mashellriver
New Member
I am a contractor in Washington. I rented a piece of heavy equipment to do a job. I had the equipment for 2 weeks. I was billed for three weeks. The invoice even showed I only had it for 2 weeks but was billed for 3 nonetheless. I made my case to the rental company - no action. I refused to pay anything. I received several more invoices for the erroneous amount. It went to collections, still the wrong amount. The collection agency went to an attorney who contacted me and adjusted the amount downward, but no idea how he arrived at the amount he sued me for. I misread the paperwork about my having 20 days to respond. He got a default judgment of the amount he asked for plus many other fees and charges. My bonding company paid out based on the judgement. As a result, my bond was impaired and contractor's license suspended.
My position is this would have never happened had they not continually tried to overcharge me and that all this hassle stems from that.
Questions:
Do I have a case to get the judgement set aside?
Do I have a case against the rental company for overcharging me and all the trouble this has caused?
Thank you for your time.
My position is this would have never happened had they not continually tried to overcharge me and that all this hassle stems from that.
Questions:
Do I have a case to get the judgement set aside?
Do I have a case against the rental company for overcharging me and all the trouble this has caused?
Thank you for your time.