He has done about 2500.00 worth of work and stupid me gave him 5000.00 because he said he needed to buy more supplies. I have a contract but he took his tools and returned my key. Will not return phone calls. Please help!
2007-03-14 10:19:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
If you are in the US, contact your state's consumer protection bureau.
You may have to sue him.
If you can show fraud, contact your County District Attorney and ask to file criminal fraud charges and theft by deception charges against the contractor.
2007-03-14 10:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call an attorney. My parents are in a similar position. They hired a general contractor for their house, he has completed about 50% of the work, slacked off, stopped showing up, spent some of the money from the bank, and then told them he didn't have time to do the work. My father had to contact an attorney to recover $15k from him as well as hire another contractor to follow the project to completion. Even a quick consultation may be worth your time as they can give you an idea of what your legal standing is and whether they think they'll be able to help or not. If he's a licensed/bonded contractor you can also go after his bond for recovery of the money.
2007-03-14 17:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by Mojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go file a small claims case on him... hopefully you have a business card with an address. Anyone can file a small claims case at the courthouse, there is a little fee involved, but you can recoup that in your damage amount you are asking for. If you only have a phone number you may be able to reverse locate that number. Good luck.
2007-03-14 17:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by goodolelady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask a real estate agent or a lawyer, they know the rules better
if it's recent you can sue him, but I don't know all the legal terms and so forth
2007-03-14 17:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i were you i would call a real estate agent or a lawyer
2007-03-14 17:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by Matt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey stephanie p. its me elsie, how can i contact you. a high interest is ok with me as long as i can pay off all my loans.
2007-03-14 19:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by elsie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋