Yes you can recover your Court filing fee. I would certainly ask the Court for your $350 attorney fees. Hopefully you have a bill from the...

I agree that you can file a lien. You will need to file a lawsuit to foreclose your lien within 90 of the recording date of the lien if you're not...

We had a fire and hired a contractor. He has been paid 2/3 of the money from mortgage co. Then he put in $1000 floors and there

You do NOT want to approve work that you dispute. It sounds like there are some serious issues here. I agree that it would be a good idea to...

Do I need to pay the remainder of the contract if I already paid over the contract price (including unapproved change orders)?

This is a difficult question. The law requires the contractor to get a signed written change order before extra work is done on a remodel project....

Can a general contractor who has both A & B licenses, fabricate and install ornamental steel (guardrail, handrails, metal fences

No, not unless that contractor has a specialty license in that area or is performing 2 different trades on the job. By law a general contractor...

A written contract is required for a remodel project but the contractor may still be able to recover under other legal theories like unjust...

Can I sue someone for suing me without trying to resolve the issues first?

You could sue the contractor for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and/or for fraud if the facts warrant it. Another...

Does the public entity have to pay the general contractor or can they pay a sub directly, after stop notice has been filed

The Public entity can pay a sub directly but most don't like to do so. I would suggest having the general contractor and the sub both meet at the...

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Can home builder be held responsible for construction defects after his Corporation is disbanded?

I agree the answer is the corporation may still be liable as well as the individual owner of the corporation. Also the insurance didn't go away so...

Is a lien by a prime contractor enforcable if there is no written home improvement contract? Any defenses to inflated lien amt?

The lien can be deemed void by the Court if the contractor intentionally inflates the lien amount. The mere fact that there is no written home...