I need some one who I can trust that will come to work and do a good job... which makes me think, if the contractor builds something and the inspector say's its wrong... does the contractor get monetarily punished ?

What could possibly go wrong ? 

She is located in the City of Los Angeles, by the beach.This seems to be completely wrong.

If executed, it will be tough to prove wrong doing for that reason since performance is not a condition of payment.The act of collecting the money will be civil in nature unless the person is pursued by regulators and found guilty in courts and restitution is awarded.

Legal issues arise as well, officers and directors are immune from personal liability except under intentional acts of wrong doing, basically.

Agents sign a piece of paper promising to adhere to a "Code of Ethics" but they are policed by themselves and if you file a complaint the standard answer you get is "No wrongdoing found".

Now in this regulatory landmine if anything goes wrong, and it will sooner or later, you can be accused of wrongdoing and the next thing you know you are having to defend yourself.California has lots of note brokers.

When you get an answer back from the DRE - I would be willing to guess the answer will be "No wrongdoing found".

Management companies are not exempt from wrongdoing, including theft.

As a result of the protection afforded by the corporate structure, the individuals who are truly negligent would often be left off the hook and the liability for the wrongdoing would rest solely with the corporation itself.Due to the hard work and diligence of the lead poisoning lawyers at Levy Phillips and Konigsberg, LLP, case law precedent has now been established in New York State to hold not only the corporation, but the people who run and are acting on behalf of the corporation responsible for their individual negligence.http://www.lpklaw.com/new-york-lead-poisoning-lawyers.phpDoes that help?