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jmsbrush

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I had a Realtor call me today and said. We have this mobile home that did not pass inspection dew to one of the wire's looking scorched. A handyman came and fixed it and he has 18 years as a handy man and is licensed and insured.
The insurance company wants a licensed EC to come out and make sure everything is OK and sign off on his work.
Can you come out and look at it? Can you sign off on his work?
Here's the best part!!! She said we can pay you $ 50.00 dollars.

I told her heck no! I said the handyman say they are licensed when the only thing they have is an Occupational LIC. Which anybody can get for $30.00 dollars.
Oh well
 
i've done such things before. i charge my rate though. if its under an hour, i'll take $100 and move on.

i actually spent my morning in court today over just such a matter; long story short, unlicensed guy need an EC to inspect and sign off on the work. He was being sued over the work, and to answer the next question, i was on the handyman's side.
 
brantmacga said:
i've done such things before. i charge my rate though. if its under an hour, i'll take $100 and move on.

i actually spent my morning in court today over just such a matter; long story short, unlicensed guy need an EC to inspect and sign off on the work. He was being sued over the work, and to answer the next question, i was on the handyman's side.
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What was the handymans side? Was he being paid as an employee by a licensed master electrician to perform electrical work and didn't recieve his paycheck?
 
bradleyelectric said:
What was the handymans side? Was he being paid as an employee by a licensed master electrician to perform electrical work and didn't recieve his paycheck?
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no. he was renovating a bathroom; new floors, walls, plumbing fixtures, etc. . .

the customer asked him to replace the vanity light and move a switch over. she also wanted new devices put in.

while he was in the process of working on the electrical part, the inspector stopped by the job to see what work was being done (random inspection). He told the customer the guy didn't have a license and couldn't finish the electrical.

the customer was furious with the handyman and told him to leave.

he immediately called me and asked me to finish the work.

because he was working on the devices when the inspector stopped by, the devices were left out of the box and without wallplates installed.

the homeowner wouldn't let him send me in there to finish the job, and instead filed a $15k lawsuit for what she described as endangering her life. the work took place almost three months ago, and she still hasn't gotten it fixed.

i got drilled while giving my testimony with questions i had no clue about since i wasn't allowed to do the work. but i related the situation to that of someone who lights a fire in their house and leaves it unattended. you know it can burn the house down, and all you have to do is make an effort to put it out. just my thoughts on it.
 
I'd say as long as the inspectors are on board and you have the customer sign some kind of lawyer speak, non-liability clause it's all good as long as your expenses are well covered.
 
wawireguy said:
I'd say as long as the inspectors are on board and you have the customer sign some kind of lawyer speak, non-liability clause it's all good as long as your expenses are well covered.
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its probably not a bad idea to do that, but i don't think you can be liable if you didn't do the work, only an inspection service. i just write a "no guarantees" line at the end of my report.
 
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