My roofer eat his word about the deductible. can I cancel contract
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Comments (31)my take on this is you said "give me a quote on XXX hood and these other appliances." the dealer did just that, quoting it as if would be a package deal. you then bought ONLY the hood from him. and yes, if it were a package deal he should have expressly stated it as such in writing. we sell communications systems to governement and private parties. when we do a quote it is for what is on the paper as a package. if any special discounts are given, that is listed as well. the reason we started doing this was a similar situation to yours. i quoted a customer 50 units on a single sale. they issued the PO for 10 units but at the 50 unit price! at that quantity our per unit cost was more than what their PO was for. they tried to force us to give them the quoted price, but 2 things saved us 1 the different quantity and 2 the quote was valid for only 30 days and they took 60 to get us the PO. since that time we lay the terms out clearly on each quote. sorry this happened to you, and i agree they screwed up(the girl should have verified the price since it was being sold seperately). but if the owner does not want to sell it to you for that price, just get your money back and move on. go buy an el cheapo model to do until you have the 400.00 to get the one you want, then donate the el cheapo to charity and take a tax write off....See MoreWhy NOT a high deductible?
Comments (85)Early detection is key to cancer survival rates and England does not cover early screening as well as many other countries do and thus they are near the bottom of many cancer survival stats with the Us, Japan and France at the top of a 2008 study of five common cancers. In our country those on government healthcare fare much worse than those with private insurance, food for thought. It seems that poorer people everywhere fare worse than those with more. This article is very recent and informative for comparing life expectancy and treatments between countries. You may be surprised but if you take away accidental deaths(cars, violence, overdoses) guess which country has the highest life expectancy, yes the USA does. The new OECD ten year study has not been published yet and the chart in the link is the most recent data available so this might change but probally not that much. Here is a link that might be useful: wealth begets health...See MoreHas my roofing contractor breached his contract?
Comments (4)Well...this isn't an issue of whether you are being fair, it is an issue of law. There must be a contract which it sounds like you read because you state the deposit is non-refundable, what does it say about start date and completion date? Remember that a judge will uphold the contract and more than likely dismiss anything verbal. It isn't like "judge Judy" and you have to have a point of law to prevail. Having said that you will want to make sure you are willing to leave behind the 2k if you hire another roofing contractor. Hind sight tells you to research any potential contractors you choose to hire(most states have an online search of civil/criminal records for individuals and business's) and follow up with references. My advice to you is to work this out with the Roofer and make the best of it because you want your roof replaced in a timely manner but it won't matter if it is done next week or next month. It probably isn't worth losing 2k to get your roof a month earlier. Hope it isn't leaking!!...See MoreThe Contractor's Contract Bugs Me. Am I wrong?
Comments (16)My husband's a GC, and he'd NEVER write a contract absolving himself from damage done by his subs or him. If they damage something, they're responsible. That's why he carries liability insurance. And more importantly, that's why he's so careful! But as Plllog points out, some clients do try to pin everything on the contractor. Sometimes it's pre-existing damage and they're intentionally trying to mistreat the contractor; more often it's unrelated damage or normal wear and tear. Probably most often, it's expanding the scope of the job to cover a greater amount of work with no increase in compensation. The old "behind-the-wall or under-the-floor" issue. DH was renovating a small room for a client once and suggested as a last-minute add-on that he replace the old yellowed wall outlet and faceplate so it would look as nice and fresh as the rest of the room. $15 add-on. As it happens, the outlet was GFI, but the wiring wasn't -- wasn't even up to code. DH explained to the client that the wiring (which hadn't been touched) wasn't up to code, and that his professional code of ethics forbade him from replacing the outlet and switchplate - so he'd deduct the $15 from the contract. Client tried to insist that for $15, he had to replace the wiring and everything on that line, bringing it up to code at the same time -- all for $15, like it implied in the contract or he'd sue. And he was a lawyer. Very ugly scene... (DH refused, client didn't sue - but we had a heck of a time getting paid.) What sometimes CAN happen is that plumbing work 'shakes up' grit and grime in the lines that then flows downstream and clogs other pipes or fixtures. Or, slight vibrations on brittle pipes can cause leaks in other areas of the house. A good contractor will address these issues up front so the client can know what to expect....See MoreRelated Professionals
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