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> IANAL That much is clear. Charging a fee for providing bad payment info is legal. See "bounced check" fees.
by niij 5y ago
> IANAL
That much is clear.
Charging a fee for providing bad payment info is legal. See "bounced check" fees.
- itsabigworld 5y agoGP referred to "civilised jurisdictions", by which most of us snarkily mean "outside the US". Since you refer to cheques, I presume you're in the US. If that is correct, then it's kind of beside the point whether or not it's legal there. In any case, their point is valid. This would certainly not be legal in my jurisdiction. The company can write it in the contract all they want, but the law on collecting payments trumps that and is the only thing that matters. You wouldn't have to pay. æøå Edit to add: "Lov om inkassovirksomhet" § 17, which according to § 3 can't be voided by agreement. Short version is that you can't demand fees covered unless the client fails to pay within the 14 day deadline of the payment reminder.
- jfrunyon 5y agoLOL @ the guy replying to you acting like collection costs ("§ 17. The debtor's responsibility for costs of extrajudicial collection") is somehow relevant... :)
- itsabigworld 5y agoAnd LOL @ you not understanding that law :)