Legal Question in Construction Law in Florida

i work 6 weeks at paint company no application no tax forms just cash that i havent been yet in full. called bbb wage labor irs filed a claim of lien on job site and to general contractor. who i told there is problems to their superintendants. they dont care.for some reason.havent seen owner of house. paint company sayscant find license in florida. he fire me cause one he owes me 1600.00 didnt file time and half forgot to,two he found out somewhere i have a past record sex crime and thinks dont have to pay me and fire. im offender not whatever 12 years ago. says has atres pass on me also. so i filed claim of lien one person i cant one says i can tell what? i have 6 kids here man help


Asked on 11/05/09, 1:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alterraon Phillips APLaw, LLC

Truly sorry to hear about your situation. In reviewing your issue I must say this is a question best answered by a labor/employment attorney instead of a construction attorney. To get the best answer to your question, I would highly recommend reposting this question but select labor and employment law as the area of law. This way you will get the best advise for your situation.

In reference to you filing a claim of lien, you can do this but there are several things you must make sure of before you do. Two being you have worked onsite and served proper notice to owner. You did not mention it, but I am presuming you did not serve notice to owner. Another issue is the company you work for should be properly licensed contractor even for painting. You can go on myflorida.com website to see if a person is licensed.

Best wishes on your situation but as stated above, I would recommend you repost your question with labor and employment as the area of law instead of construction.

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Answered on 11/10/09, 7:15 pm


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