Getting paid in Arizona, in plain English.
Practical guides for contractors and the people who hire them: notices, deposits, unpaid invoices, and what each escalation path really costs. Educational, not legal advice.
A client won't pay. A step-by-step for Arizona contractors.
The practical order of operations when a client stops paying: documentation, the payment request, the preliminary notice question, and what each escalation path really costs.
Read the guide →Arizona's 20-day preliminary notice, in plain English.
What the 20-day notice is, who has to send it, what happens if you skip it, and why it protects the customer relationship instead of hurting it.
Read the guide →How much deposit can an Arizona contractor take? More than you think.
Arizona has no statutory cap on residential contractor deposits. What the law actually requires, why that surprises everyone, and how both sides can protect the money anyway.
Read the guide →The real cost of chasing a $6,000 unpaid invoice.
Demand letter, collections agency, small claims, civil court: what each path costs in dollars and months, and why the paperwork you already have decides the outcome.
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