What are my legal options to receive unpaid claimed services?
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What are my legal options to receive unpaid claimed services?
I have a small business that provides software development to a client based in
Colorado. We’ve been working for couple of months and client has now claimed that
the work is not up to standard and withheld the last 2 payments of work that we
claimed.
Asked on October 22, 2018 under Business Law, Oregon
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You sue the client--that is how you get money someone owes you but will not voluntarily pay. You sue for breach of contract: for violating the agreement to pay for your services. In the lawsuit, you would have to prove the terms of the agreement and that you did the work; they could try to defend on the basis that your work was not commercially acceptable and so was not something they had to pay for; a court will decide who is right and who wrong. A lawsuit is the only way to get the money.
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