Get your invoice paid.
Prove what the client owes. Send a firm demand. Protect your lien rights. Loop in a lawyer to guide you.
From overdue invoice to paid
Inhouse guides every step, from the first overdue notice to final payment.
Prove what the
client owes you
- A timeline of invoices, payments, emails and texts that proves the debt
- The late fees and interest your contract and your state let you add
Demand payment and
keep the client
- A payment reminder, then a demand letter with the amount and a firm deadline
- Short replies for when they stall or dispute the work, without arguing back
Protect your lien
and payment rights
- Lien notices and the lien itself, with owners named exactly as title reads
- Your filing window, plus any bond, surety or mediation step your contract requires
Get paid, or
take it to court
- A payment plan or settlement agreement that puts the dates in writing
- A small claims complaint filed by the right party, in the right court
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Inhouse drafts every notice and guides you until you’re paid.
- Advice on what you can collect, with late fees and interest
- Payment reminder, demand letter, payment plan and lien notices
- Checklist of proof, lien deadlines and your filing window
- Step-by-step help to follow up, settle or file in small claims
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What we
see go wrong
Easy to avoid before you send it. Hard to undo after.
Assuming no signature means no claim
Paid invoices on the same terms and a client’s own “it’ll be sent tomorrow” texts proved one deal. Save every message before you write off the debt.
Arguing with the client in your demand letter
Each extra line gives them something to answer instead of paying. Keep it to the amount, the deadline and the next step.
Rounding up your lien to be safe
Florida voids a willfully exaggerated lien, and Wisconsin liens cover only labor and materials. Claim the real number and bill fees separately.
Naming only the owner who signed
A lien has to match record title. One house belonged to two trustees, not just the husband who signed, so check the deed before you file.
Waiting until the lien window is almost shut
A bonded contractor nearly missed a surety notice due right away. Find your lien and notice deadlines the week the invoice goes unpaid.
Filing in the wrong court or as the wrong party
California small claims caps a business at $6,250, half what a person can claim. Check which court fits and who should file before you do.
Results
Real examples of how we’ve helped protect what’s owed.
A contractor’s lien was ready on the last day, with the right owners named.
A client owed about $14,190 for wiring a new house. Inhouse checked the notices already sent, then saw on the deed that two trustees owned the home, not just the one who signed. The lien named both and was ready to record.
Day 75
of Oregon’s 75-day lien window
Both trustees named, as title reads
A client held back $1,300 and cut off site access. Inhouse drafted a demand naming both breaches.
A punch list was called a default to withhold $107,808. Inhouse drafted the reply and surety notice.
We showed three paid invoices on the same terms and their own “it’ll be sent tomorrow” texts prove the deal, then built your timeline.
We added one line saying a meeting doesn’t move the payment date unless you both agree in writing.
We kept it firm and cut five lines that went personal, since those make a client less likely to pay.
We wrote a two-line reply that confirms the payment date and answers none of the complaints.
We drafted a setoff notice backed by their own written confirmations of the monthly fee, and kept the contract’s dispute clause in reserve.
We skipped the letter, drafted the complaint and used their written termination and the contract’s cure clause to answer the threat.
We showed the owners’ signed proposal and the deposits they paid make a direct contract, and fixed the lien so it holds up.
We kept the lien to labor and materials, $12,600, and saved the extra charges for a separate contract claim.
We wrote payment due at substantial completion, with one written punch list within days and no walk-through required.
We explained it goes where the client is, then covered Illinois’ rules for a business in small claims and how the owners could file.
Related documents
Demand letter
Ask for payment, with a firm deadline.
Payment reminder
A friendly nudge before the formal demand.
Response to a payment dispute
Answer their objections without arguing.
Notice of breach
Put the missed payment on the record.
Setoff notice
Apply what you owe them to what they owe you.
Timeline of events
Invoices, payments and promises, date by date.
Evidence file
Paid invoices, emails and texts in order.
Late fee and interest worksheet
What your contract and state let you add.
Notice of intent to lien
The warning many states require first.
Mechanic’s lien
Secure the debt against the property.
Lien waiver
Release the lien once the payment clears.
Surety bond notice
Tell the bonding company in time.
Payment plan agreement
Put each payment date in writing.
Settlement agreement
Amount, deadline and release in one place.
Mediation request
The step many contracts require before court.
Contract termination notice
End the work cleanly when they won’t pay.
Small claims complaint
File for an invoice under your state’s limit.
Civil complaint
For larger invoices, or when they won’t settle.