subcontractor of mine is suing me in small claims court as he was never paid by my contractor for part of my bill. I never had a legal agreement with the subcontractor as the subcontractor was hired by my contractor.
Do I have personal liability in small claims court in this scenario for a debt unpaid to the subcontractor. I thought the subcontractor had to file a lien on my property to recover his debt. Is that true?
If I go to small claims court and tell the judge that I had no agreement with this subcontractor and he didn't pursue a mechanics lien will my case in small claims court be dismissed?
Thanks,
Sandra
California