zelenkasherts
New Member
I went to a landscape company for the purpose of getting estimates for a landscape job. After talking with the landscaper, I was told that they were very busy and would not be able to do any work on my property for five months. I decided that wasn't a problem and I told them that I was interested in them doing the work. After about two weeks, I decided that I did not want them to do the work. I called the company and cancelled the job. I came home from work the same day to find that the landscaper had done the work, without a contract and without contacting me first. I called the company and explained to the bookkeeper that I did not want the work done. She began yelling and screaming on the phone and slammed the phone down. After about two months, I came home to find that there was a bill taped to my front door for $550. Since I was tired of the entire ordeal, I went ahead and paid the money. I never heard from the business again. Eight months later, I get a knock at the door and I am served with papers from small claims court in the amount of $3500.00! The landscaper that did the job went to Iraq after the job was done. He wrote a letter to the company stating that he did a $3500 job on my front yard. There was no written contract and nothing signed. All I have are all of the estimates given at the time of our first meeting. What do I do?
