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I have a project in GA. The General Contractor (GC) issued a letter of intent (LOI) and we started work. PM was supposed to send an AIA contract but after several days they sent a non AIA contract with lots of very stringent language and we asked to get AIA contact and they refused. We worked on the project and finished drgs sent to approval. Then the suggest to mark up the contract and we did as we did not agree many items and they agreed most of it. We signed the contract at and the GC pull the plug and did not signed the contract and cancel the project. Do I have lien right?
GeorgiaWe are being subcontracted out to demolish a building that was acquired by a Financial Firm purchased under a trust, however, there is litigious affairs happening on the backend with the previous owner who wants it back. The city wants the work to commence immediately. How do we as the subcontractor protect ourselves from getting brought into the legal battle.
CaliforniaI am a General B in CA and specialize in Restoration and mitigation work. We have over 100k in accounts receivable all of which Is completed work. Homeowners are waiting for insurance but insurance is dragging feet. Can I sue ? Can I send to collections ?
CaliforniaI believe a person was impersonating as a licensed general contractor. When I verified the license in GA, the license belonged to a completely different individual. When I called the provided insurance carrier of the general contractor, the insurance company said the company did not have an active policy. Unsafe electrical and structural work has caused many problems but I do not know the proper legal process to follow. I believe a breach of contract seems correct however since the company has no verifiable information or entity, it actually sounds more like fraud and criminal negligence?
GeorgiaHome owner breach a contract
Gave 3 checks without founds
Didn't let our company to pick up tool and materials.
CaliforniaI filed a lawsuit but it has not got to court yet, I was wonder if they are obligated to pay me now.
TexasMy period to enforce my lien has expired, what can I do to get paid?
ColoradoMy parents hired a sub contractor and paid him $2,500 upfront for a $4,750 natural gas pipeline replacement. He dug the trench & has gone missing. The company he subcontracted under is saying that they dont know him & he didnt work for them but they pulled the permit for the job. He never installed the line and just took the $. What do we do to get our money back especially since the company isn't acknowledging him as an employee
TexasOur construction company is looking for an experienced attorney experienced in construction contracts, in a matter that involves the contractor (us) as the plaintiff where the homeowners have failed to pay for materials and services provided for their home.
CaliforniaI am a third-tier subcontractor, and our Mechanical has not responded to payment. When the lien was filed, the General contractor did not accept it. The general contractor will not pay out due to not protecting our rights. The majority of what is owed is retainage. I am not to sure if anything can be done in this situation.
TexasIm a contractor whose property is being held and invoices are not being paid by the homeowner. she has openly committed defamation of character as well as broken liable laws in the state of Colorado. i have all communication as well as open statements made on google business, thumbtack etc etc. she has single-handedly destroyed my abilities to work in the area with all the lies, etc. i want to any and everything possible to sue and to press charges. everything ive looked up shows im in the right. she refuses to press charges because she openly knows shes wrong and the officers have stated that as well. i need a civil attorney willing to take the case ive done all the leg work and have all the documentation. i need to know my options and i need to move forward asap before i cannot
ColoradoI have taken out liens on 6 properties . will i be able to sue for attorney fees as well?
South CarolinaClients have refused to pay for Invoiced Labor. Clients called a Work Stoppage. This was intentional, so that they could get out of paying for the Invoiced Labor. Clients hired another General Contractor to complete the Job. Clients have filed with the California Better Business Bureau and the Contractors State License Board against my General Contractor's License. Clients are demanding that I pay for the completion of the work, even though I was only 5 days into the Work.
I have tried through Mediation with the Contractor's State License Board to meet all of their demands, even agreeing to $0 payment in order to save my license from having a Strike against it.
I have filed the Mechanic's Lien on August 8, 2017, then drafted and sent a Termination Agreement via the CSLB for the Clients through Mediation, that they are now refusing to sign.
What forms do I need for the Enforcement of Foreclosure on the Mechanic's Lien?
CaliforniaI had a client that did not pay the full invoice because she said that I damaged her pool. She had asked and requested I use a specific machine to compact the area where I was installing pavers. I let her know that the specific compacter she wanted me to use would cause damage to the pool's plumbing. I suggested we use another type of compacter. She refused, so we went ahead and used the compacter she wanted. Of course, it damaged her pool's plumbing. So she hired a pool contractor to fix the problem and discounted it from my invoice. So i started a lien and now she is suing me and wants me to cover her lawyer fees.
CaliforniaI'm run a solar sales organization. I have a client who paid cash for Solar, Roof and a new HVAC unit with ducting work. The HVAC construction company I subcontracted fir the job was a total mess. He came out to give an estimate and while we were still negotiating the projects cost. He started the job without a signed agreement between us and without any form of pdown payment exchanged for him to begin the job. He installed the unit that he knew a part in the furnace was on a recall. So it didn't work. He left a whole in the drywall near ducting system. He left gaslines unvalved and then was unreachable when we were trying to get him to schedule to come back to fix all the issues he had left on the project unfinished. We had to hiring another subcontractor to correct the issues inorder to pass the HERS test. Which added to the overall project expenses. When we sent him an invoice of the additional charges to fix his mistakes and for having abandoned the project. We deducted the additional expenses from the verbal agreement he made with us at $12,500.00, we did not hear back from him. In fact we have still not heard back from him since. However, he filled a Mechanical Lien against the homeowners and their property for $14,000.00. The lien he filed is fraudulent we never signed a subcontracting contract with him or his company at any time during the process of the project and installation. The property is in Napa County but their court house says the lien wasn't filed in their courts jurisdiction.
I need help getting to a resolution for both the homeowners and my company.
Considering that this contractor has numerous suspensions and violations on his licenses. I have a feeling that the lien my have been improperly filed and granted. Is there a way to determine if he also committed fraud when having the lien put against the homeowners property? How can my company dispute the lien validity in order to have it removed and/or expunged?
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