What to do if a plumbing company overcharged me?
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What to do if a plumbing company overcharged me?
A plumbing company came to replace an expansion tank on my water heater. They charged me $500. I called other local plumbers the top quote was $230 with others ranging from $85 to $180. I feel ripped off. Do I have any recourse?
Asked on September 12, 2013 under Business Law, Idaho
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If they didn't trick you in some way--quote a lower price, then charge a higher one; hide or lie about some of the charges you'd face; etc.--then they did not "rip you off" from a legal point of view. You may have overpaid, but the law does not protect people from overpaying--it protects them from fraud and other wrongdoing. If the plumbing company did nothing wrong other than charge you more than could have paid elsewhere, they did not nothing legal wrong and you would not have any recourse.
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