SMDH. Just saw on local news - Homeowner refuses to pay contractor for 30K job until she sees green cards of all the

[tulipsandroses]

workers.

When the owner demanded his payment, this bozo sent an email complaining about the work and threatened to call ICE.

There are some truly awful people.
If those are your "principles", why didn't ask for it before they started the job???

Makes me wonder how many others are being taken advantage of like this.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Sure don't have to wonder who SHE voted for!

[Dave Id]

19. Learn from the worst,

act like the worst.

[TheBlackAdder]

27. In essence, she called ICE on the firm without having to pick up the phone.

[FakeNoose]

39. Yes, but she waited until they completed the job. Then she called ICE

I'll guarantee you, the landscapers didn't start work without a signed contract.

[viva la]

2. Can't wait for the contractor to sue and get a lien against her house.

Threatening to call ICE... only after the work is done.

[Wednesdays]

17. I was going to say...

I'll bet the contractor has a good case, because the refusal to pay has nothing to do with quality of work.

[Jim__]

3. If that wasn't part of her contract, I don't see her having any right to refuse to pay.

Hopefully the contractor can put a lien on her property.

[thomski64]

28. ..tear the work back apart..

[OldBaldy1701E]

67. Yep.

My crew would be there bright and early the next morning to remove it all. Let her try and stop me.

And yes, a lien would be awesome, as she has no grounds to stand on and would get her ass handed to her.

Until she appeals to whichever level of judicial review that has been corrupted by the orange gibbon and gets it all back, plus interest, because the contractor dared to have one immigrant on his crew, regardless of their legal status.

That contractor needs to go scorched earth. He won't, but he should.

[sl8]

4. Article:

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/owner-demands-green-cards-before-paying-for-work-done-on-home-contractor-says/507-c442c70f-1d04-4a93-800d-c49e92eb20e8
(video at link)

Homeowner demands green cards before paying for work done on Atlanta home, contractor says

The company owner says they have not received any payment and are now thousands of dollars in debt because of the unpaid bill.

Author: Chase Houle
Published: 12:46 PM EDT October 17, 2025
Updated: 12:58 PM EDT October 17, 2025

TUCKER, Ga. — A Tucker-based construction company says a local homeowner has refused to pay more than $30,000 for completed work, allegedly demanding to see the workers' green cards before releasing payment.

Mario Aguinada, owner of Sun Dry Waterproofing, told 11Alive that his company performed foundation and waterproofing work at a home in Tucker in July under a $31,000 contract.

Aguinada said he has not received any payment and is now thousands of dollars in debt due to unpaid bills.

"This has cost me a lot of money," Aguinada said. He said he paid $17,000 to $18,000 for the materials.

[..]

[irisblue]

8. The contractor has a mechanics lien on the property. Good

[Demsrule86]

66. Excellent.

[Seinan Sensei]

41. Tear the roof off and haul it away

[Irish_Dem]

5. Obviously ploy not to pay bill.

[slightlv]

48. Doing just as their idol, Trump, has shown them to do... time after time after time.

[Irish_Dem]

52. Yes Trump was notorious for refusing to pay people for the work they did for him.

Found some sort of fault with the work and refused to pay.
When they took him to court he engaged in his typical legal warfare until
they went bankrupt and out of business or caved in.

[BonnieJW]

60. Anyone who ever did that kind of work for me

got paid one third upfront, one third halfway, and one third upon completion

[Irish_Dem]

61. Yes usually the case. Homeowner was bamboozling the contractor from the start.

[Midnight Writer]

6. Stiffing the contractors after the work is completed? Where in the world would they learn that from?

"Nobody knows more about screwing contractors than I do!"

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[3catwoman3]

7. Must have studied at Trump University.

[irisblue]

10. From the article

"11Alive reached out to the homeowner multiple times for comment.

She later responded by phone and text, declining an on-camera interview. She denied Aguinada's allegations and said her emails referencing Immigration and Customs Enforcement were taken out of context."


11 Alive is an Atlanta TV station.


Racist proverb, I am not a racist

[Grokenstein]

11. Gee whiz, I wonder what "proper" context would justify such references.

Or any of this.

[C Moon]

12. There was the woman who threatened to call ICE at the baseball game.

The video taped her. Went viral. She lost her job.

[Raven123]

13. Translation:

“I don’t care if undocumented people do the work, I just think they shouldn’t be paid.”

Got it.

[flvegan]

14. Enjoy the pending lien foreclosure*, dipshit.

*assuming proper contract/paperwork was executed, etc

[malaise]

15. Slavery by another name

Rec

[niyad]

16. There was a scumbag in NM many years ago who would deliberately

hire the undocumented for his construction jobs, refuse to pay them on completion, and threaten them with the immigration goons if they dared complain. Everybody knew what he did, nobody did anything about him. Until I moved there, and learned about this disgusting excuse for a person. By the time I was done, his business was completely gone, and more than one relevant official shuddered when they heard my name. Cannot imagine why.

[Aristus]

18. Well done!

I'm so proud!

[niyad]

20. Thank you! There are reasons that some people think I am one seriously

mean bitch!

[Aristus]

21. I would disagree with those people.

The fault, I am certain, lies with them...

[niyad]

22. There is that. If they were not seriously screwing up in some way or

another, I would have no reason to take action.

[Hekate]

25. Good for you!

[niyad]

34. Thank you. I do whatever I can, wherever I can.

[LoisB]

33. LOL. Why am I not surprised, niyad?

[niyad]

36. Hey, everybody needs a hobby!

[LoisB]

47. Amen to that.

[gristy]

35. Well done!!

That takes work, smarts and fortitude. Just awesome.

[niyad]

38. Thank you. It always helps knowing whose ass to kick!

[DFW]

46. And how hard

I.e. VERY!

[niyad]

50. Exactly. And then there is the serious question, heels or wedges?

[UpInArms]

58. ...

[niyad]

63. Thank you!

[mike_c]

23. I presume they signed a contract

Unless it has a "no green cards, no pay" clause, that's not gonna fly in court.

[swong19104]

24. Mechanic's lien

And them to the cleaners

[cab67]

26. In what universe...

…would a lawyer defend this person in court without explaining how badly they will lose?

$30k is more than the limit in small-claims, so unless this person chooses to go pro se, she’ll want a lawyer.

[3Hotdogs]

29. Owner should hire a lawyer. Lawyer's fee can be included in the judgment.

Then the judgement gets entered as a lien against the house. + interest.


NJ allows for small claims cases in the amount of $3k or less. I have won several cases in small court. Collecting is tedious but I do end up getting the money.

[Ping Tung]

30. "The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog." Mark Twain

[canetoad]

31. Shame it's in a large city

Living in a small town, if you don't pay the tradespeople, very soon you will find it impossible to get ANYTHING done. Keeps people honest.

[TheBlackAdder]

32. What sucks is she'll probably go to court and agree to just pay material costs

Half the time courts like negotiated settlements.

[iemanja]

37. That should be established upfront if it's important to the homeowners

Since they waited until the work was over and used it as an opportunity to welch out of the bill they agreed to, it's clear they are immoral grifters--just like their charlatan in chief.

[llmart]

40. In contrast to this Karen and because I'm a Democrat...

There were several hispanic landscapers working right next door to me last week. I didn't have any need to hire a company for the small items I needed done and couldn't find anyone who would do such a small task. So I walked over there and asked two of them if they could do it for me after they were through working on the big job they were hired to do. They said they would come back at the end of their day which they did. I handed each of them a $50 bill. The work only took them about 15 minutes, but I was desperate to get this done before winter so I could plant something.

[ecstatic]

42. put a lien on the home.

If you allow folks to pay after the work is done, you should have a lien process in place, at the very least.

That homeowner is disgusting. She's harming honest homeowners who may now have to pay up front for similar work.

I'm also curious to know who the company owner (Mario Aguinado) voted for.

[Joinfortmill]

43. I had renovations done on two condos..

One in FL and one in SC. Work was done by workers from Mexco and Cental America. These guys do meticulous work. Whoever this cretin owner is, I hope they sue his racist ass.

[bluestarone]

44. Wondering here. How about adding INTEREST to the bill?

UNTIL PAID in full!!

[nilram]

59. There's a lien on the place now, so it depends on state law

And maybe the terms of the contract. But I hope that's in her future.

[JoseBalow]

45. Good roof. How if I take it?

Then you would be a thief.

[Liberal In Texas]

49. That's how Trump conducts business, so the magats think it's just fine. n/t

[Dave Bowman]

51. What a despicable pos. 😡

[Bernardo de La Paz]

55. Only a conned sucker thinks Ds are fight "for" illegal immigration.

We fight to treat people as people. If a person is here, they are entitled to protection under the law of the Constitution.

You're a sucker for swallowing Moses Johnson's lie.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

57. The only country destroying itself is maga.

Go ask your pastor if you can do better than hanging out on pagan Democratic sites, so you can bring about your white christian nation sooner.

[Retrograde]

54. If it's that important to you

Last edited Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:46 AM - Edit history (1)

ask if all the employees have the legal right to work in the US - which is not the same thing as having a green card- before hiring the contractor If she was working with a contractor, they should be able to provide proof of insurance and worker's comp coverage as well. But IANAL

[Norbert]

62. I had a roof put on my house a few years ago

Most of the workers were Hispanic/Mexican. Work was done in a complete & timely manner. Cleanup; almost nothing was left behind. Were they undocumented? Don't know & don't care. They could teach us about a work ethic.

My opinion; if they have a problem with the work performed, I am inclined to think is because they have some sort of a twisted and scheming agenda.

[MayReasonRule]

64. Further Details...

The contractor's claim: Mario Aguinada, owner of Sundry Waterproofing, states the homeowner is withholding payment for a foundation repair job because she is demanding to see the green cards of all his workers.

Aguinada says this is a false claim and that all his employees are legally authorized to work.

The homeowner's response: The homeowner denies the contractor's claims and states that emails she sent were taken out of context.

Current legal action: The contractor has filed a lien against the homeowner's property in an attempt to get paid for the ($31,000) in work and materials.

Financial impact: The contractor is facing financial hardship, claiming to be in debt due to the non-payment. 

[Demsrule86]

65. Put a lien on her house...it will ruin her credit.

[Hotler]

68. The orange one say I'm not paying you. Take me to court.

Contractor should place a lien on the house.

[JHB]

69. Literally taking after Trump: Everything is fine until the work is done, then he's "not satisfied" and withholds payment

Did it repeatedly, wiping out businesses and causing at least one suicide.

[yellowdogdemocrat1]

70. Comment From Another World

You know, it takes all kinds to "round" out this world.

I am a medium and while I was reading this, a "dead" person said "Trash". Meaning even the other side disapproves of this woman. She truly was acting like trash.

[IbogaProject]

71. Fraud

If she had those concerns she should have spoken up at the start. This is more outright fraud hiding behind MAGA racism. Evil either way. I hope she faces punitive damages and has to pay both sets of lawyers