Hi All, thanks for all the insights! Just give you all an update. Please bear with me. It is a bit long....
After rough in inspection passed, I was so upset and disappointed about this GC. I paid him all the work he initiated/contracted to the electrician which is 70% of the final. Note that the agreement between GC and I is 1/3 deposit - 1/3 mid way - 1/3 final job complete. Also, no invoice or contract have been signed between us although I have all the proof of payment records. I also have work of scope. Now, I don’t want him neither the electrician to come back and finish the final job.
The electrician said that the GC told him that I didn't pay him(GC). He gave the electrician (who I never met) my phone number. Now, the electrician kept calling me and demanded for more payments and wanted to complete the final job/put spectacles and faceplates. The electrician also mentioned about possible lien against my house.
A bit background info about GC:
Electrician told me that this GC is well known for his bad reputation and lier in Connecticut. Electrician had worked with him and had problems in the past. Unfortunately, I didn't know that until after I worked with This GC. He said that This GC got fired by other home owners in the past. If it was not because This GC kept begging him, he wouldn't take this job.
Also, this GC hired another sub contractor did some jobs on my 1st floor and 2nd floor demo for me. He delayed the timeline for more than 2 months (very unreliable and unresponsive) and did a bad job. I had to pay extra and hired another contractor to fix problems on the 1st floor. Although all of this has caused my emotional and financial burden, I paid him in full on all the work he completed up to date.
Questions:
1. I don't want this Electrician nor him come back to finish the final job. I wanted to hire another reliable Electrician on my own. I already made 70% on ALL work this GC initiated/contracted to this electrician up to date. I am not obliged to have This GC or Electrician continue the final job, am I?
2. Can the electrician put the lien against my house or pull the original permit? He also threatened about removing all the wires he did in my house. I already paid the GC and did what I am supposed to do!
3. To make things simpler, if I let the electrician back to finish the final job and pay him directly( the final payment) and have him sign the waiver. Electrician told me I should do that. Would that be ok? Am I still tied to this GC? This GC seems to disappear, no contact, hide away since he didn’t pay electrician the portion the electrician supposed to get.
This is such a nightmare.
Thank you for your advice in advance!
