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Client refused to pay last Part of Contract Causing Delays on her project, and Preventing us from Finishing 100%.
Client took keys from our lockbox, and Emptied out the House taking more than $4,000 worth of Tools and Equipment, Also recently Client Called Credit Card Issuer to dispute transactions for a project thats has been done at 90% since she Stopped us.
Extra Scope of work had to be done in order for us to Complete the project and she refused to pay for that alleging that the first Scope of work hasn’t been completed as for what she had paid for.
TexasOutstanding invoice with singed PO past due. In Ohio, past 75 days.
OhioWe have a contractor that has not paid us, but has been paid by all homeowners. One homeowner is saying that if he pays the invoice owed to me to get the lien off his house he has no way to collect the money he paid the contractor. Supposedly the state of Iowa changed it in 2013 for this to be correct?
IowaOur company installs Structured Data cabling in banks and schools. In 2016 there was a project that was started and 2 1/2 years later the project was finished. The cabling was contracted to us by a company that was in business at that time, but when the project was completed the company we contracted through had been sold to a major company that is now saying they bought the business but not the debts they have outstanding. The company we contracted thru still has an accountant and a law firm I am assuming because of the situations we are faced with. Part of the project was bid with an E-Rate bond to the school in which we provided $20,000.00 in materials and labors and an additional $4500.00 that was not E-Rate. The company we contracted with failed to keep the government forms up to date so the E-Rate bond was cancelled and according to the company they have been trying to get it fixed so everyone can be paid. The school under that bond was only obligated to pay 15% of the final invoice and until ETCS can get the E-Rate fixed and approved they will not pay the 15% of the invoice. The school is a good customer but we need the $20000.00 so I am asking for advise. How do I put a lien on a company that doesn't exist? Should I send a certified letter to the school and ETCS stating that by a determined date, if we aren't paid we intend to repossess our equipment and cabling other than the amount that has been payed?
TexasCustomer did not want to for all my time on his site
GeorgiaI took final electrical and the inspection to sign pass for final . But the customer doesn’t pay what can I do .?
MassachusettsSo I have worked with the owner of a business that was wanting to do a finish out on a new lease property for the last 6 or so months. I did not have a contract in place, but I have many texts back and forth asking me to do certain things and when the job would get started.
So what I did:
I designed the entire project and took my design to the architects to draw up and put a set of plans together. I dealt with the owner when they wanted to make revisions and then in turn worked with the A/E to make the revisions. I met the owner several times onsite and assisted through the entire process. I made all of the submittals to the city for the permitting process and revisions to get an approved permit. I came up with the scope of work for the entire project and even discussed entire cost for the project and owner told me we need to get the numbers settled so we can "get started". They have now utilized another contractor to do all of the work. I feel I should be compensated for my time when they asked me to design and assist in the entire process. Am I able to file a lien on them?
TexasWe delivered by registered mail, constructive notice to owner, and filed Lien at County Court. Lien has been in place for 18 months. This is we are. How to foreclose the Lien.
GeorgiaWe are supplier for my client and delivered all the materials amount of $90,265.52 to City of Kerrville, Texas.
I filed Mechanics Lien on the address that was given by my client. But found out the address was wrong and the materials we delivered to is own by the City of Kerrville in Texas.
Can I put Mechanics Lien against City of Kerrville?
Can I put lien against materials we delivered to City of Kerrville?
Can I put lien on my client who hired/order all the materials?
Please let me know what I could do to collect my money.
TexasI have a client who is refusing to pay a balance for a job already completed. I cannot file a lien b/c that would require it to be posted before the first payment. This has been going on for months. It was a job through his insurance policy, and I'm pretty sure he over spent his insurance claim, which is why he's not wanting to pay - he doesn't have the money. He's not answering my messages or returning my calls. I just need to get paid. What do I do?
MissouriAmerican Industrial Werks was contracted to disassemble and reassemble a clean room in IL. The customer transported the equipment once it was packed and stored it in a location in IL. The warehouse was next door to the location that it would be rebuilt. AIW rebuilt the clean room at the new location but pieces of the room ended up missing. AIW never had control of the inventory. AIW's contract specifically stated that we would not be responsible for any missing pieces which the client signed. During the rebuilding process some of the plexiglass broke (as used plexi- glass can become brittle if not stored properly). AIW gave a credit to replace broken plexi-glass. However the client has been holding back $55K of payment because they do not wish to pay because they are missing $1500 worth of gaskets. We have already credited items that we do not believe we were responsible for (pieces that arrived broken from the warehouse) but wanted to move the payment process along as the client prolonged the job and final inspections to delay payment. I have signed estimates with terms listed clearly on the documents. The payment was to be paid upon completion. This job began in October and experienced multiple delays and the customer's key people being out of town to avoid final inspections to record completion. This multiple phase job was finished on Jan 11, 2019.
Illinoisthe owner property refuses to pay for labor, and is saying i had contract with forman for 2 grand. and the work order was minimal. it ended up doing a complete remodel. over 200,000 worth of work. or more i am just skillled laborer. i placed lien and filed court complaint and owner had place a no contact order by police. or igo jail. my court date is 6 month away, iwant speed up this process and collect every thing possable from him. labor code 238 say i am intitled to $2500 and $100 every day not paid. i am also exempt from lic. req. as an employee. i want sale his property and collect what i worked for. his property is owned. ther is no morgage.
CaliforniaWe have filed liens on two different property is managed by one management company. They are both multi family properties. We also have a client who has not paid anything on a completed contract and we have not filed a lien on that residential project.
TexasI did multiple jobs like I do every year now (over 5 years straight), for 2 particular homeowners, through their "property MGMNT resource", and all the sudden she (Prop MGR) freaked out this year and said im not getting paid for anything, approx $15,000+, right before XMAS eve and now im evicted from my home, amongst many other horrible consequences since I was 100% counting on every penny, and I am really in trouble here, where can I get help? Apparently I don't qualify for the Liens since I never gave them the (Step 1 of 3) Notice of working in your home thing....which I DEF will now to every soul on earth - IF my entire biz and life are not ruined, which as of now they really both are....Just the worst timing possible for this. I have loads and loads of evidence and they both still have $1,000's in equipment alone sitting in their homes, of which I have the serial #s, boxes, etc for.......Please tell me something I can do....Thank you
FloridaWe allowed payment arrangements with a company to pay us back in three payments. One payment in November, December and January to be paid off by February. Their first payment came in December and I have made several attempts to receive the 2nd payment due in December. But there has been no return correspondence. Not sure where to do.
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