Rule breakers!

[Peacefulbird]

Wow! The way I see it (I'm sure it's only me ;0 ) too complicated, time and energy consuming and stressful. If the amount would be large I think it would be worth it but for just three days of pay? ( I personally wouldn't go through all that my time and stress less life is more valuable ) you can try thought I'm sure you have all in your side to win:0 )

A few weeks compared to debt collection. File your case. You'll get a date about 4-6 weeks in the future when you file and pay the fee. You then serve or have someone serve the other party. They have a set amount of time to respond if they wish. If they respond and accept all your statements as true, they admit guilt*

Send them a demand letter with a signed copy of their contract attached. Give them a fixed date or no more than 2 weeks away to settle in full. Let them know that failure to settle by that date will result in you filing your claim in court. At that stage, you will be seeking not just the debt but also the filing costs, any interest/late payment fees in your contract. Spell out that late payment fees from the time the debt was owed until court date is considerable. Let them know that in the event of you winning the case

If you can, add also the extra time you are investing in putting all this together and not just the 3 days they didnt pay.

You see even that, in my case would demand using my valuable time and also the need to ask to a lawyer or a paralegal.

Thank you so much, Suzie_Homemaker, I guess we will just have to work on writting thight contracts and ask to be paid upfront (hopefully we can avoid all the frustration and waste of time by doing so)

Good luck!