This is why you get a surety bond on even a small private job. If they had asked the contractor if he could bond, chances are he could not. That would have been a loud and clear message to the owner. Stay away from this firm, go on down your list. If he had bonded, the surety would have taken the hit. Either way the owner would have his building now, not a bunch of legal headaches.
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This is why you get a surety bond on even a small private job. If they had asked the contractor if he could bond, chances are he could not. That would have been a loud and clear message to the owner. Stay away from this firm, go on down your list. If he had bonded, the surety would have taken the hit. Either way the owner would have his building now, not a bunch of legal headaches.