Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland
Building Contract Law
I started a job to remodel 2 baths in a residence. The home owner would not sign a contract, wanted to pay me in cash and would not get a building permit. She became better and better friends with the carpenter I hired to do the framing and sheetrock. I spent 6 days working. I paid for all the materials and my carpenters labor. I was then asked not to come back and the home owner is now sueing to get her deposit and a second payment, midway, back. Can the home owner seek remedy from a court when she circumvented every building code law, (permits, inspections, wanting to pay cash, refusing to sign the contract when the price was over the legal min. for no contract) and then had my carpenter finish the job for her?
2 Answers from Attorneys
: Building Contract Law
She can, but this opens the door for your to counterclaim against her.
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Re: Building Contract Law
Although you should have had a written agreement in retrospect, hopefully you at least had an oral understanding as to how much you were to be paid for the job. If you've already received an amount that covers your expenses and part of your expected profit so far, then you can defend her suit. If you are still owed money, you can also counterclaim against her for the amount owed.
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