? About placing a Mechanics Lien on a boat in Florida
09-05-2013, 09:45 AM
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How many times did you call/text him for the money before he said you were "harassing" him?
How long was it after you completed the work that you started asking him for payment?
I'm just saying this because in most of the business world it is net 30 from the day the work is completed for payment. So, you should have given him a written bill for your work performed, waited the 30 days and then called him.
Maybe he had full intention of paying you 100% of the money until pissed him off by bugging him. I've had friends do stuff for me and call 10 times in the next couple days about getting paid, after they did that I made sure to use my full 30 days even though at first i had full itention paying them that week before thy bugged the crap out of me.
Just playing devils advocate.....
How long was it after you completed the work that you started asking him for payment?
I'm just saying this because in most of the business world it is net 30 from the day the work is completed for payment. So, you should have given him a written bill for your work performed, waited the 30 days and then called him.
Maybe he had full intention of paying you 100% of the money until pissed him off by bugging him. I've had friends do stuff for me and call 10 times in the next couple days about getting paid, after they did that I made sure to use my full 30 days even though at first i had full itention paying them that week before thy bugged the crap out of me.
Just playing devils advocate.....
09-05-2013, 10:07 AM
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Replies like these should be deleted. Use the legal system and do not allow him to intimidate you, if he does use it against him in court.
09-05-2013, 10:35 AM
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QUOTE=brian41;3989014]Replies like these should be deleted. Use the legal system and do not allow him to intimidate you, if he does use it against him in court.[/QUOTE]
Oh please MR. Serious. You think he would have started a thread if he was not serious about seeking advice on this sorry if you didn't take it as a joke. Go pull this chit in Detriot and see what happens. Just having a little fun geeeez....
Oh please MR. Serious. You think he would have started a thread if he was not serious about seeking advice on this sorry if you didn't take it as a joke. Go pull this chit in Detriot and see what happens. Just having a little fun geeeez....
09-05-2013, 11:04 AM
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Sorry I must have missed your smiley faces and just kidding part. I recently found out how serous a subject this is and it was 30 miles south of Detroit...it took many days of time and a life's worth of drama to collect monies owed to me.....so to me it is NO JOKE and should NOT be treated that way.
09-05-2013, 04:17 PM
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File a small claims suit.
Mine was about $40 for court cost and there was a limit of $2000. I let a friend borrow my car when I was younger and he wrecked it, He paid me $1100 up front but owed me another $2500 to fix it.
At the suggestion of my dad, I filed a claim against my "friend" who kept promising to pay and they put a lien on his Credit report. So, he could not get a loan at a major Bank without paying off my Judgment .. 2 years later, he tried to build an Alum boat, finance through a bank (not finance company) and he had to pay me off $2000!!! Nice lil bonus a cpl years later.
Mine was about $40 for court cost and there was a limit of $2000. I let a friend borrow my car when I was younger and he wrecked it, He paid me $1100 up front but owed me another $2500 to fix it.
At the suggestion of my dad, I filed a claim against my "friend" who kept promising to pay and they put a lien on his Credit report. So, he could not get a loan at a major Bank without paying off my Judgment .. 2 years later, he tried to build an Alum boat, finance through a bank (not finance company) and he had to pay me off $2000!!! Nice lil bonus a cpl years later.
09-05-2013, 09:09 PM
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Maybe he had full intention of paying you 100% of the money until pissed him off by bugging him. I've had friends do stuff for me and call 10 times in the next couple days about getting paid, after they did that I made sure to use my full 30 days even though at first i had full itention paying them that week before thy bugged the crap out of me.
Glad I'm not you friend. Looks like you take pleasure in fing with people's money. Not a nice position to be in.
I am cod. Period. I work, you pay, I release the vessel back to you.
You can spew all the good ole boy sheet you want, but a level head will dictate your course of action. I AM a good ole boy....and I won't hesitate to collect through those venues when appropriate. However, this is a situation that prohibits that type of recovery method. Too many witnesses (and this is on a public forum) to proceed in an illegitimate manor.
Know that a civil suit self represented is a recipe for disaster if you are not well vetted in procedure. I am not, and the course I have taken is extremely expensive due to representation. Plot a course that you are comfortable with...emotionally and financially.....and be prepared to wait...
Glad I'm not you friend. Looks like you take pleasure in fing with people's money. Not a nice position to be in.
I am cod. Period. I work, you pay, I release the vessel back to you.
You can spew all the good ole boy sheet you want, but a level head will dictate your course of action. I AM a good ole boy....and I won't hesitate to collect through those venues when appropriate. However, this is a situation that prohibits that type of recovery method. Too many witnesses (and this is on a public forum) to proceed in an illegitimate manor.
Know that a civil suit self represented is a recipe for disaster if you are not well vetted in procedure. I am not, and the course I have taken is extremely expensive due to representation. Plot a course that you are comfortable with...emotionally and financially.....and be prepared to wait...
09-05-2013, 10:01 PM
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Maybe he had full intention of paying you 100% of the money until pissed him off by bugging him. I've had friends do stuff for me and call 10 times in the next couple days about getting paid, after they did that I made sure to use my full 30 days even though at first i had full itention paying them that week before thy bugged the crap out of me.
Glad I'm not you friend. Looks like you take pleasure in fing with people's money. Not a nice position to be in.
I am cod. Period. I work, you pay, I release the vessel back to you.
You can spew all the good ole boy sheet you want, but a level head will dictate your course of action. I AM a good ole boy....and I won't hesitate to collect through those venues when appropriate. However, this is a situation that prohibits that type of recovery method. Too many witnesses (and this is on a public forum) to proceed in an illegitimate manor.
Know that a civil suit self represented is a recipe for disaster if you are not well vetted in procedure. I am not, and the course I have taken is extremely expensive due to representation. Plot a course that you are comfortable with...emotionally and financially.....and be prepared to wait...
Glad I'm not you friend. Looks like you take pleasure in fing with people's money. Not a nice position to be in.
I am cod. Period. I work, you pay, I release the vessel back to you.
You can spew all the good ole boy sheet you want, but a level head will dictate your course of action. I AM a good ole boy....and I won't hesitate to collect through those venues when appropriate. However, this is a situation that prohibits that type of recovery method. Too many witnesses (and this is on a public forum) to proceed in an illegitimate manor.
Know that a civil suit self represented is a recipe for disaster if you are not well vetted in procedure. I am not, and the course I have taken is extremely expensive due to representation. Plot a course that you are comfortable with...emotionally and financially.....and be prepared to wait...
I dont agree with your position. Labor, which is to say discounted labor compared to a shop rate should be paid in full on completion period. The ahole that owns the boat is obviously playing a game and you are buying it. No different than if you hire someone at Home Depot parking lot to dig a hole.
09-05-2013, 10:13 PM
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I can tell the end of boating season is drawing neigh.....
Peace out brothers the snow and cold will be here soon enough , for some of us anyway .
Peace out brothers the snow and cold will be here soon enough , for some of us anyway .
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09-06-2013, 09:13 AM
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Sorry I must have missed your smiley faces and just kidding part. I recently found out how serous a subject this is and it was 30 miles south of Detroit...it took many days of time and a life's worth of drama to collect monies owed to me.....so to me it is NO JOKE and should NOT be treated that way.
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09-06-2013, 11:17 AM
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I dont agree with your position. Labor, which is to say discounted labor compared to a shop rate should be paid in full on completion period. The ahole that owns the boat is obviously playing a game and you are buying it. No different than if you hire someone at Home Depot parking lot to dig a hole.
Fully agree with above statement!! Net 30's are generally for big accounts that do large volumes with you, the single job should be paid upon completion ! If everyone had 30days to pay we would all be bill collectors and skip tracers !!!
