What is the name of your state? MASS
I would like to know if I can take my Contractor to Small Claims court or if they will consider this a "Housing court" issue and make me take it there where I'll need a lawyer... I have a previous thread on this site re: this topic but essentially he abandoned the job and did poor work (REALLY BAD) and he is mostly paid off and won't return my calls...
SO- since I can't afford atty retainer fees, etc to sue him properly (and he's protected himself by putting everything he has in his Wife's name) I am wondering if I can pick different areas where he screwed up and just keep taking him back to SC Court or if they'll only let me sue him ONCE there for the max of $2K regardless of how many projects he neglected to repair?
I am hoping I can sue for each problem here since it's not like one big "addition" or something- I'd sue for his ruining my floors, then return and sue him for demo-ing my front stairs but not rebuilding them so that I had to hire someone else and sue for those charges, he installed replacement windows but didn't take down the old storm windows & frames which void my warranty, etc... but will they let me continue to bring suits?
Thanks!!!
deb
I would like to know if I can take my Contractor to Small Claims court or if they will consider this a "Housing court" issue and make me take it there where I'll need a lawyer... I have a previous thread on this site re: this topic but essentially he abandoned the job and did poor work (REALLY BAD) and he is mostly paid off and won't return my calls...
SO- since I can't afford atty retainer fees, etc to sue him properly (and he's protected himself by putting everything he has in his Wife's name) I am wondering if I can pick different areas where he screwed up and just keep taking him back to SC Court or if they'll only let me sue him ONCE there for the max of $2K regardless of how many projects he neglected to repair?
I am hoping I can sue for each problem here since it's not like one big "addition" or something- I'd sue for his ruining my floors, then return and sue him for demo-ing my front stairs but not rebuilding them so that I had to hire someone else and sue for those charges, he installed replacement windows but didn't take down the old storm windows & frames which void my warranty, etc... but will they let me continue to bring suits?
Thanks!!!
deb