I am in Ohio
2007-09-24 07:37:08 · 3 answers · asked by Bob S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Not a legal question. There is no law for it. The contractor should have given you a "ball park" amount of time that the job would be finished. You really need to know why he is taking so long. Is he doing "new" jobs instead of finishing yours? Many contractors belong to an association that helps with problems. Look in your phone book for them. Years ago, there were penalties for each day after a stated time that the job wasn't finished. This is not a practice anymore. YUou will just have to keep bugging him.
2007-09-24 07:47:52 · answer #1 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who wrote up the contract, and the people who signed it were wrong to do so. Any contract for services that does not have a performance date is seriously flawed.
That being said, the court will try to look at what is reasonable in the profession. Expert witnesses will discuss the normal duration of a contract for similar types of services. The standard will be what is reasonable in the profession as determined by the expert witnesses. If you feel the contract is taking too long, then you need to first talk to the contractor and get a commitment from him about how long it will take to finish the job. Have him sign it. This can work as an amendment to the contract. Then if he fails that, you can take action in court for his delay and your damages for that delay. Have other experts ready to testify that the job should have taken x months and instead it has been y months. Your business has been damaged in z amount due to the delay.
Good luck
2007-09-24 14:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a reason they call them 'con' tractors because they are cons, if they were honest they would be called hon-tractors
2007-09-24 14:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by james l 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋