re: I'm being sued - question

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Well if he didn’t hire the builder, contractor or roofer I’d tell them to all go frick themselves.

I wouldn’t hire a lawyer


I admittedly don't know a ton about the law but everything you've said here sounds like the opposite of what someone should do.

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While this is far too jurisdictionally dependant to even give a paper napkin opinion including a laundry list of caveats not being represented at the hearings/trial is a good way to wind up with an $18k lien on your house or a judgment against you personally.

The unjust enrichment claim could be easy or somewhat more difficult depending on the jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions require a reasonable expectation to have to pay for the goods/services which is one way to attack the claim here. A smart roofing contractor would have had the OP sign a contract that made it clear he would pay any shortfall on the GC's part. This would have prompted OP to get assurances from the GC that he would actually pay.