What are my rights regarding a stopped payment on a check?

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What are my rights regarding a stopped payment on a check?

I had a horrible experience with a house cleaning service. We wrote a check

for $160. I tried contacting the office several times to complain because we were very unsatisfied with the end results. I was never able to get through to someone, so we stopped payment on the check. When they finally contacted me via email to state the check was

Asked on October 10, 2018 under Business Law, Florida

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

The clerk of the court is correct. Writing a check that you know cannot be honored because of insufficient funds is a crime; stopping payment due to a dispute over the work is not a crime. The business can sue you for the money, if they believe they can prove that the work done was acceptable and so you should have paid for it, so they could (if they can convince a court of that) get the money from you, but they you should not face charges or criminal liability.


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