All Forum Posts by: Nat C.

@Brian Pulaski

Completely agree. I’m pissed because I hired a lady to be on the job site everyday and oversee the work. She was also given the information about what tiles are what and she didn’t pick up that he was using the wrong tiles.

@J Scott

I’m all for taking self responsibility.

The reason I wasn’t there was because my visa to enter the US was denied and that’s caused a myriad of problems. Otherwise, yes I would definitely be on the job site everyday.

I am usually very hands on when I remodel.

@Greg Dickerson

I think that’s a good idea to have a detailed signed contract about these things.

I will take that onboard for the future.

@Michael King

I understand your point but he has done a lot of other work which was good and this was the only thing he stuffed up.

I can’t not pay him for his work. He’s been working over a week and a half and he needs to be paid.

I was considering maybe cutting out some amount for the stuff up. I just don’t want to have him pissed and then he could come back and steal things from the job site, which is usually how it goes.

@Brian Pulaski

Thanks for your reply Brian.

It’s not a case of he said, she said.

I have stated in writing, via text message, exactly what tiles are to be used.

Specifically my text was-

“Tiles-

Daltile 3x6 bright white is the wall tile for the bathroom.

MSI 12x24 metro glacier is the floor tile.”

Guys, please help me out with your opinion.

I ordered tiles and had them delivered to the property.

I specifically told the contractor in writing, what tiles were to go on the bathroom floor and walls.

Today he sent me pictures of the tiled bathroom. I was shocked when I saw that he has used random tiles, not the ones I had instructed. By random, I mean I didn’t even buy these tiles, so I don’t know where they came from. He just found some tiles laying around the property and put those up. But because there weren’t enough of them, he then used another tile, so there are 2 types of floor tile, which looks atrocious. They are also beige, a colour I think is woeful, whilst the rest of the colour scheme through the house is white and grey.

I’ve asked him to remove and redo it and he’s not happy and won’t redo it. I don’t know how to resolve this situation.

@Wayne Brooks

You’re always such a wealth of information Wayne; more than most RE lawyers.

Regarding North Miami:

There was an easement agreement done and the lawyer said the termination was done at state level but not at county level. I don’t even know what that means, regarding ‘state level’.

I totally agree about how title insurance was issued under these circumstances. Not to mention the fact the lawyers deny any fault or responsibility.

I’ve just had a site survey done and am sending a representative to the zoning department to speak to them in person. Unfortunately I’m not in Florida to resolve myself.

I am worried that the zoning department may object due to lot size, set back or any other number of reasons and then I have no idea what to do!

However I’m sure it will lead to a lawsuit by the sue happy buyer.

Regarding Daytona Beach:

I have another representative going to the city to find out information but I see less of a problem with this property.

The shop and house are on 2 different streets with different street addresses. It would really increase the price and the saleability if they could be sold separately.

Can anyone please help me with guidance?

I need to know the process of legally separating 2 structures which are on the same parcel with the city.

Strangely I have 2 properties which this applies to right now.

One in Miami which I want to sell and I’ve been told it was not properly separated with the city when I bought it. Apparently it’s still on the same parcel as the other front building, although I only bought the rear building. I thought having title insurance and paying high lawyers fees offered some protection but apparently not!

The second one is a property I own in Daytona where there is a commercial building on the main road and a house on the back street. It would be far more profitable if I could separate the two to sell them individually.

Any guidance would be sincerely appreciated.

A seller backed out of a contract for a property I really wanted and it was an amazing deal.

I am looking at pursuing a specific performance lawsuit and I wanted to talk to others who have been through one.

My questions are; how much did the whole lawsuit cost you, did you win and how soon did you act?

I have let some time lapse since the seller backed out and I’m concerned it will negatively affect my case.

@Troy Gandee

Great info Troy. I really appreciate you taking the time to provide so much insight.