problems with Contractor, help needed thanks

来源: 2007-05-02 09:35:55 [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 本文已被阅读:

Our home improvement contractor left with the uncompleted projects deed on the contract. He disappeared for more than one week and did not answer our phone call. Then we received a letter from him, asking for additional $5000, which is more than 50% higher than the contract price. Otherwise he will put a lien on our property within 10 days.

We signed two contract with him. The first one for $6500, he prepared, but excluding the painting job.(though he admitted it is included in the project verbally). The second one, we prepared for the price $9000. Basically the second one includes all the detailed job and says the $9000 is a fixed price. So far, we already paid him $8500. He keeps the key and moved our washer/dryer from the site to his warehouse.

What kind of legal action should we take right now?

Any suggestion will be great help. thanks a lot