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I'm doubtful that you would get additional compensation in your hypothetical example. You're not worse off if you didn't spend anything and you are half-way to

• Qwertious 6y ago
  "You're not worse off if you didn't spend anything and you are half-way towards your goal of having a house. " Contractors hate taking over someone elses' half-done work, as they now have to deal with someone else's shortcuts without knowing what they are.
• underdeserver 6y ago
  100% I would. It's pretty easy to show damages, and I would take the contractor to court. Also, I believe these contracts have breakout clauses that define exactly how much I would get, too. (This goes both ways, of course - if I back off the deal and have the contractor stop all work, I usually have to pay in full anyway.)
• gruez 6y ago
  Seems like it would fall under https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estoppel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estoppel ?