Handling HALF-COCKED Contractors.......????

[Atwan Kwan]

How do you deal with contractors in your management???  It's an art in itself, and a whole different skill aside from the landlording.....

You're LUCKY if you already have a team of trusted contractors.....

And I thought I did.....

I've used the same reputed local plumber for a bunch for my units.....

Long story SHORT, he HAD to finish the job that day but only did HALF of it, still leaking a bit after.....

The in-house engineer of the condo building tells me, he can do it for $40 bucks and he has the parts already.....

How do I go back to the old contractor, cut him off for his half-done job and handle the payment????....... 

[Chris T.]

@Atwan Kwan

If you already given him a 2nd chance. Then tell him what you plan to do if he doesn't fix it asap.

The issue is he might not accept partial payment and file a lien against your property. Now, I am not familiar how that works, but I do know if it gets to that situation, it's more about ego than anything else. 

I am not sure how much you pay him for the job, but I say it's not worth the extra hassle and time of going through that - if it comes to it. 

Sometimes you have to choose your battles, and move on from people like this plumber once it is over. 

And if your condo-in-house engineer somehow messes up, and claims it's the plumber's fault, who do you hold accountable then? The plumber for its initial work? or the engineer ?