Q: Hello, I was wondering what I could do about a labor job I did for a lady. I found her on Craigslist and my ex coworker
And I dug up dirt in one of her rental houses backyard. The original agreement was to dig up and put back the dirt for some pipes for $500. She didn’t pay us anything the day we dug it up. My then coworker was unprofessional and harassed her with phone calls to get some form of payment. We went our separate ways that day and I informed the lady I would be able to finish the job without him. She agreed. This was all through text messages. Since the day we dug the dirt up, it had rained and I had to wait over a week to hear from her to finish the job which was only to put the dirt back. She didn’t want to pay me until her fence (that I did not touch) was back up. She asked if I would put the dirt back for $100? Only the dirt back, she said, which assuming was a separate job from removing the dirt, I agreed. She still did not pay me for removing the dirt. I only receiving $100 from her by check. What can I do?
A: This does not sound like a criminal law question but maybe you could file a small claims lawsuit in civil court. Contact the Justice of the Peace court for the address where the work was done.
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