What to do if I’m an electrian and recently completed a small job for a customer but it’s been a month now and he still hasn’t paid me for the services rendered?

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What to do if I’m an electrian and recently completed a small job for a customer but it’s been a month now and he still hasn’t paid me for the services rendered?

There was no written contract but I did give him a bill. Everytime I ask him for a check he ignores it and never returns calls. How can I get him to pay legally?

Asked on April 9, 2013 under Business Law, Connecticut

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 10 years ago | Contributor

The way to make someone pay for services rendered when he/she will not voluntarily pay is to sue. You bring a suit for breach of contract--even if there was no written contract, there was still an oral or verbal agreement that he would pay you to do the work. For smaller amounts (less than, say $3,000), you may wish to sue in small claims court, acting as your own attorney.


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