Would you pay the contractor and then go to the condo....

[LAS14]

.... or make the contractor wait till the condo pays up?

The ceiling in one of our rooms sank. A contractor ripped it out and it was determined that it fell because the central support came loose from a beam. Our insurance company is going to pay for everything except the $600 repair to that support. That, presumably, is the condo's problem. We have to let the work go ahead because all the stuff from that room is spread throughout our unit. Should I pay the contractor everything except that $600 and let him wait for the condo? Or should I pay the contractor everything and ask the condo to pay me? I'd much prefer the latter, as it's not the contractor's problem.

Thoughts?

TIA
LAS

[Callalily]

1. Check with your condo board!

Chances are that there are rules to cover such situations.

[imavoter]

4. this

I used to work in property management.

[Fla Dem]

2. If he agreed to work with you & the condo assoc, let them pay their share.

Why should you have to chase down the assoc? They owe him the money, let him chase them down if they’re slow to pay.

[Canoe52]

3. Pay him, he contracted with you to do the work, not you and the condo assoc.

For him to have to chase down the money from the condo assoc. is time and money out of his pocket that he didn’t include in his bid originally. As a contractor (retired now) I would add in a couple of hours minimum on the bid if I knew the billing was going to be pia (pain in the ass).