Unfair Billing, What to do?
Our home was for the most part destroyed by fire in Decemberr 2006. The fire restoration company completed the job March of 2007. They submitted bills to us and we paid all along at first. We then began to notice that we were being billed for items that we were purchasing, such as tile, chandeliers, ceiling fans, etc. In addition, we noted that we were being billed for items not supplied to us, such as doors and windows. The billings were all going through an adjuster before coming to us for payment. The final billing from the fire restoration company included some credits, but the credits were not correct. Example: billed 100 plus 20. overhead and profit, yet credited 101. With the final bill of 18,000, taking these inaccurate credits into account the company owes us 987. They have retained a lawyer to collect the 18,000 but they owe us. What should we do? We are disputing the charges to their lawyer but what next?
Public Comments
- Get your own attorney.
- ask for a coy of the receipts on the items in dispute. Then show them your receipts, on the items you say you purchased. If this doesn't work then you need to get an attorney and let them know you will ask for the attorney fees to be reimbursed also once you prove you are correct.
