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What is the penalty for somebody performing construction work w/o license, insurance, bonds, permits in Texas. A contractor being hired from a big national chain and using their brand, being back up by them didn't have anything I mentioned above and practically did everything possible wrong and out of any quality standards. After city code enforcement (TX) , came out that also plumbing and electrical work was performed and nothing up to the code. Promises not fulfilled, work not done, or partially and wrong and sloppy, long time w/o opportunity of using home and thousands of dollars wasted in materials we paid for. In the contract attached to their invoice they answered yes/ stated to question regarding bonds, insurances, licenses , etc. "yes we are fully insured..." And the chain was backing them up. What can we do ? how to get them paid for damages? and get the money we paid back ? We have city code enforcement report and local big companies statement/ witnesses such as master plumber / electricians that their work was complete fiasco and failure. We are looking for justice.
TexasOur GC has denied requests for licenses of his subcontractors and claims the other workers are his employees, so he does not have to give us any such information. According to him, as the GC with a B license, he can hire anyone as framers, plumbers, electricians, etc. Is this true in California? After many failed inspections, and in multiple instances my wife and I having to explain the basic physics of plumbing (gravity) to the plumber or how to wire a 4-way switch to the electrician (we found it on Google in 30 seconds), we are very concerned about the quality and safety of the work. Given how many safety issues and code violations we had to point out to the workers, I anticipate costly repairs in the near future, and I expect the GC to claim nothing falls under his warranty. He already tried to blame several issues on our HVAC guy (independent sub), none of which were even remotely related to or in proximity to HVAC work. Plus I would not want his clearly unqualified people trying to repair their own substandard work. Apparently there is some CA law about suing licensed contractors for 100% of the contract value if unlicensed subs are used. Can someone help me understand this a little better? Given a $100,000 contract with the GC, what if 70% of the work (framing) was done by a licensed sub and the other 30% (plumbing and electrical) was done by the GC’s employees, and none of those employees has any type of plumbing or electrical certification? Would this law apply? If so, how could I prove the lack of certification or license? I’ve tried contacting the CSLB and various other entities with the employees’ names. Answers were either “no record of that person” or “if the GC has a B license it doesn’t matter.” In other cases we know only first names, and it’s unclear if the workers are subs or employees. Maybe these people are certified/licensed but I haven’t found the proof yet; I cannot just assume the negative because the GC won’t give up this info. What next?
CaliforniaI have a Michigan residential builders license and want to know if i can get a Florida license without testing been licensed since 1993
FloridaA former employee formed a roofing company and applied for a Roofing license under the guise that they had foreman experience for 4 years and/or experience. Clearly this person misrepresented themselves and was issued a license under false pretenses. Who would investigate this?
FloridaIn California if I'm working for a licensed contractor or an unlicensed contractor can I as an employee file a mechanic's lien on a property if my boss doesn't pay me. Here's the situation I was paid cash but shorted from our original agreement. I don't believe my employer has a contractor's license either does that matter and can I file a mechanic's lien if he doesn't pay me
CaliforniaI was hired to do a job. Client asked for quote, was unable to provide until after doing job. Final bill ended up being 15k. Client thinks market average for this job is 8k. So far have paid 4.5k, refusing to pay 15k. Nothing is in writing, all oral agreements. Where do I go from here?
New MexicoWe are a subcontractor in IL, with potential to sell 5 jobs in AZ. These jobs may include installation, which we will sub out to an installer. Are we required to have a contractor's license, or the installer?
ArizonaI am looking to start a Residential Contracting business in Louisiana. In the application to the state I see the Financial Statement Affidavit requirement. What I am unclear about is how to get this done since this is a new company. Can you inform me of how to satisfy this need for the application?
LouisianaCan I, as an automotive technician performing work under my own company file a lien against a customer not paying?
OregonHi, I'm a licensed GC here in San Antonio TX, I just recently was sued in civil court for $5,000. The homeowner messaged me to release funds to the sub, the sub-contractor misappropriated the funds and the homeowner came after me and won. What repercussions will this have on my license? Trying to decide whether to appeal or not. The judge was not interested in proof or reasoning.
TexasWe were hired to do 2 separate jobs from one client. I am a GC but was hired as a sub by a GC. completed the first job (still owes $3800 on that job) started second job, plans were wrong, his plumbing subs did their part wrong ( i had my men fix for free), did extra work, then we disagreed on something and he terminated the remaining work to be done on second contract. We agreed to the separation. He then requested most of the money we received from him for second job refunded. We sent a break down of costs including money owed from first completed job (we were generous as we just wanted to go on to our next project). the breakdown sent had us owing him $3500. He denied and said we owe much more now he got a lawyer and wants $38,000 immediately. What is our next step. We do not owe him $38,000 and dont want the CSLB involved.
CaliforniaI have been a GC in NY for over 11 years and I am going to be moving down to Jupiter in the next 6 months. Is there an easy way to transfer licensing or do I have to start from scratch ?
FloridaGood morning,
I have hvac license in Illinois and Wisconsin for over 10 years. Can I apply in Florida without taking Exam?
Thank you,
Darek Olszewski
FloridaHello, please help me to transfer my Illinois plumber license to Florida plumbing license, I'm a master plumber over 10 years in this industry.
Thank you,
Alexander Mahlis
mahlis1973@gmail.com
FloridaIf an LLC owns the construction license of a contracting company, should the members of that LLC be listed on the license as well? In other words, do they each need to be licensed to bid, perform on projects? To complicate the situation, what if the primary owner of the contracting company is the LLC whose licenses are listed, but not his co-owner who performs the majority of the work.
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