Who can we contact, what can we do with a licensed contractor who will not finish our newly built home?


Bop , Monday, 9th of August 2010 03:34:19 AM

We have had serious problems with our contractor. He has been paid in full. 
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He blackmailed us into signing off on the house. He threatened to put a 
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lien on our newly built house if we did not give him all of the money. We 
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did this and he has not came and finished the work he agreed to do. We had 
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him sign an addendum to the contract that states that he will finished the 
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work. He has failed to fullfil the agreement. We are living in the house 
now. The tile work is substandard. The doors leak and are not installed 
correctly. The wood flloors have not been glued down properly. He is 
making us pay for hardware that goes on the interior/exterior doors and 
the finished work.

l was reviewing the contract and it states 
that we have to ''have an arbitrator to mediate our disagreements''. Does 
anyone ( a lawyer, professional mediator, licensed contractor, etc)know 
how this process works. Do we have to contact the Contractor is State 
License Board in California before we can sue these unethical, lying, 
unprofessional people? If anyone has had something similiar happen or is a 
lawyer, contractor, or other concerned party, please help us in this 
situation. Also, can he countersue us for anything even though he has been 
paid in full and the house has passed inspection? He tried to give us a 
$38k bill for upgrades that were in the original contract, now he is 
charging us for these!!!! Please someone give us some useful feedback. 
This is our only home. We are not investors! Thankyou.
 
 
 
 
 

sweet angel , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 05:05:11 PM

Forget the arbitration. You need to go straight to a real  
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estate attorney. The process is you need to have a Court look at this. I  
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Princesita Bonita/Pedasito/Bebita/Preciosa/Bonita<33 , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 04:09:57 PM

Get a lawyer! Why would you ask complete strangers a question  
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of this magnitude, when it is clear you will need legal representation!  
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