grasscatcher10 said:
what can you do when a customer owes you money for 2 months of
lawncare? I approached him about it after i finally caught up with him,
and he ordered me off his property. any suggestions would help.
Well I do not know about the laws at your location thou I might assume things are similar...? Here in Virginia, when someone does not pay, we HAVE to give them 90 days so long they INTEND to pay. There's a bunch of legalese to define what is and what is not intent, but to cut the bs in your case the customer has clearly indicated he does NOT intend to pay (he told you to get outta here, and that sounds pretty clear to me).
Now I am no attorney and I can not tell you what to do, but when someone does that to me, I have a little something foder azz.
You see, it is simply not worth it to take them to court, because:
1) It costs ANOTHER 40-some dollars for the filing fee, you have to pay this first.
2) YOU have to show up at the courthouse at LEAST 3 times. This will cost you at LEAST several hours in court-room time alone.
3) YOU are not compensated for any of this, and the money you MIGHT recover only covers cost for something already gone by - You should get paid NOW, and going to court is like working for free - Plainly put, you can earn as much if not more money by simply drumming up more work and NOT going to court.
4) IF the judge eventually rules in your favor (yeah, it could happen they actually rule for the defendant), they now owe you the money AND are instructed to pay this by the court, but guess what? They STILL do NOT have to PAY!
Ex: No, if the judge rules in your favor, NOTHING happens to them if they do NOT pay. Ok, you can now take out a lien on their house (another 40-some dollar filing fee), yes, yes, add all this up plus a little interest, you are now out your original money +80 dollars +a LOT of time, and hopefully you get 10 bucks in interest for your *&%^
Yes, isn't the world of scamming lovely?
Perhaps now we begin to understand each other on these boards, perhaps now some people understand why it drove me over the edge... After all, what do you do?
Yeah, come on, give me all the good answers: What do YOU do????
Now I will tell you next post what *I* do.
Peace