What to do if my office just received bills for snowplowing from as far back as 20 months ago but there has been no bill sent before this and they are close to $10,000?
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What to do if my office just received bills for snowplowing from as far back as 20 months ago but there has been no bill sent before this and they are close to $10,000?
And there is no contract between the parties. Is my employer responsible for the fees charged?
Asked on September 22, 2015 under Business Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
There was a contract, even if no written one--there would have been an oral agreement to pay the contractor for plowing, unless you are writing about a situation where someone randomly snowplowed without anyone asking or authorizing them to do do. Assuming, though, that wasn't the case, then there was a contract, albeit an oral one. And the statute of limitations for an oral contract in your state is 4 years, which means they can take action e.g. sue to collect the money up to 4 years later. If the work was in fact done, and the bills are in line with the prices, rates, etc. the office had agreed to, then the office is obligated to pay. If the work wasn't done or the rate is higher than agreed to, that's a different story--you are only obligated to pay the agreed-upon amounts for work actually done.
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