Q: Contractor breached contract, causing damages instead of doing the agreed-upon work. How can I get my house repaired?
Contractor took my money, blocked me in my house so that I could not see that they were ripping apart the WRONG part of my house. I escaped, told them to STOP ripping apart the WRONG part of my house, but they refused. They not only refused to to the work as described in the contract, they caused extensive damage while doing the Unauthorized work, with NO Permit to do so. I told them to NOT RETURN the next day, that I FORBID them to touch the back of my house until the issues with the front were resolved. They returned the next day ANYWAY, and ripped apart the back of my house, causing even more damages. They Still REFUSE to do the work as outlined in the contract, and now they want me to PAY THEM MORE to repair the damages that THEY CAUSED BY DOING WHAT I HAD FORBIDDEN THEM TO DO. I refused to pay them to repair damages that they caused, but now NO ONE ELSE will repair the damages, either. How can I get my house repaired?
A: You cannot force these guys to do the work. You have to get the work done by someone else, and then sue the first guys for the damages as calculated by the next person. The issue is collecting a judgment. If the first company was a scam and the people are not real contractors, you might have trouble collecting.
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