Sue them in civil court.
Yes, you can keep the extra money you saved by finding a contractor to do the work cheaper than what the insurance company estimated. The insurance company prepared an estimate of the damage. If you could not find a contractor to do the work for what the insurance company estimated, you could ask them for more money. If they chose to pay you for the damage before it was fixed, they cannot ask for it back if you got the work done cheaper.
If a contractor collects money from a homeowner for construction to be done and the contractor never does even one third of the work but has collected half of the the designated money, is this grand larcency and what are the larcency statutes in the State of Georgia?
Contractor's bonds ensure the performance of work done by a contractor. Contractors bonds are used mainly in the construction industry, and they are in place to ensure that the work will be done properly and to the desired specifications set out by the person who hired the contractor.
If the contractor has already finished the work you can not legally hold back his money. What on earth would you be holding it for anyway? Most states in the U.S do not require a contractor to be insured so you would have no legal grounds and are subject to suit by the contractor. If your upset that he didn't have insurance, You were supposed to check that before you hired the contractor in the first place. Holding the contractors money after the job is completed just looks like your trying to cheat the contractor out of his pay. If the contractor wants to, he can sue you and or place a lien on your house if you fail to pay.
Debitable Agency: If the Contractor fails to perform the work successfully or discontinues the work before completion of the period of agreement or the work is discontinued by the department due to poor performance the security money shall be forfeited in all the cases and work shall be got done from debitable agency at the cost of Contractor i.e. all such expenditure incurred by the department to get the work completed shall be recovered from Contractor's pending bills/ Security/ Earnest Money.
If the work done had to be done to comply with local statutes and regulations then yes he/she can
"To find out about a waterproofing contractor it's best to surf the internet. This way you can get an idea about what work that contractor has done for other clients and rate their customer satisfaction. You can ask for references from other previous clients. It is always better to review the work the contractor has done in the past, before entrusting him with your work. If he can provide you with letters of recommendation, there is nothing like it."
In order to ensure that good work is done, a professional contractor is needed for all construction work. The best place to find a contractor is on Angie's List.cs t
The contractor can not damage any property. However, you should pay your contractor, he can sue you for non payment.
The customer pays the contractor, and the contractor pays the sub-contractor. The sub-contractor does the work but the contractor remains responsible for ensuring that the work is done prompptly and correctly. The contractor ensures that all legal requirements for the work are met, and that the sub-contractor hasan appropriate amount of liability insurance, in the event that something goes wrong and horrible law suits result.
Terms and conditions agreed upon by owner and contractor for work to be done.
Most of the time, the insurance company pays the mortgage company the money and they release it to the contractor when the work has been done. It is really shortsighted to spend the money on something other than what it is intended for.