Q: I hired someone to put a roof on my house and they were working for a roofing company but they decided to do the work on
The side. He put on a rook and a flat roof and now my room with the flat roof is ruined because it leaked. The insurance adjustor said it was installed wrong. I spoke with the guy that put on roof and he said he would pay for the cost of the new flat roof that I had put on. I told him that he could make payments if he needed to (I paid him for my roof in full). Now he is not paying and says that it isn't his fault. Do I have grounds to take him to small claims court to collect the money that he verbally agreed to pay me?
A: Yes. I suggest that you obtain an affidavit from the insuranc adjustor or subpooena that person for trial. Good luck.
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