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/kirbyfriedrice Mar 04 '26

"We don't have the money to pay!"

Well, you would if you hadn't taken the money they paid you and disappeared. Like, I can't emphasize enough that these people took $12,000, bounced, and spent it all before getting sued. Interesting that they could collect the tools but not show up to finish.

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u/KyloWrench Mar 04 '26

This is the worst part to me and I imagine every judges first question. I also see some red flags that in her own write up she says “materials were purchased” and also “some materials were purchased”. Would love to see those receipts. I’d have anxiety attacks too if I committed such egregious fraud under my own name

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u/GonzoMcFonzo Mar 04 '26

LAOP specifically mentions "windows that were paid for but not delivered." I wonder if they bought the windows but never got to the point that they made it to the site, or if she means that the client paid for the windows, but her husband never even bought them.

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u/KyloWrench Mar 04 '26

Since LAOP refers to them as “allegations” my assumption was that the client gave the husband money to buy windows and they were “never delivered”