general district court
NO.
If the general contractor refuses to pay, you must sue the contractor for payment. You may also sue his bonding company, if he has one. If your dispute exceeds small claims, see a real estate attorney right away.
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Sue them in civil court.
The contractor can not damage any property. However, you should pay your contractor, he can sue you for non payment.
Talk to your laywer he will point you in the direction of a good judge where you can get a sue case set up
"Don't do it, because if you screw up they can sew you for all your worth. My advice is get licesened then if you screw up you have insurance for a reason." Wrong, an unlicensed contractor in California has no standing to sue, however, a homeowner may sue the unlicensed contractor and recover any money paid even if they are and were aware of the state of the contractor's license prior to contracting.
If you were the person doing the job, it is more likely that he could sue you for not informing him you had no insurance.
"Don't do it, because if you screw up they can sew you for all your worth. My advice is get licesened then if you screw up you have insurance for a reason." Wrong, an unlicensed contractor in California has no standing to sue, however, a homeowner may sue the unlicensed contractor and recover any money paid even if they are and were aware of the state of the contractor's license prior to contracting.
Did you pay the contractor? If not, he had the right to lien your property. If you want to sue the contractor, you need to be able to prove that he did not finish the job. For example, if he put an addition on your house and did not roof it, you need to show in the contract where it states the work included roofing the addition.
HO insurance policies are typically all risk and as such would cover such loss
No, part of the TV show's budget is for repairs.