A former naval officer, Stanley Santire is the managing member of the Santire Law Firm, PLLC dealing with construction and employment issues, non-compete covenants, and trade secrets. Experienced in mediation, arbitration, trials, and appeals, he formerly served as Chief Legal Counsel for a Fortune 500 company with responsibility for a wide range of construction and employment issues in Europe and the Middle East.
Actual contract language is needed to properly answer this. However, typically an allowance for an item is for the cost of the item itself, not the cost to install it. Again depending on the contract language, if you bought the allowance item, an increase in the labor to install is an obligation of the contractor.See More...
On its face the concept of “surety” seems simple; i.e. an individual or entity that accepts responsibility for the debt or obligation of another individual or entity if that other entity or individual does not pay the debt or perform an obligation. For example, in the construction industry we find surety bonds. Basically this an obligation by the surety to complete the project and pay the resulting costs because the contractor fails to complete the project. Another examSee More...See More...
What government? Was the government the owner? What taxes - those of the project location or of some other taxing entity? Who is "he"? Where was the project; i.e. what country? Frankly, this is a very complex issue. I cannot believe you will get a viable response without actually consulting a lawyer.See More...
I am going to assume this is a residence. Under Texas law, specifically the Residential Construction and Liability Act, you have the right to seek opportunity to make repairs and the homeowner has an obligation to do more than merely not let you do so. The homeowner must give you, as the contractor, notice of the defect. That seems to already have happened. If you request, the homeowner must provide you with information as to the repairs necessary.See More...See More...
Communication is the soul of effectively dealing with a debt situation, including a lien. The only way communication can damage the future prospects of a lienholder is to say something that indicates some weakness in either the lien or the underlying claim. Typically the lienholder has some advantage when trying to achieve resolution with the debtor. After all, with a lien on the owner's property, the owner has an obstacle in either selling the property oSee More...See More...