I had a plumber do work on my house, and then never cashed the check. Around $1k if I remember correctly.
I needed him to come out to disconnect a 100-year-old radiator that fell off the wall and cap the pipes so we could keep the heat on in the house.
It was an emergency, of course, so I basically called the first person who could come out and do the work. I never really expected to ever be in touch with him again. By the time I realized he didn’t cash the check, I no longer had his contact info.
I tried looking up the name on the check, but it didn’t lead to anything.
If he showed up today and told me he lost the check, I’d give him a new one.
However, although his work was fine, his whole vibe was a little shady. Like maybe he took the job right before fleeing the country. Either that or he dropped dead.
After about a year I voided the check in my accounting software.
Hey it’s me, shady plumber guy. New check pls
After 12 years in prison, dude probably has nothing left. Family spent everything to make sure he could be inflatedly expensive socks and toothbrushes that the bristles don’t fall out of and get stuck in your teeth. I hope he can get back on his feet with whatever the 50% is
Yeah if there’s one thing the system loves, it’s leaving ex-cons destitute and likely to reoffend because they can’t function on the outside.
As with any business, repeat customers are key
Customers, pfff. You mean slaves.
It would be pretty mean to not pay him that point – but technically, I’m pretty sure he cannot legally demand payment after quite that much time. Pretty sure purely civil claims expire after some time of not being pressed.
Once the statute of limitations is hit, they can’t legally respond if you refuse to pay. Kind of an odd ethical dillema, but presumably you’d have the money to pay, and the work was done.
Statute of limitations alone would kill any case he has, but even if it didn’t, he would be required to be able to show a court proof of debt owed, which it sounds like he wouldn’t be able to
What’s up with the ninja emoji? Is it supposed to be the n word?
Yes. Ninja. 🥷
