For purposes of suing you, at least. That’s what happened to homeowner Glenn Brodeur, who hired his neighbor Ernesto Mendoza, an unlicensed roofing contractor, at a set fee to do the roofing work. “Mendoza arrived at Brodeur’s house with a gang of workmen, started on the project, and within a few hours fell off the roof and was seriously injured.” In the current state of California law, unlicensed contractors — but not licensed ones — have the right to sue homeowners in tort in such situations. (B. Scott Douglass, Mondaq.com, Nov. 1).
“In California Your Unlicensed Contractor May Really Be Your ‘Employee'”
For purposes of suing you, at least. That’s what happened to homeowner Glenn Brodeur, who hired his neighbor Ernesto Mendoza, an unlicensed roofing contractor, at a set fee to do the roofing work. “Mendoza arrived at Brodeur’s house with a gang of workmen, started on the project, and within a few hours fell off the […]
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An appropriate “gotcha”. Try to go cheep and take the consequences!