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I have had a horrible experience with a detached garage build. to summarize: we are almost done 2 months after the initial deadline, there have been multiple failed inspections (most of which were skipped until the final), the contractor was forced to redo many things after the inspections, one sub asked to be paid directly because he had no faith in the contractor, and I never got the correct foundation poured with ledge walls as was agreed upon in the contract.
the contractor asked for an advance on the final payment, which I declined. We are nearing completion and I was served a writ of garnishment due to a successful lawsuit against the contractor where they will be garnishing his wages.
At final payment I plan to dispute the cost since the foundation is incorrect. But, I am highly suspicious that the subs arent going to get paid and when I asked for waivers of lien, he explained that the demo crew and framers are his employees so they dont provide waivers. How can I make sure I get all of the waivers before I release payment to the court?
UtahOur landscaper suddenly sent us 3 invoices for work he has done almost 4 years ago. The invoices are dated for January 2020. We don't remember if we paid or not. We have no debt and pay all bills immediately upon receipt. We also pay him automatically monthly. He is billing us for random things and extras work that we did have done. He has handled our yard for 9 years and this has never happened. My husband would have paid by credit card for the extra work but he likes to change credit cards because he collects points for travel, so to hunt down which one he was using back then would be very difficult. We want to be fair but even health care has laws in place to protect consumers from late billing. This just seems out of place. Please help... You thoughts?
TexasMy company is in Kansas and a customer in Florida is refusing to pay an invoices for the products we supplied to him. He says he's going to pay but after nearly a year he has not yet paid. Do I have any legal options in Florida since I'm a vendor from out of state?
KansasA general contractor contacted us to finish a job after a contractor was removed from the job. Our company was on site from 8/2019-10/2019. We received payment one on 9/24 for august. We signed a conditional waiver for payment 2 on 12/20, for $25k. We received half of the 25 on 12/27. They are refusing to pay us until we sign a unconditional waiver. We refuse to sign it because a vendor listed on a schedule value did not get paid since they didn’t pay the whole amount. The vendor has now put a lien on the general contractor for non payment and we are in grid lock, the general refuses to pay the vendor until the waiver is signed.
TexasCan a contractor put a lien on property for claiming extra work without a written contract in MA?
MassachusettsOur landscaper suddenly sent us 3 invoices for work he has done almost 4 years ago. The invoices are dated for January 2020 even though the work was done long ago. We clearly don't remember if we paid or not. We have no debt and pay all bills immediately upon receipt. We also pay him automatically monthly. He is billing us for random things and extras work that we did have done. He has handled our yard for 9 years and this has never happened. To say we were surprised is an understatement. We are not sure what to do here. My husband would have paid by credit card for the extra work but he likes to change credit cards because he collects points for travel, so to hint down which one he was using 4 YEARS ago would be very difficult. We want to be fair but even health care has laws in place to protect consumers from late billing. This just seems out of place. Please help... You thoughts?
TexasCan a general contractor retain a certificate of occupancy as any sort of leverage for unpaid debt to the Contracting company?
North CarolinaIf I worked thru a company hired by the owner and the agreement I have if thru them never met the owner can I file the lein on his property .or do I file against the contractor I was hired thru.
OhioThis is a two part question: first regarding liening a property seek payment for work performed and second about my ability to seek damages for lost earnings against someone who is trying to prematurely exit a construction contract.
I have an executed construction contract with a customer. I began preliminary work on the project (tree removal, dirt work, obtained permit, window and door review, etc.). Then the original bank came back to the customer with an appraisal much lower than contract value. I recommended another bank for the customer to use, however they decided to go with another bank - Iberiabank, which required a lot of personal and financial information from the builder which I voiced displeasure with but told the customer that I would be happy to jump through any hoops if this is the bank the customer felt strongly about using.
At this point the customer told me that they wanted to put the project on hold and asked me to send them an invoice for my work completed to that point. I sent them an invoice (~$6,000) for the work that had been preformed on the property as well as my time. They responded to this email that they would not pay my invoice until provided with detailed subcontractor invoicing and that due to my unwillingness to work with Iberiabank (not true) that they desired to cancel our contract.
Up until this point our relationship had been very cordial. I believe they have found another contractor that offered a lower price and are trying to find a reason to cancel our contract. I would like to know my best course of action to 1) receive payment on my invoice 2) seek any damages for an early contract exit - this was a significant project and potentially represented around $100,000 in profit
LouisianaI am a small painting contractor and have not received payment for over 30 days.
FloridaWe paid a builder in full but have discovered he failed to pay several subcontractors. The builder just passed away.
If we are able to avoid mechanics liens, can the subcontractors or suppliers still pursue us for the builder’s debts and if so what form would that take.
Many thanks,
Simonne
ColoradoA painter Messed up my wall and did not do use the type of band that we agreed on and caused a lot of damage on my hardwood and carpet by not covering the floor and my cabinets
IllinoisWe are dealership and have done repair work on customers' equipment. They have refused to pay, but we still have the equipment. How do we either file a lien or a notice to auction the equipment to ultimately get paid?
Californialein is put on my house subpar workmanship on many areas contractor will not repair items unless some more money is paid most of the work was already done and paid but terrable workmanship can we turn around and sue the contractor who also hired the sub contractors
Mainemechanics lien has beed put on house work is subpar wood floors are cupping, kitchen cabinets doors are not lined up, ceiling moulding are mot flush to ceiling, mittered corners have large gaps and not straight new front door was not installed master bathroom shower not done paint is chipping and patched up plaster board can be seen did not put step on front main door paint on new installed windows interior vinyl clappord on side of house wavy (house was completely resided) crawl space barrier disturbed and has plenty of ground showing ( in perfect condition prior to floor work wood floors have dipps and not level to each other on same floor joists were replaced and additions floors are not evenely matched up not sure if moisture barrier was installed under wooden floor between hardwood and sub floor electrical is not complete put tankless water heater in incorrect spot refused to move it have asked several times for accounting on work never received plus some other issues what is course of acction with the lein?
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