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As crazy as it sounds I learned today that anybody can just go down to the county courthouse and register a lien against property in Montana. They record it and file it and its up to me to fight it. The county clerk said it doesnt seem fair but thats the way it is. She recommended that I hire an attorney. Ill try the contractors board, and BBB next.
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BC
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Maybe I'm throwing judgement around unnecessarily, but it does sound a lot like extortion on his part.
If I lived 2 hours away, I'd call first to see if they were ready for me yet. That way I save the drive, the expense and I can do a local job if they aren't ready for me.
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EXACTLY! It's not the homeowner's fault he showed up--he should have been in contact with the general to begin with. Tell the general to pay for that.
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The GC is responsible for paying any subs unless otherwise stated in your contract. The sub should submit his invoice to the GC. The GC can then try and collect from you... but I would not pay anyone that I did not hire. My guess is that they are just fishing to see if you'll pay.
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When my FIL built his house a subcontractor told him he wasn't paid by the GC. My FIL whipped out his wallet and paid him. When my FIL went to pay the GC for the whole job he expected to get the money he paid the subcontractor back but couldn't. I don't know what went wrong in that case - but it makes the point - you never pay the subcontractor.
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BC,
Sorry to hear about your contractor trouble. How sad, we have to put up with this "Extortion", that's exactly what I consider it also. We have the same problem here in the midwest, I supose it's an epidemic through out the country. Every contractor wants a new deisel truck out of the deal. I'm hoping we slide into a ression and have a housing downturn, that way they will work for "Honest" wages.......or go hungry! (I'm building in the spring, and am going to play general)
Good luck 
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It may be an epidemic, but not all of us are infected.
Get some references for pete's sake. The last three jobs
by date is the best way. As opposed to the guy picking the good one's.
Being your own general can have it's own set of problems.
Unless you know a plumber,elec,insulater,sheetrocker,carpenters,etc,etc,that can all work together well and drop everything and run to your job to finish or fix something in the drop of a hat?
I do this everyday, the guy's have to look out for each other or your going to hear"he wanted to be the general" a lot, as they are walking off the job to that new diesel pick-up. Hard to find someone to finish someone else's work.
Can't you find a man who takes pride in his work? The cheapest price is never the best price!
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I moved into my new house a few weeks ago. The contractor who built it was great -- he listened well, had employees and subs who worked hard, and kept things moving along nicely.
There are lots of good, honest people out there. Unfortunately, there are also lots who aren't. Spending time up front to find, hire, and most importantly, build a good working relationship with will be time and energy well spent.
Just my two cents, which I'm sure is common enough sense that everyione knows it...
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The GC we hired to build our house was great. We ended up good friends afterwards. He definitely looked out for us every step of the way.
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Hey guys, I ended up paying the plumber half his bill which he took without complaint. Found a new contractor that came highly recommended and have been doing OK since. I dont care who the contractor is though, you have to sit on the job or mistakes will be made.
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