Legal Question in Construction Law in Connecticut

I have been unsuccessfully trying to settle with the flooring company who refinished my floors two months ago. They did not finish the job (we have written evidence from another contractor certifying that). We were supposed to pay the second half of their invoice after the job was done, but since they did not finish what they were supposed to do, we asked to pay only for what they did�that is sanding down the floor. The company insists they did everything right and we will probably have to take the matter to small claims court. Can we take them to court ourselves and not wait for them to sue us? We don't want the judge to rule against us. What can we do so that we pay him what we owe, no more, no less?


Asked on 5/19/10, 11:07 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Linda Subbloie Linda A. Subbloie, Esq.

You may want to just pay them what you think you owe and no more than that. Many times people threaten lawsuits and then do not actually file them because they know they may not win. You would have a defense to their suit if they did in fact file the action, and that would be that you don't owe them any more money because they did not finish the job. You could bring in evidence from another contractor to substantiate your defense.

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Answered on 5/24/10, 1:44 pm


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