Legal Question in Construction Law in California
A painting contractor's power equipment caused electrical damage to our home, causing lights and outlets to stop working. Everything worked before they began their job but they are telling me the lights and outlets must not have worked when they arrived and say they didn't cause the damage. They tripped the breakers at least once, which they admit to. I paid them in full for their work and now I have to hire an electrician to diagnose and fix the damage and also miss work to meet the electrician. What is normally done in these types of cases?
1 Answer from Attorneys
The first thing that is normally done is you get confirmation from an independent professional that the contractor's equipment caused the problem. The idea that if something followed on the heels of something else that the first thing caused the second is common, but completely false logical reasoning. If and when you have a qualified professional confirm that the equipment was the cause of the problem, and a cost of repair, you then make a demand that the contractor pay for it. If they refuse, you file a complaint with the Contractor's State License Board, and file a claim against their license bond. If the bond is not enough to cover the cost of repair, then you have to decide whether to sue them for the balance.
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