Standing beside Grandpa was a construction attorney named Elena Ruiz. She carried the original contract, every signed change order, photographs of the finished work, and the document the homeowners had signed the previous afternoon confirming that the $5,400 balance was being withheld even though they had accepted the completed installation. Grandpa had not asked them to sign because he planned to remove the cabinets. He wanted written proof that they were refusing payment without claiming the work was defective.
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