How long can an individual providing a service wait to charge for services rendered in the State of California?
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How long can an individual providing a service wait to charge for services rendered in the State of California?
A pool company hired by my property management company recently presented a bill
with charges dating up to and over two years. When asked what was going on he
stated that his ex-wife he recently realized had not been billing correctly. He
has gone through his accounting books and realized he had not been paid for all
of the service he had completed. How long can he wait to bill for services
rendered here in California?
Asked on May 8, 2018 under Business Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If there was a written agreement as to the services, then in your state they have up to four (4) years to enforce the debt (i.e. there is a four-year statute of limitations or SOL for amounts owed pursuant to a written agreement). If there was only an oral (unwritten agreement), they can only collect for debts up to two years old (a two-year SOL).
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