Well im on roof # 22.. & i have a customer that has not paid me (its been over 2 weeks) So im going to use the tactic that i used on tree guys... Some of you may think this is juvinile but it works..... First you know he is ignoring ur calls ... Keep calling but wait for the voice mail to pick up then put the phone down, keep on reapeting this,The objective is to fill up his phone so he can not recevie any messages!! Then go on facebook & post the job you did & no pay put his number with it... No one will give up there phone # for 500 bucks... If he cant get Messages & you got freinds hounding him 9 times out of 10 he will break... Kinda fun doing it too!!!!
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These people are crooks and deserve it! I had a woman cheat me out of $440.00 last year. She drove away like 20 minutes before we finished. When I called her, she gave me an email address and said to bill her x-husband, that he was responsible for the bill. Yet she hired me! She won't answer calls and nothing was ever replied to from that email. Thought about throwing some dark brown exterior stain filled ballons on her roof some dark night! But never did it.
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File a mechanic's lean against them. List both husband and wife's name. They will be summoned to court. If they don't respond an arrest warrant will be issued. The NJ police won't go looking for them but one day if they get pulled over the warrent will show up and the cuffs will go on.
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File a mechanic's lean against them. List both husband and wife's name. They will be summoned to court. If they don't respond an arrest warrant will be issued. The NJ police won't go looking for them but one day if they get pulled over the warrent will show up and the cuffs will go on.
Hank
And the home cannot be transferred without making good on the lien.......... Plus there's small claims court if you think it's worth your time.
Bergman Roof Cleaning Port Charlotte FL 941-698-1959 wrote:
These people are crooks and deserve it! I had a woman cheat me out of $440.00 last year. She drove away like 20 minutes before we finished. When I called her, she gave me an email address and said to bill her x-husband, that he was responsible for the bill. Yet she hired me! She won't answer calls and nothing was ever replied to from that email. Thought about throwing some dark brown exterior stain filled ballons on her roof some dark night! But never did it.
OH, I can TELL you stories!
One customer went inside, just as we finished, and then refused to answer the door! I called the Police (vs going to jail for assault), and the Cops told me it was a Civil Matter!
I have said this before' if there is not a check at the time of service I do not do the job.... I have been in Building & Remodeling buisness for 25 years and trust me I have been screwed for some serious money (80,000.00) on one job. I hired the best lawyer in Boston and they charged over $300.00 per hour. I got a judgment but to this day will get nothing because customer filed bakruptcy. The worst of it was the lawyer told me that a contract is only worth the paper it is written on. One last thing , and mechanics leans are a good idea and I did secure the home in this case, but when the bank reposes the home the mechanics lean doesnt exist any more. So from here on out I do not provide any service with out payment and If customer doesnt want to use my services because of this then let them screw someone else
I have said this before' if there is not a check at the time of service I do not do the job.... I have been in Building & Remodeling buisness for 25 years and trust me I have been screwed for some serious money (80,000.00) on one job. I hired the best lawyer in Boston and they charged over $300.00 per hour. I got a judgment but to this day will get nothing because customer filed bakruptcy. The worst of it was the lawyer told me that a contract is only worth the paper it is written on. One last thing , and mechanics leans are a good idea and I did secure the home in this case, but when the bank reposes the home the mechanics lean doesnt exist any more. So from here on out I do not provide any service with out payment and If customer doesnt want to use my services because of this then let them screw someone else
If you pull up at a customers house here in Tampa, and ask for payment before you clean his roof, good luck!
Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa FL (813) 655-8777 wrote:
Mr Maintenance wrote:
I have said this before' if there is not a check at the time of service I do not do the job.... I have been in Building & Remodeling buisness for 25 years and trust me I have been screwed for some serious money (80,000.00) on one job. I hired the best lawyer in Boston and they charged over $300.00 per hour. I got a judgment but to this day will get nothing because customer filed bakruptcy. The worst of it was the lawyer told me that a contract is only worth the paper it is written on. One last thing , and mechanics leans are a good idea and I did secure the home in this case, but when the bank reposes the home the mechanics lean doesnt exist any more. So from here on out I do not provide any service with out payment and If customer doesnt want to use my services because of this then let them screw someone else
If you pull up at a customers house here in Tampa, and ask for payment before you clean his roof, good luck!
Chris,
I realize all markets are different but I think what Brian is saying is that the homeowner must be home before he engages in work. When I had my lawn care business, I would do work and then have to chase the customer for payment. We even did a huge clean up for a person, who as it turns out was not the homeowner, but a representative for the property preservation company handling the work for the bank. It was only $1200 job but never again. If my customer is not home, we do not do the work. All payments are required at the completion of work. Gas stations and supermarkets do it. Why shouldn't we.
Serving the Pocono and Lehigh Valley(Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties), PA community as well as both Warren and Sussex Counties of New Jersey
Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa FL (813) 655-8777 wrote:
Mr Maintenance wrote:
I have said this before' if there is not a check at the time of service I do not do the job.... I have been in Building & Remodeling buisness for 25 years and trust me I have been screwed for some serious money (80,000.00) on one job. I hired the best lawyer in Boston and they charged over $300.00 per hour. I got a judgment but to this day will get nothing because customer filed bakruptcy. The worst of it was the lawyer told me that a contract is only worth the paper it is written on. One last thing , and mechanics leans are a good idea and I did secure the home in this case, but when the bank reposes the home the mechanics lean doesnt exist any more. So from here on out I do not provide any service with out payment and If customer doesnt want to use my services because of this then let them screw someone else
If you pull up at a customers house here in Tampa, and ask for payment before you clean his roof, good luck!
Chris,
I realize all markets are different but I think what Brian is saying is that the homeowner must be home before he engages in work. When I had my lawn care business, I would do work and then have to chase the customer for payment. We even did a huge clean up for a person, who as it turns out was not the homeowner, but a representative for the property preservation company handling the work for the bank. It was only $1200 job but never again. If my customer is not home, we do not do the work. All payments are required at the completion of work. Gas stations and supermarkets do it. Why shouldn't we.
Hank
I understand about the customer having to be home, but well over 1/2 of the work we do, people are not home. We used to leave invoices, but now we call back for credit card numbers.
Only one unpaid so far in nearly 100 jobs, since we have started doing this. OH, this thread is heading for the premium section!
Here in Tampa, we can not get the high prices you guys do up North, so we must do a lot of roofs to make our money.
What I do it make sure if customer is not home to pay us, there needs to be some sort of method to pay us. A typical roof cleaning I ask that the customer leave us a check. I let the customer know ahead of time that I clean the roof 1st and when I'm finishec I email the before and after pictures, then I grab the check. If there is no check taped to front door I pack up and leave. If the customer wants to use a credit card, I do the same thing. But one way or the other I make sure I get paid for the roof right after I finish.
Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa FL (813) 655-8777 wrote:
Mr Maintenance wrote:
I have said this before' if there is not a check at the time of service I do not do the job.... I have been in Building & Remodeling buisness for 25 years and trust me I have been screwed for some serious money (80,000.00) on one job. I hired the best lawyer in Boston and they charged over $300.00 per hour. I got a judgment but to this day will get nothing because customer filed bakruptcy. The worst of it was the lawyer told me that a contract is only worth the paper it is written on. One last thing , and mechanics leans are a good idea and I did secure the home in this case, but when the bank reposes the home the mechanics lean doesnt exist any more. So from here on out I do not provide any service with out payment and If customer doesnt want to use my services because of this then let them screw someone else
If you pull up at a customers house here in Tampa, and ask for payment before you clean his roof, good luck!
Not a chance here ion Charlotte County / Sarasota County!
If I asked for payment 1st, they'd laugh at me!
Now, when people call from out of state ? country, then I tell them I need to be paid 1st and that I will email them before / during and after photos. I also say they can mail the check to a neighbor or friend, as long as that person will give me their phone # and be prepared to be on the job, when I call and say what time we will be done.
If they really want me [ and everybody does of course! ] they send the check.
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