Please help.
2006-09-15 19:34:50 · 4 answers · asked by Diana 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
You may have to take the contractor to court. One thing to try is getting legal advice - go see a lawyer.
If you're in the U.S., lawyers will often give you an initial half hour meeting for a minimal price. (The last time I did this it was $30.) During this brief meeting, you can talk about what happened, bring in whatever documentation you have, and the lawyer will tell you whether you probably have a case or not if you decide to sue.
If you don't know how to find a lawyer, try searching Yahoo yellow pages for "legal referral".
If you didn't have a contract or other written agreement with this contractor, you may have a rough time proving that he hired you. To avoid that in the future, you may want to draw up some sort of contract every time you do work for someone. Again, this is something a lawyer should be able to advise you on, or if you're a member of a trade association or know others in your profession, maybe they can advise you as well.
Best of luck!
2006-09-15 20:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by IrritableMom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy, go to the court house and put a "Mechanic's Lien" on his house --- or sue him in court. You have to keep a mechanic's lien current, so find out how long one last. During the time that is there, he cannot sell the house
2006-09-16 09:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to small claims court.
2006-09-15 19:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by guineasomelove 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lawyer.....
2006-09-15 21:19:06 · answer #4 · answered by OR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋