Q: Possibly civil suit between a contractor.Owner didn’t know existed wants to talk. Do I let him In my house? He’s never
Owner never been to my house or saw the work. His uncle the Forman represented himself as owner and gave estimate. Came back 3 times over 3 months when I complained. Now I fired them and owner wants to talk to see what work they can finish and get paid for. He’s never been in my home and he’s the only one I know licensed in NJ as electrician & home contractor. Some of this money is from FEMA to fix Hurricane IDA damage. The work is not done right so after attempting to talk to foreman who I thought was the owner I fired him & started to piece back together my house because we have 3 kids and my husband needed a office to work from. Job started in May it’s now December. Forman also is pushy, vulgar and calls you mean names if you disagree with anything he says. We have tried to work it out but the foreman started playing games of when he could finish my job and how it needed to be rescheduled. We found that as abandonment. Owner wants to talk and get his stuff.DO I LET HIM IN MY HOUSE?
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A: No you do not let him into your house at all. You need to retain an experienced civil litigation attorney who knows how to utilize the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (if successful you will be awarded triple damages, plus attorney fees) and the Federal Magnuson Moss Warranty Act. But you are responsible for your own legal fees at all times. With modern technology, you can be represented by any high-quality attorney in New Jersey irrespective of geography.
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