Are you hiring a contractor? Google your city or county name plus “lawsuit database” to check civil records for any lawsuits against your contractor or their company. Finding recent lawsuits can provide insight into their work ethic and conflict resolution. Many people hesitate to leave negative reviews out of fear of retaliation, so it’s important to check for lawsuits before making a decision. #contractor #lawsuitdatabase #hireacontractor #civilrecords #avoidingdisputes
And then make sure the person suing the contractor isnt just suing contractors all the time. Source: have seen more than one customer witth a reputation/history of suing contractors.
Good idea but just want to add that you may find what you’re looking for faster by searching for the county common pleas court records, and also your city’s municipal court records. These won’t be listed as a “lawsuit database” but usually will take you where you want to go.
also, keep track of what your neighbors and beyond are having done and get their opinions
You should also check arbitration records if they are available. I had a window company force arbitration on everybody and kept their bad work hidden with arbitration. There was a website that would tell you which party a particular arbitrator ruled. If I can find it I will link it.
Great advice. I’d also add, just Google their full name and the county/city. This will pull up other legal shenanigans they may have been involved with (this is how I found out our contractor was a sex offender). Also, reverse image search any photos of their work to verify they didn’t just use stock images or steal images from other websites to bolster their portfolio.
My dad went to check on the warranty on his roof after some storm damage, and found out the roofer is in jail for fraud. Someone flew a drone over their roof and saw that he was 1. nailing only at each end of each strip of shingles, and 2. only reshingling areas visible from the ground!
> Google your city or county name plus “lawsuit database”
Are you trying to say “court records”? Most of the records regarding the actual incident aren’t going to be in those records. And most of the real negative outcomes aren’t going to go the distance to actually having suit filed, and if they are, it’s probably about recovering billings/deposits.
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