Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Texas
Cancellation of Check for services rendered
Our company, upon the request of the customer, applied Winter Rye to the customers lawn. We then sent the customer an invoice. The customer sent us a check back for partial payment. He noted that he thought the service was to high. We only cleared $30.00 off the job. This job includes: scalping the yard, hauling off the clippings, and applying the seed. After he sent partial payment we made several phone calls, which were not returned. Finally, we collected the remaining balance. after depositing their check, our bank notified us, that the customer had stopped payment on the check. What can we do?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Cancellation of Check for services rendered
Do you have any documentation regarding what the customer originally agreed to pay? You may be able to recover through an action in small claims court.
Re: Cancellation of Check for services rendered
Small claims court is one method of handling this matter. Generally I would not expect attorney involvement to be cost effective under these circumstances. Even a judgment from a small claims court may not be as much help to you as you would hope, but often credit reporting agencies pick up on small claims judgments once they are recorded in the county deed records.
Information about small claims court may be found in the civil litigation section of my web page. http://www.reasonable-doubt.com
Re: Cancellation of Check for services rendered
Sue the owner in Small Claims (assuming the balance is under $5,000). You don't need a lawyer for that.
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