{"id":409,"date":"2020-04-23T14:35:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tarleyrobinson.com\/?p=409"},"modified":"2020-04-23T14:35:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:35:58","slug":"you-obtained-a-judgment-against-a-contractor-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tarleyrobinson.com\/?p=409","title":{"rendered":"You obtained a judgment against your construction contractor, how do you collect?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes your dispute with your contractor goes all the way to court and you obtain a judgment. However, sometimes the contractor does not have the ability to pay the judgment, so financially, you are out-of-pocket your judgment damages plus your attorneys\u2019 fees. You may have one last alternative to recover at least a portion of your losses through the <a href=\"http:\/\/leg1.state.va.us\/cgi-bin\/legp504.exe?000+cod+54.1-1118\">Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund<\/a> (the \u201cRecovery Fund\u201d).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_410\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-410\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-410\" title=\"Williamsburg Virginia Business Lawyers\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tarleyrobinson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/courthouse-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Williamsburg Virginia Business Lawyers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Williamsburg Courthouse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<p>The Recovery Fund was created as a means of consumer protection to those Virginia residents who have been defrauded or injured maliciously by the poor work or dishonesty of a contractor.\u00a0 First, a <a href=\"http:\/\/leg1.state.va.us\/cgi-bin\/legp504.exe?000+cod+54.1-1123\">few specific requirements<\/a> must be met.\u00a0 You must obtain a judgment against the contractor. The Board must determine that the judgment obtained was based upon the contractor\u2019s improper or fraudulent conduct.\u00a0 However, a claimant will not be denied recovery because the judgment obtained is lacking in specificity, because the Board can base its decision \u201con any language in the order that supports the conclusion that the court found the conduct of the [contractor] involved improper or dishonest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next, the contractor at issue must first be \u201can individual or entity licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia.\u201d The contract in question \u201cmust involve contracting for the consumer\u2019s residence located in Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Recovery Fund limits the amount of recovery, regardless of the amount of the judgment. A single claim for restitution from the fund is <a href=\"http:\/\/leg1.state.va.us\/cgi-bin\/legp504.exe?000+cod+54.1-1123\">limited to $20,000.00<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More than likely, the Recovery Fund will not make you whole. Furthermore, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpor.virginia.gov\/dporweb\/enf_conrecovery.cfm\">the process to obtain money<\/a> from the Recovery Fund can be complex. An attorney experienced in construction litigation can help you prepare and file a claim putting you in position to mitigate your losses.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #990000;\"><strong>Tarley Robinson, PLC, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #990000;\"><strong>Williamsburg, Virginia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tarleyrobinson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/jt-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-411\" title=\"jt photo\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tarleyrobinson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/jt-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes your dispute with your contractor goes all the way to court and you obtain a judgment. However, sometimes the contractor does not have the ability to pay the judgment, so financially, you are out-of-pocket your judgment damages plus your attorneys\u2019 fees. 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