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Do we file a suit, a report, or remove the service until customer agrees to pay in full?
My husband does freelance construction-related projects for folks and was asked to replace mobile home skirting that had been damaged during a hurricane. She asked him to beef up the quote so she might get more from her insurance company but he is too honest and told her no. He agreed to simply prepare a quote for materials and each step of his expected labor, stating that half of the cost would be due at signing and the remainder would be due upon completion. He sent it to the ‘Jane’ for review, and she asked that he put her project on his schedule. A few weeks later which was this week, he contacted her to let her know he could get her skirting fixed within the week. She signed the quote agreement, and paid half as agreed. Once he completed replacing the damaged skirting, she contacted him and began cursing about the job and demanding to know why he had not replaced all of the skirting. She repeatedly claimed his quote was to replace all of it, yet it only stated
Asked on January 20, 2017 under Business Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If you remove it, you will be committing theft and/or vandalism. You cannot go and simply unilaterally take back materials or undo work. The legal way to address this situation is to sue her for the money she owes pursuant to the quote or the revised quote--whichever you feel more comfortable asserting and justifying in court.
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