Ever Had To Sue A Customer??

Had a case like this when I was an electrical contractor. Went a wired up a spa pool for this dickhead and when it came to pay up time he told me to go F myself. Well rather that get into a long protracted argument with this clown I found out that he was away for a couple of weeks and I got a load (10 cubic metres) of what we call builders mix delivered to his address and dumped in the driveway in front of his garage doors. I'm sure he had fun moving it and he then had to argue with the shingle supply company as well. Builders mix is a mixture of sand a aggregate for the do it yourself concreter. I did n't get paid for the job and just wrote it off as a bad debt at tax time.
 
me, I would pay a guy one hundred dollars to stand in front of his house or work with a sign that says " deadbeat jeff burns does not pay his bills "
I just found my dead beat on Facebook Last night, She just posted a moving sale at the house and is selling her furniture and house is up for sale. I think I need to visit her place of employment ( nicely ) and linger, People hate when you mess with their employment.
 
I say go to the lawyer he works for and tell him you would like to sue his employee for non payment and I bet his boss will not be happy with him to the point that he will quietly tell him to pay up. I would also shoe him the email where he says he looked up your info at his employers business.
 
I like the Way you think James!!!


And I think the customer is just upset because he is a "fancy paralegal" and doesn't make $475 in a day
You got that right. Some people just like to toy with you when they know they can. Having a good contract stops them in their tracks. On our larger projects our contract has verbiage saying net 30. $50.00 Late fees will apply after 30 and a 10% penalty of the total job will be paid weekly.
 
Let's face it, you're more upset that someone got you. It's not about the money. I know how you feel, been there. and 30 days is completely the norm to most people. But you got anxious, I understand, been there. Wait until 30 days and start calling the main office line at his job. Keep having them forward him the humiliating message that your a starving local blue collar guy trying to collect a debt. That can def create an awkward atmosphere for him.
 
There is a such thing as "Fair debt collection practices act". You are limited to how many times a week you can contact them. I think it is three times. If they don't answer or you don't leave a message it is not considered "contact". I did non pay disconnects for the cable company before I started power washing and we had to called them to collect prior to disconnecting their service. There are collection companies who will harass people for you at their risk not yours. Threatening legal action is still a threat if you don't follow through. So don't say you will take legal action unless you intend to. There are ways to imply you will take legal action by properly sending letters through certified mail. A para legal will know what comes next, you won't have to threaten him.
 
I would say if it was just a matter of the customer not having the money to pay I would let it go. But this guy is sending creepy and threatening emails. If he is taking the time to investigate you and your company on the internet he is probably planing on using that information. Maybe using the "legal" system is not propitiate in this case. :wink:
 
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