Contractor Disputes

What it takes to sue a Georgia contractor over defective or unfinished work: the available claims, the filing deadlines, the right court, and the Fair Business Practices Act demand letter.

Georgia handles contractor complaints through three separate channels, the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors, the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, and magistrate court. Each has different powers and different limits.

Ohio contractor complaints split between the Attorney General, the local building department, and the licensing board for five trades. Where each one goes, what each can do, and how the estimate and cancellation rules apply.

A California Contractors State License Board complaint is free, filed in writing with the registrar, and subject to a four-year deadline for visible problems and ten years for hidden structural defects. What the board can do, what it cannot, and where the money actually comes from.