Goldstein

Barak Construction (Barak) and Ami Weisz (sometimes hereafter appellants) appeal from (1) the trial court’s order granting the application of respondents Anita Goldstein and Eric Mizrahi for a right to attach order and order for issuance of writ of attachment against Barak and (2) its order directing Weisz not to “sell, encumber, or diminish the value of his residence” until the action is adjudicated or upon further order of the court. We affirm.

FACTS

Respondents own a residence in Los Angeles, California. In June 2004, Weisz represented to respondents that he was personally engaged in the business of residential construction and remodeling and that Barak was “his” company. Weisz also stated that both he and Barak were licensed California building contractors. In reliance on these statements, respondents entered into a contract with Barak for an addition to, and a remodeling of, their home. The work to be performed under the contract included demolition and disposal of an existing garage, excavation and pouring of concrete foundations for a new structure, furnishing structural steel for the new construction, erecting the framing and roof of the new structure and…