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Contracts — Enforceability — Failure to have Home Improvement License
Appellant, Glen Valley Builders LLC (“Glen Valley”) through its sole principal, Lewis Friedman (“Mr. Friedman”), entered into a contract with appellees, James S. Whang and Haibin E. C. Whang (“the Whangs”) to improve and provide an addition to the Whangs’ home in Potomac, Maryland. In February of 2012, after completion of the work on the Whangs’ home, Glen Valley sued the Whangs in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County alleging that the Whangs had wrongfully withheld payment due to Glen Valley under the contract. The Whangs filed a motion to dismiss and/or for summary judgment, alleging that the contract between the parties was unenforceable because Glen Valley lacked a Maryland Home Improvement License.
On July 8, 2014, the circuit court granted summary judgement in favor of the Whangs, and Glen Valley appeals, presenting five questions for our review, which we consolidate and reorder as follows …
