Mike Judet's South Florida home was severely damaged by lightning in 2016. He accepted an offer from Cano, Inc. of West Palm Beach to make the repairs. The contract price was $300,000, payable in $30,000 installments. Cano started work. Judet made the first three payments, $90,000. Then Judet discovered a problem.
Cano hadn’t bothered to take out a permit on either the plumbing or electrical work. Cano and Judet couldn’t agree on what had to happen next. So Judet stopped paying and terminated the agreement. Cano slapped a $40,000 lien on the project and sued for breach of contract. Judet’s counterclaim alleged breach of contract, asked for discharge of the lien and restitution of the amount paid in excess of the value of work completed.
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