Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in South Dakota

Collecting for Services Rendered

After sending a regular invoice and a past-due invoice including interest and late fee charges and making numerous phone calls that were not answered or returned, I assumed the owner was not going to pay me for the $2400 basketball hoop I installed on his driveway. To get his attention, after knocking on his door to see if he or his wife was home (no answer), I removed the rim from the hoop so the family would not be able to use the basketball hoop until I had been paid in full. The irate owner now claims that what I did was illegal and is threatening to file a police report. Is this correct and what should be done about it?


Asked on 10/14/06, 1:47 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Anderson Anderson Business Law LLC

Re: Collecting for Services Rendered

The owner is correct. You should immediately restore their property and then sue for the amount due. You may wish to have an attorney do a demand letter first. I would charge for that.

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Answered on 10/14/06, 9:39 am


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