I'm Painting subcontractor located in Maryland working in the district of Columbia, since almost 8 months ago will trying to get settle with this General Contractor but at this point, he stops responding my calls and answering my emails. there is one property still selling units and one of the units we never finish due to an unpaid invoice's situation, he is in serious financial problems, do you think still time to file a Lien to the property. property is still active under District of Columbia laws because have still permit posted. just let me know f there is any chance to get some of my money back. thanks...Read More
My partner is a contractor working on projects for a builder in DC. Her work is finished however the builder refuses to pay her. She is a single mother of a toddler and requires help asap. The payment owed is only $8,500 but it is a lot of money to her. The builder is acting in bad faith and she is quite stressed out....Read More
Hello,
I want to open a handyman business in D.C. Do I need any special licenses for that? Can I have an LLC in another state but work on customer's homes in D.C?
Thanks, Frank...Read More
A GC contracted me to hanging drywall and paint and the job is in dc my business is registered in Maryland but I don’t have a license. He was trying to get it done by a certain day and after the job was 75% done he gave me the option to finish on a condition that I had to finish the next week or if I thought I couldn’t he would bring someone else. Just want to know what I could do in this situation ...Read More
I'm a subcontractor who was working on a large commercial project. I have already filed a notice of mechanic's lien in DC (where the property is located). The subcontract in question provides a mandatory forum selection clause in Maryland. This doesn't change that the lawsuit to enforce the lien (as opposed to breach of contract) should be filed in DC, correct?...Read More
I am in need of assistance with a group of individuals who have used me and my company to fraud the government. There are two contracts involved. Maryland and Virginia. I really need help please....Read More
I’m a homeowner I had General Contractor working with me to do a major renovation on a family house that been In my family for years. Per our conversation, GC stated that they wasn’t getting bonding insurance and workman comp until closing. Closing never took place due to the back and forward with closing date with lender. GC send me a excessive bill afterwards. ...Read More
I hired a General Contractor to do work my property, work never got done due to my construction loan never closing . My Loan Officer at the time gave me and my GC the runaround about my closing date. After months of going back forth I finally told the LO I’m moving on. My GC later sent me an excessive invoice of $26k stating that I owe b/c of the money they put out. In the very beginning the GC stated several times that they wasn’t putting out any money for Bondage nor WC insurance until closing. I told them I agree b/c nothing 100%. Now they’re threatening me with putting a mechanical lean on property. ...Read More
I have been wrongfully terminated by my employer, and I believe that the hidden reason was that I raised some questions about some False Claims in the company. I was working in Washington DC in a Construction Project for the Government. What should I do now?...Read More
So I dont have a license for contract work in dc but my friends wife was behind her mortgage and needed repair for her home so I provided funds her and her husband's family are going to probate court over the house I spent close to 25k and have a contract that it will all be paid back anything I can do...Read More
I paid a 50% deposit for work to be done on March 29, 2021. The contractor said ihe placed the order for material fabrication on Thursday March 25, 2021 and said he would call once the materials were delivered to him to set up installation. He said that it would take 2 weeks to get the material After the 2 weeks he kept making excuses about the material not coming in. The last email I received from him on May 17, 2021 said that he was not in the country because his Mom passed away and that he would call to take of the work. It has been 10 weeks since I made the deposit and I have not heard from him since despite making daily phone calls and sending daily emails inquiring about the install date. ...Read More
I am a General Contractor with a valid executed Contract to Renovate a DC Government Residential Property.
They have consistently refused to honor our invoices for 14 months by rejecting them with no reason.
We would like to resubmit the invoice and send them a notice to lien the property.
Do we need to wait for 30 days for them to reject the invoice before sending them the notice to lien the property?
Let me know your thoughts....Read More