California
Compliant Construction Contracts
After
scouring the CSLB website and the various publications
they've put together, we've created a construction contract
package that is 100% compliant with California regulations.
Included
in the contract forms package is:
- a
two-page contract that contains everything the California
license board requires for a compliant contract AND
- every
single notice the license board requires the contractor
to give to the homeowner AND
- a
copy of the CSLB publication "Home Improvement
Contracts: The pieces to the puzzle", which tells
exactly what is required in a contract in order for
it to be compliant to California laws
- a
free 20-minute consultation with a practicing construction
attorney, about any business matter including contracts
I've
included a copy of the CSLB publication just because
I feel it's important that contractors have an opportunity
to read it and determine for themselves what the law
requires.
There's
no charge for the CSLB publication, if you'd like to
read the CSLB publication without, or before, purchasing
the contract package just send me an email and I'll be
happy to email a copy of the publication to you. diane@thecontractorsgroup.com
To
read more, see a free preview of the contract, and purchase
the package, please follow this link:
http://store.construction-business-forms.com/contracts.html/
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Helpful
Suggestion From A Reader...
#1
- I C E = In Case of Emergency
A
BIG thank you to one
of our readers, Howard Royster of
RR Building & Repair LLC in Va Beach VA,
who sent me some excellent info regarding cell phones...
A
Cambridge(UK)-based paramedic has launched a national
campaign with Vodafone to encourage people to store emergency
contact details in their mobile phones.
Bob
Brotchie, a clinical team leader for the East Anglian
Ambulance
NHS Trust, came up with the plan last year after struggling
to get contact details from shocked or injured patients.
Now,
while this campaign was actually launched in the UK,
there's no reason why we here in the US can't adopt the
idea! :)
Figure
out who you'd like the rescue personnel to contact in
case
you are involved in some type of emergency and
cannot
tell the rescue personnel yourself who to call. Enter
the phone number of the person you'd want the rescue
personnel to call but rather than entering the person's
name, instead enter ICE or I C E.
The
rescue personnel can search your contacts on your phone,
find the ICE and instantly call that number. Voila! You're
emergency contact person knows right away that you're
in trouble.
If
you have more than one emergency contact you'd like to
enter, then enter the first one as ICE (or I C E), the
second as ICE2 (or I C E 2), the third as ICE3, and so
on.
Tip:
Do this on your kids' phones as well!
Anyone
who knows a fireman, policeman, paramedic, etc. - tell
them about this so that they can tell their
co-workers and spread the word.
ps:
There's been some concern voiced that adding ICE to your
phone will allow bad guys to access your contact list
in your phone, and/or that adding ICE to your phone will
cost you. This simply isn't true, ICE
is NOT a hoax nor
is there a charge for it, so if you get an
email
claiming
these things,
just
delete
it.
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Ask
Dave
Below
is a great question from a fencing contractor, about
non-payment and custom materials and Dave's answer can
be applied to any trade that involves custom materials.
Remember,
you can call Dave at 619-682-4842 and chat with him for
about 20 minutes about any business matter, at no charge!
Just be sure to mention us.
:)
And
now for that "Ask Dave" question:
Q: I
am a fence installation contractor. A customer recently
hired my company to install a custom iron fence that
we special ordered from a fence fabricator. After the
contract was signed and the fence ordered and paid for,
but before we began any work, the customer canceled the
contract. Can I record a mechanic's lien for the contract
amount?
A: Unfortunately,
you cannot record a mechanic's lien for anything but
labor and materials that have actually been incorporated
into the property. You do, however, have a claim
for breach of contract against the homeowner
who hired you and you may be entitled to both lost profit
damages
as
well as the expenses related to purchasing the custom
fence. If you obtain a judgment against the homeowner
on this breach of contract claim, that judgment
can then be used to create a lien against the customer's
real
property.
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Dave
is a practicing attorney (he's our attorney too :) and
welcomes our readers to contact him at any time with
any questions
about any
business
matter.
Tell
him we sent you and he'll chat with you for about 20
minutes at no charge.
To
reach Dave and get answers to your questions:
David
J. Barnier, Esq.
BARKER
LAW GROUP
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 682-4842
ps:
As attorneys go, Dave is a pretty good guy. lol ;)
We've known him for about 7 years now, on both a professional
and personal basis, and you know I wouldn't recommend him to
you if I didn't believe in him. :)
He
also does outstanding seminars on lien law. Give him a call
if you'd like to attend. :)
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