Sewer Company

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Vilma

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Contracted Sewer company to fix my sewer problem in Brooklyn for $12500, contact states I needed 60' of pipe from my house to the city sewer. Deposited $6150.-
The first day Jan 10 they performed the worked. They called and said that was not the problem.
They said they will dig and try to locate problem ( cotracted to repair 60' ft of sewer line) No new agreemnet or contract as to how much for them to dig.
Jan 28 they dug again confirmed via email ( no photos no report that they confirmed problem is 5 ft away from city street) Night of Jan 28 they sent me new contract that they said supersedes the firts contrcat. $5000 a day exploratoty digging. Mentioned on email that work might not even be $12500 if the block 5 ft away from mainstreet.
In good faith i signed cotract. Sent contract date Jan 28 on Jan 2.Technically im in contract on the night of Jan 28. contractor mentioned IM not charging you for todays work ( jan28 on email but ill take the first day and today as one (remember no new agreemnet or contract as to how much for them to dig on Jan 10 and morning of Jan28). Technically in contract with them on the night of Jan 28 after they dug in the morning.
Feb 6 first day of exploratory digging. (by contract I owe them $5000)
end of day no report written, verbal to me. NExt Day Feb 7 come to fing put they are digging again without my notice approval and now far beyond the confirmed 5' ft away blockage from the street.

called Sewer company asked whats goin on. Why can we replace new line from my house to street." Sure we can do whatever you want done.
Now he tells me I owe him $8850 via email ( no breakdown and not an invoice)
I figured he is charging me 3 days of exploratory dig $15000 less my deposit of
$6150

Now i ask him how much to replace new pipes from my house to city street as orignally what i needed.

Came back to me that I owe him $8850 + $10500 to replace sewer line and hes doing me a favor and mentioned verbally that they are a big company and got all legal people to came after me.

Please help anyone if I have a case.
I got all email correspndence, first and second contract.
What I never got from them was a new agreement as to how much they will just for the first day of digging, No report on paper or email, No Breakdown as to how I incur $8850.

Help!!!!!!
 
You need to speak with a nearby lawyer.
We can't do anything for you regarding your problem.
You appear to have a dispute over what you owe them.
They say one thing, you say another.
You either pay them, or they'll place a lien on your property (workman's/contractor's lien); and sue you if you don't pay.

You can pay, or defend.

That's why you never allow any work to be done without a written estimate indicating what will be done and for how much.

Their position looks good. Your position has a few glitches. See a lawyer, or make a deal.
 
I agree speak to a lawyer. They did not need to explore crap. If the line is 60 ft long, the problem is in the 60 feet. Where in the 60 is moot.
 
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