In many states, you are required to provide a contractor sufficient time to make good on his work.
But that depends on whether he is a bonafide contractor with license and permit. If he has not toed the line from a legal standpoint, he is plumb out of luck. In most places you could lock him out and never have to deal with him again.. But it does all depend on the legality of the whole arrangement in your state.
From yopur account, it does not sound like this hack had the faintest idea how to do the work professionally. That suggests to me that he is unlicensed and acting outside the bounds of the law.
Not only is his professionalism lacking, but his trade skills are deficient as well. tile in a shower should not be applied over drywall. The way to keep it from leaking below is to line the studs with a water barrier, lapped and sealed to the lip of the tub, then to install cement baord on top of that, tape it, and then install the tiles.
Grout is not waterproof, so it is only a matter of time before the drywall base disolves from behind the tils, and without tarpaper or better barrier backing it up, that water will leak through.
As for his failure to use a licensed plumber...I have lived and worked in several places where licenses and permits are not required for small jobs such as this, but a licensed plumber has always been required, as far as I know. This was just plain foolish.
As much as I feel for you, I would like to point out to others who may be reading this, that selecting a contractor involves a degree of work on the part of the homeowner. One should always seek recommendations from friends and neighbors who have had similar work doen, ior followup contacts wioth previous customers of the contractor you may be considering. Trade associations can be a point of contact as well. Your story makes it sound as though this "contractor" has never done this sort of work before or as though chemical abuse may have interfered with his judgement and progress.
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