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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Civil Litigation, Construction Law and Federal Crimes for Hawaii on
Q: in Hawaii State code 444–22 during covid & losing a contractors license mid job due to no payment by plaintiff what laws

contractor lost license due to nonpayment by company with a contract with to do work but they kept adding additional work all information is in the correspondence on email including a promise of payment not for filled and the person who promised stopped working there questionably as i the... View More

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answered on Sep 7, 2024

In your situation, several legal avenues could help you recover the unpaid amounts due to you, despite losing your contractor's license. Under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 444-22, a contractor may still have rights to collect payments for work completed before losing their license,... View More

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Q: Can a construction contract threaten imprisonment if project is not completed
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Dec 24, 2023

A Hawaii attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. Until you are able to consult with a local attorney regarding protocols for construction contracts under Hawaii law, that sounds unusual for any jurisdiction. Construction contracts generally impose monetary... View More

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