I have been triing to contact employer via telephone and email for 3 months now. he hasnt returned any calls or emails and i know he is still in business from other people. I am a satellite installer and he owes me almost $5000 for work performed for installing these dishes. Can I sue him or somehow collect the money thru legal means ?
2006-08-03 02:24:54 · 11 answers · asked by mike j 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Have you tries sending any certified, return receipt letters? It the only proof you would have that you've tried contacting him.
Get a lawyer so you can go after him in small claims court. I would also complain against him to the state department of consumer affairs and any other state bureau that may license or regulate his business.
2006-08-03 02:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you install the satellite equipment and then assist the customer in setting up reception? Is that a subscription? It's possible the company he subscribes to also isn't getting paid, is it possible to cut off his reception?
Since you are an independent contractor, it would probably be in your interest to retain legal counsel for this and future problems. I'm sorry that your customers think it's okay to receive a service, and then not pay for it. It's not a new phenomenon but hopefully just remarkable.
Perhaps you need to ask for more money as a down payment, or consider payment in full at time of installation. I think cable companies do it that way. Definitely make sure your contracts have somewhere to cover non-payment.
Definitely don't let this go on much longer or you will never see any money owed.
Any chance you can "repossess" the satellite equipment you installed?
2006-08-03 02:34:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say where you are located. If it is the USA then your best bet would probably be Small Claims Court. You don't have to have a lawyer, but make sure you have every single bit of documentation about the job. If you decide to sue, vet your lawyer to make sure they have experience in this field.
2006-08-03 02:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by Delora Gloria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one option is always legal action... but a more fun and less costly way is how one of my old boss's dad did it. he was a subcontractor tarring roofs and driveways and when a builder didn't pay him one time he took his whole crew in their dirty work clothes and sat in on a clean house he was showing to one of his buyers (in a really wealthy part of town) and got in the way just enough not to causea disturbance, but enough to make the point to the builder and customer that he hadn't been paid and the builder had previously said he wasn't going to pay.
Three days later a check arrived for the full amount due.
2006-08-03 02:32:49 · answer #4 · answered by Shrek'shandsomeidenticaltwin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, contact an attorney. Sometimes simply sending someone a letter on an attroney's letterhead will produce results.
Also report him to the attorney general and the better business bureau.
2006-08-03 02:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by Tamborine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you sue him and you win a lean can be put on his home until he pays you I know that the lean has a name to it I just cant think of it right now.
2006-08-03 02:28:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light his house on fire you won't get your money but the sweet smell of revenge will fill the air
2006-08-03 03:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ,if your were employeed hourly you r only reourse is to contact the dept,of labor or file suite in small claims
2006-08-03 02:34:49 · answer #8 · answered by robert a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them to small claims court.
2006-08-03 02:28:04 · answer #9 · answered by reallifeanswers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a place
court
judicial system
safest bet
2006-08-03 02:28:30 · answer #10 · answered by beantown10955 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋