well the contractor i engage to build a house have cabut liow...VO also paid liow but work not finish..what to do ah...got any place to complaint them or not ah?

make a police report

got think of that...but will the police go and find them and gari them? the boss already "missing in action" liow

i got think also about filing bankruptcy on the boss....is that possible?...duno worth or not lor in term of time & money spend

pardon my ignorance but whats VO mean?

VO = verification order

nothing u can do basically, bad luck. Find a new contractor and continue

VO = Variation Order
It's mean for work carried out that not specified in the contract.

BTW how come TS paid for VO before all works complete? Normally VO will not be paid in full.

i pay full for the VO coz that time the contractor are in full swing....so most of the things complete liow...but some are incomplete....the incomplete part estimate around RM5K.

hmm...really can't do anything meh...so easily can let them go ah..haiz

Experience the same thing.
Treat it as a loss... 5k loss is not that heavy to bear

can try the consumer tribunal

how to report in consumer tribunal? i tot the tribunal is for small claim and furthermore the contractor already runaway.... how to claim from them?

You are wasting your time if you think that will help. Ur claim is against the co, the contractor can just set up new co. under his grandmother name.

The simple way is look for him and bash him out... If u could find him in the 1st place.

I was very mad initially same as you. but what to do? Learn from this lesson.

Contractor mobile number also change... what to do?

if its a freelance contractor then of course difficult. those with sdn bhd or enterprise its worth the try. u ask for answers, this is one option you can consider. of course the amount you want to claim also needs to be worth the time n effort otherwise take it as a lesson n move on....

I'm wondering...is my case (engaging a contractor to build a house) fall under the category of "homebuyer" which i could report to Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims?

sorry my bad. missed this detail. sounds more like 'kena tipu kes' here.... well almost. police report would be more appropriate.

As a precaution, before engaging a contractor, tell him that you'll retain 5% of the total cost until 1-2 months after completion (to make sure that they come back to rectify problems that do not surface immediately).

If they do not agree, look for another contractor. Better safe than sorry

This post has been edited by gilabola: Oct 13 2008, 02:48 AM

Erm. how about u got take any retention from the contractor?
and 1st place u paid full $ for ur VO works is wrong..
mean u buy a car without looking the shape or condition..
since u are lyn member, and i can give u free advise... bec i from QS firm
u got any resit for the $ u pay to contractor?

This post has been edited by Tctf: Oct 14 2008, 06:05 PM

You should also run away man...

Yes, the contractor did gv me resit for the payment i paid to them. Now i'm trying to get back the retention $$ to finish up the incomplete works. But still unable to cover the VO $ paid the contractor.