Standing beside Grandpa was a construction attorney holding the signed contract, every approved change order, photographs of the finished work, and the acknowledgment the couple had casually signed the day before. The husband’s face changed when the attorney explained that Grandpa had not returned to tear out cabinets or argue on their doorstep. He had returned to formally demand the unpaid $5,400 and preserve any collection and mechanic’s-lien rights available under local law before the filing deadlines expired.
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