Seriouly Fucked Over

[cattygurl]

I think I just got seriously fucked over by a contractor. Anyone know if any decent construction litigatin atty's in Southern Cali?



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[fatmaneatschild]

A quick search landed me with this man here >>> http://www.hanley-law.com/PracticeAreas/Construction_Litigation.asp Good luck

[the Infamous Grouse]

This firm is small, but they specialize in Construction Law:
http://www.abdulazizgrossbart.com

This firm is a little bit bigger w/ about 20 attorneys, they handle business fraud as well as construction law:
http://www.bergmandacey.com

[cattygurl]

Thank you.

I am hating contractors at the moment.

Sigh.

[silkie]

HEY I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU STARTED YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT ME!!!
YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU DESERVE!!! 8)

Actually, although I don't trust contractors, I managed to get along with them pretty well; at least on the surface.

What is the problem you are having? perhaps I can help point you in what you are entitled to.

[cattygurl]

Actually, I am still in my old house. I've been staving off doing the roof because I want to rebuild the house, but rebuilding might not be in the future for at least 3-4 years AND the roof was starting to leak horribly- so I got a re-roofing job.

Hey, if I need an architect, I'll definitely ring you up.

The issue is that he did a really bad job- 2 appraisers and home inspectors have told me that his workmanship is "shit" to unprofessional quality (putting it nicely by an appraiser). Two appraisers have told me that compared to a "professional" job, I've lost about 8,000 in the value of the home.

Basically, one of the appraisers told me he couldn't believe the job was done professionally and would have assumed that it was a weekend DIY job- and a bad one.

[silkie]

Roofing is like cooking, it's more of an art than a science.
You are dealing with a problem here that people have been dealing with forever, and still there is never a definite solution. (speaking of the devil, I am actually working on a roofing problem as we speak).

It is strange that a lot of architects have voluntarily claim to NOT be an expert in roofing, simply because of the liabilities involved. So generally, we tend to write in the specs that the ultimate responsibility of the roof's performance is up to the installing contractor.

It sounds as though you dealt with the contractor directly, which for small residential work it is usually the case. When you did your roof, did you have a contract? If you did, did it state a warranty? You might be able to hold him to that.

I am practicing NYC, but I do have a friend who has a practice out in LA and works primarily on residential. I believe her uncle is also a contractor, but don't know how good he is. Nonetheless, if you want to get in touch with her, you can PM me.

[cattygurl]

Well, to top things off, he gave me an illegal contract. since he is licensed with the CA State Board of Contracters (I checked- he's properly licensed), he is REQUIRED to give everyone a contract that abides to a certain legal standard. It is a violation and he can lose his license over this, so it's good and bad for me.