Tips on dealing with GC's

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celtic said:
Completely OFF TOPIC here....

Can someone explain to me (in small words) just how "Say-Fart" can file bankruptcy ....then go and buy a billion year old company; that sells a billion tools and appliances; and guarantees the tools for another billion years?
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The rich get richer and the poor stay poor and the middle class pays all the taxes. God Bless America.
 
ptonsparky said:
Materials you have sitting on the job may not be yours either.
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A point I make clear if materials are stolen from a jobsite. I also do not re-install anything vandalized free.

I once had a fairly large GC give us a 12-page contract that we combed closely, and there was a clause that made us responsible for jobsite security.

That was only one of the changes we insisted on, and got. We also have opted to do no more work for them. We got paid, not easily, and consider ourselves lucky.
 
Did not read one word of this thread other than the topic. Words make my eyes hurt.
So here is my take on the subject.
GC s will screw you any chance they can get. Not all of them but the vast majority. There you go. Not very insightful, just palin old truth!
 
bjp_ne_elec said:
Without involving an attorney, I'm wondering who in the state I could call to find out what the rules are. Anyone have an idea on who to call - again, short of an attorney - as the "meter would be running" as soon as he picked up the phone.
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You may be able to find a Legal Document Assistant (sometimes called Independent Paralegal) to help you with the forms. This is what I do (in CA), and while we can't advise you about which remedy to pursue, we are allowed to give you information about the law, and we know how to properly prepare, file and serve the required paperwork - at a fraction of the cost of a lawyer.

I can't speak for other states, but in CA, you must file a lawsuit to foreclose on the mechanic's lien within 90 days, or else it goes "stale" and is unenforceable. This process is pretty straightforward, and your LDA/Paralegal can help you with that paperwork, too, so you avoid the "meter running." If your situation requires advice or legal counsel, your LDA/Paralegal should be able to refer you to a handful of attorneys who specialize in construction law.

And if you are a sub on the job (again, in CA), make sure you serve a prelim on the owner within 20 days of the date you FIRST started working on the job. If you don't, you lose your lien rights.
 
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