It would be highly unusual for a commercial general liability policy to cover your legal fees and expenses. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a judgment against the contractor—only that the insurance company is not contractually obligated to pay such fees and expenses on the contractor’s... View More

Your rights will depend heavily on your sales contract, warranty, and other written documentation. It would be extremely unusual to be able to enforce a verbal conversation with a sales representative that substantially varies from the contents of those documents.

That being said, most... View More

I'm so sorry they've strung you along for 6 months - unreasonable! Unless there is a definitive start date in the contract or allowance for delay (e.g., starting job is subject to some event/action taking place), then there doesn't seem to be intent to perform. Although there is no... View More

The contractor may have breached the contract by failing to begin the project as promised, but the issue from the perspective of an attorney is whether enforcement of the contract in the courts is cost-effective. It is probably not cost effective. To threaten litigation might convince the... View More

First, it depends on whether your contract was a cost-plus or a fixed-price contract. If it was a cost-plus contract, then you are clearly responsible for the additional materials cost.

If it was a fixed-price contract, it depends on the scope of work contained in the contract. If the... View More

You have a written contract, and an attorney should review the contract to make certain you are complying with all your obligations. You should have a zoning inspector come to the property and verify set back requirements are being complied with by the contractor. If there is an issue you should... View More

Send a certified letter to the company asking for a bill. Retain the amount of money you believe is owed in a savings account or other account that you are not tempted to use for a minimum of 5 years from the completion of the project. (If you think you might owe $5k, retain $6k, etc., to be on... View More

Pursuant to the Contractor Registry Law of 1995, all contractors in Puerto Rico must inscribe in the Department of Consumer Affairs' (DACO) Contractor Registry, plus maintain a performance bond of at least $15,000 to respond for deficiencies in their work.

Your attorney can file a... View More

There's a bad news opinion about that issue from the US Supreme Court, but to be certain, your fiance must consult a criminal defense attorney who handles sex offender cases. In the 2003 Supreme Court case Smith v. Doe, a retroactive state statute on registration requirements was challenged... View More

An Alabama attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. Until you're able to speak with a local attorney, those issues sometimes fall under noise abatement. They're often regulated regionally by city or town codes. You could check with local environmental... View More

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answered on Oct 10, 2024

Hire a competent GA attorney to draft and record a Materialman's Lien against the property. You also may consider suing the entity you contracted with for the debt owing. Hopefully the actual owner contracted with you. It is doubtful you will be made whole due to the expenses involved in... View More

I'm really sorry for you. Unfortunately, the time to be vigilant is before you hire a contractor. As you now know, everything you now know about him could have been discovered by you before you hired him.

I'm sure you already know that deadbeats don't pay their bills.... View More

An Alabama attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. You have no control over whether or not they choose to sue. Hopefully they won't. But you can take certain steps to make your defense easier and your position stronger should they decide to. Gather all your... View More

This matter arguably falls under a "construction" defect claim. Florida law provides "in actions brought alleging a construction defect, the claimant shall, at least 60 days before filing any action...serve written notice of claim on the contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or design... View More

Alright, here’s how you can handle this:

First things first, get your evidence together. You’ll need everything—documents showing what work was done, the damage to your house, and communication with both the contractor and GPC. If GPC hired the subcontractor who screwed up, they might... View More

It isn't clear exactly how the parties are related to you here. However, generally you can send a demand letter setting forth your request for compensation. If that doesn't get a response, you may need to file a legal action for the damages. Keep in mind that some of the statute of... View More

I am sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, these situations occur often with contractors. Florida law provides that you must provide the contractor with notice pursuant to the Chapter 558 process when there is a construction defect claim. Thereafter, the contractor is on notice of the issues and has... View More

What you describe is not the typical type of case that most attorneys will take on a contingency basis (at least from my experience). For something like this, I would charge an hourly rate to serve a demand letter and/or litigate the matter and whatever is recovered at the end would be yours.... View More

Like Mr. Stoddard suggest, finding an attorney to take this case on a contingency basis will be very, very difficult, at best. Attorneys take cases on a contingency basis when they are 99% convinced of success, a huge profit and the judgment is immediately paid in full. An attorney cannot afford to... View More

A New Mexico attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Until you're able to speak with a local attorney or an official from the buildings department, one issue that could possibly arise from the standpoint of insurance is whether there are inconsistencies in... View More