lien
September 30th, 2007
Kristof Pogorzelski of K-Construction has put a lien on our co-op. Despite their lack of communication, not completing their work, and doing electrical work that is not up to code, they feel they are owed money. We’ve hired a lawyer and we’re in the process of obtaining a bond against the lien. For those intrepid homeowners who are thinking of doing a renovation:
1) Don’t!
2) Insure that you have a lawyer review the contract before signing. Require that the contractor must sign a waiver of lien at each payment.
3) Recognize from the outset however much homework you do; you, as a client of the incredibly unregulated construction industry, will invariably be screwed.
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1. Liz Davies | October 5th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Hi there,
I sympathize enormously with you both, having had a dreadful experience with a contractor upstate in a little place I’m renovating. My case with this contractor will soon be in the hands of a civil lawyer and the Attorney General’s office and the unfortunate fellow might well spend at least 6 months in jail for fraud and embezzlement.
Bon courage, as they say,
Liz (Apt #42 upstairs)
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