Have a few clients that owe for services provided
They agreed and signed financial obligation contract

Now I get no communication and response from phone calls ect.

Money owed is $300-$700 each
And have 4 clients in this situation

Any advice ?

12thMan9 said:

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Show up at their place of business.

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With some scruffy looking dudes in suits, and a bat

12thMan9 said:

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Show up at their place of business.

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Same question, but my client owes $10,000+

Mr Gigem said:

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Same question, but my client owes $10,000+

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Repeat client or a one off client? Answer will vary based on that.

Repeat. Constantly saying "I'll be able to take care of this next week"

Mr Gigem said:

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Repeat. Constantly saying "I'll be able to take care of this next week"

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Do they eventually take care of it? Given that we're coming up on the end of Sept., I'd tell them you need payment now to remedy your books for end of Q3.

Irish 2.0 said:

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Mr Gigem said:

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Repeat. Constantly saying "I'll be able to take care of this next week"

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Do they eventually take care of it? Given that we're coming up on the end of Sept., I'd tell them you need payment now to remedy your books for end of Q3.

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They are usually a little late with payments. It's never gone this long. We're about to kick them to curb because we cannot carry a balance into Q4. It'll be in legal's hands after that.

I once worked for a company that was owed a 6 figure check for a long time that they kept promising, but never sent. The owner sent his secretary over there mid day to sit in their lobby and told her not to leave until they gave her the check. They were either going to have to pick up her chair and put her outside so they could lock up for the day or give her the check. I heard she got the check.

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It is amazing how often a simple demand letter sent Certified Mail from an attorney's office spurs some folks to pay.

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How old are the invoices? Have you sent regular statements every month? This matters when you are attempting to pursue a lien if attempting to go that route.

The above quote is the correct answer. It doesn't even have to be from an attorney, though you may get better results using one. Send certified mail, return receipt requested. Also send an email with a PDF of the letter. You give them 30 days to pay in full & after that it goes to attorney for full amount due, plus interest, plus legal fees.

I would not show up at their office nor do a bad yelp review or anything of that sort. You don't go nuclear if you don't know their situation... could be a very bad look if someone died (or someone close to them did).

Apache said:

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It is amazing how often a simple demand letter sent Certified Mail from an attorney's office spurs some folks to pay.

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How old are the invoices? Have you sent regular statements every month? This matters when you are attempting to pursue a lien if attempting to go that route.

The above quote is the correct answer. It doesn't even have to be from an attorney, though you may get better results using one. Send certified mail, return receipt requested. Also send an email with a PDF of the letter. You give them 30 days to pay in full & after that it goes to attorney for full amount due, plus interest, plus legal fees.

I would not show up at their office nor do a bad yelp review or anything of that sort. You don't go nuclear if you don't know their situation... could be a very bad look if someone died (or someone close to them did).

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Their situation is they haven't paid their bill as agreed. **** happens, and it appears said debtors haven't said anything. It's not personal for the person owed money, it's business.

Sure. But for that amount my time is more valuable than driving somewhere & back where a person may or may not be to confront them & they likely won't pay you anyway on the spot. I might do it if I'm in the area & feeling fiesty. People are freaking crazy though & we aren't sure what kind of folks the OP is dealing with. Maybe not "model citizens" if so many are skipping out on payment.

Send the certified letters and get the clock rolling on the 30 days & then get attorneys involved. Even that's not likely to be worth the effort for that amount of money. Best bet may just be small claims court, you'll get a judgement but probably still no $$.

MaroonStain said:

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Win At Life said:

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I once worked for a company that was owed a 6 figure check for a long time that they kept promising, but never sent. The owner sent his secretary over there mid day to sit in their lobby and told her not to leave until they gave her the check. They were either going to have to pick up her chair and put her outside so they could lock up for the day or give her the check. I heard she got the check.

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Was she attractive?

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Actually, she was quite attractive.

Carlo4 said:

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Take the rug that really ties the room together

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Technically speaking, they took someone else's rug that really tied the room together.

Again, how old is the invoice? Going legal for a 60 day outstanding invoice is different than 6 months. Pay timing varies across industries, doesn't matter what the contract or MSA says.