Q: A tree company cut our tree down without permission and is now suing us because we will not pay the bill
Four years ago(May 2021) we were getting estimates on tree removal services, well the first company who gave an estimate showed up the next day and removed the tree while we were at work. They showed back up at the house 4 months after that(Sept. 2021) with a bill for services rendered. We refused to pay and now they are suing us. I live in Cincinnati Ohio area.
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Did you agree to the estimate? If not then they can't actually just do work for you and then bill you for it. They particularly can't do it if they failed to provide you with a right to cancel, which would likely violate Ohio's consumer sales practices act.
If you did agree to the services, then you will need to pay them.
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