Quick House Update – Rocky Mountain Woman Builds Her Dream Home – Part XX
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on March 13, 2013 – 12:12 pm -
For the beginning of this story, please click on the “She Builds” tab on the right.
This post is in honor of the letter “Q” and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Thursday. For more quirky “Q” posts, please click here http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/
When I got my attorney on the phone, I told him what was going on and he made an appointment for me that afternoon. In the middle of my story, he interrupted me “You are really in a mess here.”
“Yeah I know. What should I do?”
“Well, the first thing you have to do is change the locks on the doors and stop talking to Dick. If he calls you, don’t answer, if he shows up at the house, don’t answer the door. I’ll run his name to see if he has a record, or if he’s on the sex offender list, and you sit tight. You might want to consider staying in a hotel for a few days until he calms down.”
“It won’t be too much of a problem to change the locks, because there aren’t any doorknobs or locks there now. Can we sue him?”
“Well, I don’t suggest that right now. If he’ll just go away so you can hire someone else to finish your house, that would really be the best solution and will save you a lot of money. He probably won’t do anything except fume and threaten for a while. He has 90 days to file a lien. If he doesn’t do anything in that period of time, you can move on and finish the house. Until then, sit tight and see what happens.”
“Ninety days?”
“Yeah, I know it seems like a long time, but in the scheme of things it can save you a lawsuit that will surely drag on a lot longer than three months and cost you thousands of dollars.”
90 DAYS! YIKES!
Posted in She Builds | 29 Comments »
March 13th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Leave to a man to ‘screw up ‘ ~ somehow they think they can take advantage of a ‘single woman’ ~ Keep on keeping on ~ Your dream house will be built ~ sending lots of healing energy ~ ^_^
March 13th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Oh my! I am sorry you are experiencing so much trouble trying to get your dream house built. It sounds like your lawyer is giving your good counsel. Stay safe and hopefully you can begin to rebuild again before 90 days!
March 13th, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Hope that your house gets fixed up and everything is resolved.
March 13th, 2013 at 4:05 pm
This is just a never-ending nightmare. I really think he should be arrested and sentenced to the chain gang.
March 14th, 2013 at 3:28 am
I am praying 90 pass quickly and someone really wonderful will finish the house.
March 14th, 2013 at 3:56 am
OMG, I thought you were through with “Dick”. I can’t believe he is not sitting in jail somewhere. Sadly I have not been following “She Builds” but certainly will now. Your nightmare with that monster has gone on “forever”. I would do what ever I could to get some money out of him so you can fix his mistakes and then put his sorry behind where he can’t mess up anyone else’s life. I am so sorry for what you are going through.
March 14th, 2013 at 4:29 am
Oh my! Be grateful though you don’t live here in Spain where lawsuits can drag on for y-e-a-r-s!!
Good luck!
March 14th, 2013 at 5:06 am
what you have been through! mercy. i hope you are safe and all that is looming is one furious imbecile of a contractor. glad that you have legal advice at this juncture. now you need a really big dog. be safe out there.
March 14th, 2013 at 7:45 am
Oh my! You have really gone through a lot. I had read your most recent posts, but now have gone back to the beginning — my heart goes out to you! As Sue said, a really big dog might be a good thing! Or a prize fighter roommate….
March 14th, 2013 at 8:15 am
I’d build a moat around the place an stock it with some hardy gators.
March 14th, 2013 at 8:17 am
Nick!
That’s a great idea! I’ll get right on it…
March 14th, 2013 at 8:17 am
Sarah,
I love the idea of a prize fighter roommate, especially if he’s cute!
March 14th, 2013 at 8:37 am
Yes, congratulations to build the house of your dreams, exquisite photos …
March 14th, 2013 at 8:42 am
Be fore you know it the house will be a well loved home.
March 14th, 2013 at 8:48 am
Wow. Stress. Hope you are well stocked with wine.
March 14th, 2013 at 8:51 am
St:
HAH! I LOVE this comment! Yes I am well stocked with wine and it really helps!
Awesome…
RMW
March 14th, 2013 at 10:44 am
Geez, it sounds like one of the Ann Rule books I’m reading right now. That’s scary and wine ain’t gonna help. When your attorney says to leave, I’d leave.
Can you move in with someone nearby? If not, I’d get out and stay in a hotel. Not kidding.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:39 pm
OH I am praying for you! What a situation to be in! I am glad you have a good attorney and I think you need to take his advice. Be safe, your home is coming along beautifully and I wish you peace. We need to peace, quiet and calm together.
March 14th, 2013 at 3:08 pm
That wood on the door is awesome! I love the markings. It’s absolutely gorgeous!
March 14th, 2013 at 5:45 pm
What a predicament! It’s good that you’ve documented everything….Power to the blogger!
March 14th, 2013 at 7:12 pm
Oh, dear! Maybe a padlock??
March 14th, 2013 at 8:16 pm
Oy! This is just awful. I am so sorry that this is still going on.
March 14th, 2013 at 8:39 pm
O RM, this is getting bad now. I will be with Mom and Anne and pray for you. And I hope by now Dick has figured it out that he is through and will leave.
Did the lawyer write you a letter of dismissal for him or something so that he will officially be put on notice. Changing the locks (locking him out) is a good start but only may work if you can show he wanted to continue.
I read all your ‘back issues’ last month. It will make a best seller. Just have somebody kill him and of course you will be the prime suspect. WRONG!!!
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March 14th, 2013 at 10:46 pm
Good grief, girl! I’d like to send the idiot a bag of fresh horse pucky. Let me know.
Your dream house experience is definitely book material.
March 14th, 2013 at 11:02 pm
Yikes, indeed! This fellow is BAD NEWS!
March 15th, 2013 at 7:57 am
Gosh. What a nightmare he is. I’m glad you’re getting some legal advice on this.
Maybe you need to hire an Amish crew to come out and finish all the work!
March 15th, 2013 at 7:02 pm
I am so very sorry that your having these kind of problems building your dream home. It’s not fair that this idiot has put you through so much.
There has to be something that you can do to get your home finished. I pray these problems end and you can get your on with your dream.
Thinking of you.
Love
Maggie
March 18th, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Ninety days doesn’t just SOUND like a long time, it IS a long time…if you’re living in an unfinished house.
March 19th, 2013 at 8:55 am
Oh! Oh! How awful!
so sorry!
hoping for an uneventful 90 days to pass.