Legal Question in Construction Law in Illinois

I did a tile job for a construction co. and they were short of tile. I got paid half of my labor costs and they ended up not being able to get matching tile from the same lot #. One entire wall had to come down including shower doors to accept the off shade tile. they blame me for leaving the tile out in a bad spot and are not paying me. I am filing a lien. Can you tell me anything of my chances of being paid or do you need more info? I never made a move or a decision without the owners or the const. managers permision by the way. Thank you. dave


Asked on 2/18/14, 12:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

Whose responsibility was it to both determine whether there was enough tile for the entire job, up front, and supply the material. Also did you waste any. Before beginning a job of finish materials the responsibilities for those things should be clearly defined. If the manager simply said, "here's the tile, and there's the space" you may be good to go. If there was more involved, maybe not. Those will be the key things.

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Answered on 2/18/14, 1:15 pm


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