I ask because if you do not get paid and have no other contact info who do you go after?:?:?:?
Thank you in advance to your replies.
depends on who or what it is... you can always file a mechanics lien on
the property, which means you can stand in line with everyone else who
files the same thing if and when it is sold and clears escrow.
if you are a contractor in calif. however, that remedy is not available.
you have to sue them in small claims court. or large claims court. or whatever.
then you have to try to collect it. unless it's a lot of money, it's not worth the time....
as a bad debt, you can take it off your taxes... all of my written contracts
have a 25% per month penalty if not paid.... honest folk never raise an eye,
and by the time i charge it off as noncollectable, it leaves me with a very
large write off... i had someone ask me about it once, and i explained why,
and that was that...
don't do any jobs you can't afford to not get paid for... if the jobs too
big for you, and you can't get enough money at signing to make the
risk acceptable, you can't afford to take the risk.