A renovation contractor brought an action to recover unpaid amounts for residential renovation work and to enforce a construction lien.
The homeowners alleged the project was subject to a $100,000 budget cap and a mid‑January completion deadline and advanced a substantial counterclaim alleging defective workmanship and misrepresentation by the contractor and an associated interior designer.
The court rejected the homeowners’ evidence as lacking credibility and accepted the contractor’s evidence that the parties agreed to a revised renovation budget with additional extras requested during construction.
The court found the total contract price, including extras, exceeded the amount paid and that the homeowners owed the contractor outstanding amounts.
After accounting for certain deficiencies and repair issues, the court reduced the amount recoverable and dismissed the claims against the interior designer and her company.
