Legal Question in Construction Law in Virginia

bill of particulars on case against unlicensed contractor

We signed a contract with a general contractor and subsequently fired him for not performing work as specified. He threatened to lien. We discovered that he had no license, his partner was the actual business owner and was working outside his license classification. He falsified the building permit application in order to get one. The contract guaranteed all materials as specified and work performed in a substantial workmanlike manner. They deviated from the contract as well as from specs. As a result the project couldn't be finished the way we originally wanted.

We had to hire another contractor to repair what the first contractor did poorly and to finish the job. Now we're working on the bill of particulars as we are asking for everything we paid him. How should we go about this?


Asked on 2/25/05, 3:46 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: bill of particulars on case against unlicensed contractor

If you're working on a Bill of Particulars, this means that you've filed a case and the defendant has made the request for a BOP(Bill of Particulars). You would be well advised now to

arrange for a consultation with an attorney who can advise you as to how you should prepare this responsive pleading as well as other aspects of your case. (This doesn't mean retaining the attorney to handle the entire matter for you but merely hiring him or her for a couple hours of legal advice.)

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Answered on 2/27/05, 12:44 am


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