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What can we do to get money owed to us?
We have a granite company that we did business with and they owe us $80 for
something we purchased but which they did not deliver. Now I know this is
not a large amount of money, however it is our money and they have promised to refund it but they have not paid. We turned it over to our local BBB and they
again promised to refund the $80 but again did not fulfill that promise. So we
reopened our case yet they are ignoring all requests. It has become principal
and we would like to know if there is anything that we can do? I have receipts and text messages as well as BBB report stating they would give us our refund.
Asked on September 11, 2018 under Business Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The only thing you can due is sue them for it and that is not cost effective. While you *could* recover the filing fee as well as the $80:
1) If your company is an LLC or a corporation, you must have an attorney (only lawyers can represent LLCs and corporations) and you will spend more--much more--on the lawyer than you are suing for, since you cannot get the attorney's fee from the other side.
2) Even if you are not an LLC or corporation (i.e. it's a sole proprietorship, so the owner/proprietor can represent him/herself in court) and you sue in small claims court, is it worth the owner taking a day off from work to sue for $80?
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