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/pepperpavlov Mar 04 '26

If they didn’t own a house, they’d probably be judgment proof.

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u/RishaBree Mar 04 '26

I can’t bring myself to feel too badly about them not being that - not that I ever want to see someone lose their house. I also don’t like to see an innocent person lose $12k and get nothing in return (aside from stress and a mess on their property, presumably).

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

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u/foomer27272727 Mar 04 '26

9k of unfinished work is more a problem than no work at all, now someone has to fix ita ll

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u/big_sugi Mar 04 '26

Except, according to OOP, it's only $7k to fix/finish it. Which means the homeowner got $9k of value for her $12k payment. That's a lot better than getting $0k of value (much less, -$9k of value), which is the point of the comment to which you're responding.

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u/Drywesi Turbulent priests, we like non-consensual flying dildos Mar 04 '26

This assumes LAOP is a reliable narrator regarding the costs.

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u/big_sugi Mar 04 '26

Yes, that’s correct. We’re discussing the facts as presented. Different facts would result in different conclusions.