i was preparing my house for rental YAAA!!
i contacted a handyman to remove the old bathroom tiles and to prep it for tiling.
in the process of him doing this, he broke my vanity unit, broke my light fitting, broke the leg of my chair and almost destroyed my suede furniture because of the dust. all he had to do was to close the door between the hallway and the lounge room to stop the dust entering.
he originally quoted me $525 dollars but then informed me that it took him an extra 4 hours so he charged me an extra $160 and an additional $30 for wood.
i have no proof that he did this but nevertheless, was prepared to pay.
however, i did request, by letter, that he amend the invoice for part of the damages that he caused. the light fitting itself, which was attached to the wall, was $100, plus the electrician's fees - the light was connected behind the plaster and therefore had to be professionally installed.
the vanity unit was damaged and it could not be put back into place. i had to call a plumber to fix the vanity and the piping - when the handyman pulled it out of the wall, he broke the outdoor pipe that led to the sewerage waste.
my suede chair that he broke - well, suffice to say, it was too costly to be repaired..
he ignored my request and this time sent me another invoice.. this time he added the gst which was not on the previous one.. that made the invoice $797 ish.. i emailed him but he ignored me.. he subsequently went to mendelsons, debt recovery.. he advised them that i owed him $1100, not the $725 that he invoiced me! mendelsons is also charging me $225 for legal fees!
i rang him to speak to about this. he sniggered and basically told me that if i don't pay, i will ruin my reputation through bad debt! i advised him that i had the original invoices. he hung up.
what rights do i have?
i have all his invoices, the ones with and without gst, and now have the letter from mendlesons demanding close to $400 more, plus legal fees..
on paper, he looks very dodgy.. the letter from mendlesons states that i owe him for computer services - obviously this guy is dipping his hands in a few areas..
i contacted a handyman to remove the old bathroom tiles and to prep it for tiling.
in the process of him doing this, he broke my vanity unit, broke my light fitting, broke the leg of my chair and almost destroyed my suede furniture because of the dust. all he had to do was to close the door between the hallway and the lounge room to stop the dust entering.
he originally quoted me $525 dollars but then informed me that it took him an extra 4 hours so he charged me an extra $160 and an additional $30 for wood.
i have no proof that he did this but nevertheless, was prepared to pay.
however, i did request, by letter, that he amend the invoice for part of the damages that he caused. the light fitting itself, which was attached to the wall, was $100, plus the electrician's fees - the light was connected behind the plaster and therefore had to be professionally installed.
the vanity unit was damaged and it could not be put back into place. i had to call a plumber to fix the vanity and the piping - when the handyman pulled it out of the wall, he broke the outdoor pipe that led to the sewerage waste.
my suede chair that he broke - well, suffice to say, it was too costly to be repaired..
he ignored my request and this time sent me another invoice.. this time he added the gst which was not on the previous one.. that made the invoice $797 ish.. i emailed him but he ignored me.. he subsequently went to mendelsons, debt recovery.. he advised them that i owed him $1100, not the $725 that he invoiced me! mendelsons is also charging me $225 for legal fees!
i rang him to speak to about this. he sniggered and basically told me that if i don't pay, i will ruin my reputation through bad debt! i advised him that i had the original invoices. he hung up.
what rights do i have?
i have all his invoices, the ones with and without gst, and now have the letter from mendlesons demanding close to $400 more, plus legal fees..
on paper, he looks very dodgy.. the letter from mendlesons states that i owe him for computer services - obviously this guy is dipping his hands in a few areas..