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Im a sub for a sub that did work on a government project on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Nv. The last day we worked was on was April 20th, 2019, the job was put on hold due to mold being found in the dorms . We were originally supposed to just open the fire chases and walls to give the plumber access to the cracked drain pipes and repair the opening, texture and paint to match. When we open up the fire chases we found that there was damage and holes in the walls that was done by some previous repairs, We were instructed to repair the damage and holes and to fire caulk all pipes, we were sent hand drawn drawings on how to do the repairs by Ellard Comstack who was the senior project manager at the time , i never got a change order, i just hand wrote a paper with the price and Ellard signed it as a letter of intent and I just last month went to Tuscan to get a statement from him that says Yes he did tell me to do the work. The job has now been cancelled and it will be rewritten and will have to be rebid, Northcon was not asked to return to bid that job and we instead were asked, Northcon now refuses to pay us, they owe us 58,000.00 for the extra work. They have been paid in full . What can we do ?
NevadaHow does overtime work on prevailing wage. Per day as well as hours per week?
MissouriI was hired to clean, camera, and repair a 4inch sewer main in sunset Louisiana. When the broken section of sewer was found and dug up we saw that the cable company had hired a subcontractor to come and bore under the customer's driveway and bore through the 4 inch sewer Main. So at this point I had broken up the concrete of the driveway dug for few down uncovered the broken section show the customer the customer called the cable company they came out took pictures to customer told me to go ahead and fix it I fixed it after fixing it customer tells me I need to call cable company's subcontractor to get paid. Isn't the customer still responsible to pay me then get reimbursed from them since it's me and the customer that had the oral contract??
LouisianaI asked a guy to help me out in a job he showed up late we went to job the equipment he brought didn’t work so I asked him to go to Lowe’s get supply’s to finish job. He left at 815 am we arrived at 8 am he didn’t return to job until 230 with another person not approved to work for me and showed him how to apply tile to the wall he applied 3 pcs and then left again at 245 pm. He cane back at 345 when we were finished to pick up his equipment
He paid 160 dollars for supplies I paid him 220 in return for picking up supply’s and buying the items himself even tho I told him user my account so he didn’t have to pay for it himself and the left over supply’s he returned to 60 dollars so he Made 120 dollars for picking up supply’s for me and working 5 mins. He then demanded an additional 400 dollars stating we had a verbal agreement on splitting the shin 50 50 and we did not he is threatening to file a Lein on my clients home
Can he do that or can I fight it if he does ? What are my legal rights if he does this he was never an employee he would have been a self employed sole proprietor never on my payroll either.
NevadaHello, we hired a contractor to do some work, he gave us a quote for services, once the job began, he realized that he didnt need to use certain materials. However when the job was complete, he didnt want to reduce the entire cost of materials/labor that weren't used for the job.
He submitted the invoice for payment and we disputed it and asked him to sit down with us to go over the work order and worked performed to make an adjustment. He has refused to do so. We paid him what we felt was fair and insisted to sit down with him. He refused and now has tacted on late fees and has threatened to bring a judgment against us. We don't mind paying, but not over payment. What's our options?
MinnesotaI am a small contractor I have put a lien on a building - it involved a lawyer to make sure it was right, seems like it would cost alot of $ to go to court when I did nothing wrong. The system does not seem that fair to me .If I go and destroy the work we did , then I would be in trouble ..
FloridaI was blackmailed - My invoices were all changed without me knowing, at end of job I found out,and if I lie to say I was paid the client will get a lot of $ from investor and then I would get my money. That is stealing - I didnt go along with it , so I didnt get paid .
So my question is : who deals with stuff like this- is this legal ? Can I go to the state attorney about this - there still running there business with my materials and labor finished and I am broke left wandering what to do now .
FloridaWhat if payment disputes or issues don’t arise until two or three years after the project, or even longer? I know in Louisiana we call it prescription and the rest of the country, they call it a statue of limitation, but what triggers those timelines?
LouisianaHello, I have a situation where a deck contractor performed work on my property (deck replacement). Our agreement was via email exchange, text exchange, and verbal communications. Within that, the only 'document' was the estimate for scope of work and the $$ total, but for no particular reason this document wasn't signed by either party. I paid $7,000 as a down payment (~75% of the total for the agreed scope, which in hindsight is a very high down payment). The work performed was poor and nowhere near the level of quality expected or "promised" (via email and verbal exchange). He refuses to fix the issues, but still wants full (or at a minimum, additional) payment.
Texashow do you defend against a mechanics lien for unaurthorized work
New HampshireCan a GC hold retention from one job location for another location of work performed in Georgia?
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Chris Garcia
GeorgiaMy husband's customer on a residential project wrote a check for full payment, then stopped payment once he demobilized from the site. We called the police and filed a report. Long story short, she has agreed to meet us to release payment to avoid jail for a history of bad check and insurance fraud.
I have a lien on the property but I want to protect myself after receiving payment. What kind of document should I request that she sign to ensure payment and protect myself from any libel that may affect my professional standing?
GeorgiaI paid $35,286.00 to the solar company in April of 2019, for a solar roof system, and HVAC. The solar was done by them, and installed in April, it works very well. The solar company’s portion was $17,293.00. The HVAC was sub-contracted to a heating and air company. They came to our house and delivered the HVAC system, but due to my husbands illness and surgery, we postponed. We were prepared to get the HVAC installed this spring, but Covid-19 happened.. My issue is with the energy consultant that I can’t get a hold of, and who’s CSLB license is expired. The solar company cut the consultant a check for $17,993.00, which he paid the heating and air company for the system, which we have in our garage, but not the installation. What are my options?
CaliforniaWe are a sub tier subcontractor and our GC put a hold on funds for "project a". The reason is because the tier above us (who we are subcontracted to) will not provide an unconditional lien release for "project b". They are 2 different projects with 2 different contracts. I would think that this is illegal due to prompt payment laws? We have been paid in full including retention for project b.
CaliforniaWhen a customer terminates a contract and has a balance due and custom order non refundable material that was pending delivery and he refuses the delivery because he doesn't want to pay for the material even though its custom order and cannot be returned to our supplier
can I legally charge storage fees for that item so that when he finally pays off the balance the material will be released to him?
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