[BC] Overdue Client...

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

Small Claims Court works. In Massachusetts, filing such a claim
costs $35.00.

The hearing is informal, handled by a Clerk Magistrate, and often
doesn't even take up space in a courtroom because there are
"negotiators" available who will try to get both parties to
settle. Often a notice from a court is just the incentive for
your bill to be moved to the top of the "must pay" basket.

If the bill is paid as soon as the defendant receives a notice
to report to small claims court, a telephone call to the court
from the plaintive is all that's necessary to quit the case.

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Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
http://www.LymanSchool.org

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From: "Craig Healy" <bubba at dukes-of-hazzard.com>
> > Time to cut and run. Tell them you will not respond to any more calls
> until
> > the past due is paid in full. If they never call you again, you'll be
> money
> > ahead, since otherwise you would be working for free.
> 
> I've decided that I really don't want to work for the current owner again.