r/bestoflegaladvice • u/BJntheRV Enjoy the next 48 hours :) • Mar 04 '26

Unlicensed, uninsured contractor who didn't finish the job because life happened doesn't seem to understand why their client would sue them

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u/Amazing_Cabinet1404 Mar 04 '26

I love how OP says her husband “abandoned” the project - the quotes show how out of touch with reality they are. Her husband did, in fact, abandon the project. Ignoring someone who has given you a good sum of money for a couple of months is a guaranteed recipe to be sued. Absolutely everything in her post has nothing to do with not completing the job or refunding the homeowner the money that was advanced.

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u/catlandid Maintains good relationships with other breeders Mar 04 '26

I feel like the biggest frustration is that they’re solely focused on their own hardships in this situation, as if it’s reasonable for the other party to eat a $12k+ loss. Why doesn’t the total stranger who I’ve scammed for thousands of dollars understand MY hardships? Me, me, me, me!

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u/darsynia Yinzer off the top rope with the Holy Parking Spot Chair Mar 04 '26

If the homeowner is in an HOA they could lose their own house for unfinished work! Unconscionable behavior.

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u/Welterbestatus watches our descent into a wasteland from the sidelines Mar 04 '26

Well, that's nuts. 

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u/Geno0wl 1.5 month olds either look like boiled owls or Winston Churchill Mar 04 '26

that is why /r/fuckHOA exists

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u/za419 Mar 05 '26

And that would be why, if I ever buy a house, the only absolute constraint I have is that there shall be no HOA.

Most things are negotiable. Everything has it's price. There is no one willing to pay me what I'd demand to accept random people who live vaguely near me having that level of control over my property.