Posted on 08/11/2016 4:34:14 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
....This lien, which opens the way for a forced sale of Doral unless it’s paid off, was filed Aug. 9 by Straticon LLC, the Martin County-based construction firm in charge of part of the $255 million renovation of the famed country club.
According to the paperwork, Starticon says it’s still owed $236,472 for its work on the three-year project, which ended in June.
...Trump Endeavor managed to stave off an attempt by a mom-and-pop paint supplier, The Paint Spot, to force the sale of the club over the final payment of $34,000 for $200,000 worth of paint.
...Alan Garten, Trump’s business attorney, pointed out that 18 of the 23 liens filed against the Doral owner have been satisfied.
“Payments have been made,” Garten said. “On a project of this magnitude with hundreds of contractors, 20 liens isn’t a big deal. It’s a complicated project, and what’s important is the fact things are getting paid.”
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Funny how the fake journalist acts like a lover of the small businessman by calling the paint company a "mom and pop" operation...
Meanwhile, small businesses are dying over the last eight years, but the Miami Herald doesn't notice.
The suck is great.
Key quote. Hundreds. And 20 are pissed. The Miami Herald thinks it is big news.
“...The Miami Herald thinks it is big news....”
The Miami Herald is desperate to attack Trump.
It’s weird, for some reason contractors like to be paid in a timely manner.
Oh this changes everything for me, forget the emails or Clintoon Foundation, etc. sarc/.
yeah, I know. Bizarre.
OTOH, the attorney for Trump has a point. If you have hundreds of contractors, some of them may fall through the cracks.
Trump would not be the real estate titan he is if he was a constant and major deal breaker. He clearly isn’t, as people come back to do business with him time after time.
Contrast, on the other hand, OBAMACARE or the VA or the CLINTON FOUNDATION: a consistent and constant record of failure to provide what is promised.
I think the difference is huge.
Trump has hundreds of contractors for Doral, and 20 have not gotten paid on time.
Hitlery and her imps have failed their constituents over and over again.
Would be interesting to know how many of the contractors filing liens have done the proper job and completed punch lists. As the wife of a retired contractor I know that subcontractors very often expect to be promptly paid long before they complete the full contracted job.
As the wife of a construction project manager/architect, we often held up payment on bills submitted by contractors when they had overbilled for work not completed, or when they had not completed the “punch lists”.
Punch lists were generated throughout the projects for work that was not completed properly, such as painting contractors who had missed spots or areas, and had to come back and paint what they had missed.
Sometimes, contractors will substitute cheaper materials than those specified in the building specifications. This could also be a cause for payments being held up or denied.
Sometimes, building inspectors could refuse to sign off on a project and withhold a permit to open the building until certain corrections were made.
There are always disputes between architects, engineers, and construction managers and the contractors who have signed a contract to do the work as specified. Nothing unusual here, goes on in almost every project.
Depends on the contract/agreement they are part of.
It is standard operating procedure for any supplier to put a line on a building until they have been paid.
It’s their only ultimate protection. But their payments go according to an agreed upon schedule and/or priority. A contractor correctly completing a job to agreed upon specs regularly holds up payment schedules and it should.
These are cropping up too often, while it seems that bills for work or services are being paid it also seems it is for less than the original agreed upon amount. Facebook is cluttered with videos from contractors and architects that were offered lower settlements after the work had been performed.
I know it won’t be long before someone trots out the old concern troll meme, but it seems like campaign lost by a thousand cuts. I HOPE I'm wrong but if they keep coming they better get a better response than these are being paid,.........
Subcontractor here. Liens are common in the Const business.
Liens are automatically filed on most any construction project, and releases are demanded with the receipts of payment. It’s a standard in the industry.
It’s a standard operational procedure. Trumps opposition is trying to use something that happens no matter as a club to beat him with.
More media bullcrap.
My wife, and I had a business back in the seventies/eighties, and we had to comply with the procedures in place in the industry. We know.
Any idea how many fraudulent invoices are submitted to a project of this size, just hoping to “fall between the cracks” and get paid even though they did nothing?
Chrysler/Getrag bankrupted a large local electric contractor here in IN when the new facility they were building was abandoned after the 2008 downturn.
Chrysler then re-acquired the building after sitting unfinished for 3 years and now assemble parts there.
But the electrician is still out of business.
gee, anyone think that such a stellar “journalist” as Jose Lambiet might KNOW that, right?
Oh, wait, this is fake journalism.
As someone who used to be in construction, painting and landscaping are the last things done.
This is a hit job.
What probably happened is a portion of the paint work didn’t meet expectations or was the wrong color.
They are withholding payment until job is done correctly.
What about all of the money owed by all of the politicians for all of their electioneering that in some cases hasn’t yet been paid off even after years or decades?
ALL media morons are apoplectic over Trump. The level of their lies has hit the stratosphere...and beyond.
I suppose Trump could start pointing fingers back at Hillary.
She stiffed a lot a people for a long time back in 2008.
She eventually got the bills paid, as will Trump.
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