Home Improvement Contractor - Licensed Contractors
In Oregon is it legal for a general contractor to distribute a back charge across all trades for trade damage?
In Oregon, is it legal for a general contractor to distribute a back charge across all trades for damages during construction that cannot be attributed to a specific trade? There is a general contractor that I have done work under that is trying to distribute a back charge to all trades that worked on the project, is this even legal since the damages cannot be proven to have been caused by any one of the trades individually?
Public Comments
- No. You would be punishing innocent people. The law does not allow you to do that. They would sue for their money and might be awarded the money plus damages because you acted without proof of malfeasance on their part..
