Local business service not honoring the contract

[escanlan]

Originally Posted by nitynity

Thanks escanlan. I do have the copy of the signed contract that states ' install & removal christmas lights' though he included 01/31/2021 as the last date for removing lights. So I have to wait until this month end to prove he has violated the agreement and can't find another guy to take down the lights before the date in case he uses that as an excuse.



I am planning to dispute through Paypal, reached out to couple other folks who lost money as well, but none responded yet. Maybe they felt it's not worth the hassle which again works for the contractors advantage.

To use the Law Enforcement route you would need to display a pattern of fraud and that would require others to agree at least to be interviewed by Law Enforcement. If you approach LE with just your complaint they will advise you to litigate it.


Make sure that you get notifications to the contractor in some form that can be tracked and saved.

[nitynity]

Originally Posted by escanlan

To use the Law Enforcement route you would need to display a pattern of fraud and that would require others to agree at least to be interviewed by Law Enforcement. If you approach LE with just your complaint they will advise you to litigate it.


Make sure that you get notifications to the contractor in some form that can be tracked and saved.

My text messages are read but not responded by the contractor. Phone calls/voice mails not answered as well. I will dispute through paypal in my case and for others, if they don't respond or willing to cooperate, there is nothing much I can do about it. They probably chose to write off the loss.