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We were double-billed for construction materials for our house that we had built. Found out after 8 months. What now?

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Hello, I just recently built a house in Texas. To keep it simple, we found a contractor we liked and vetted and paid them to build our house. At the end of the building, we were happy with the work they had done and payed the final installment. About 8 months later we are discussing with our CPA about making tax write-offs since we are using it as a business. He agrees we can make tax write-offs for certain expenses. We (he) examine the books and realize we were double-billed for certain building materials for the house. The total double-billed was around $35,000. My question is how do we go forward with this to get our over-billed money back? Thank you very much!

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Jun 1, 2020
You can certainly reach out to the contractor about the discrepancy. Reaching out in writing, such as an email, would be preferred. If your contractor denies either the claim or repayment, I would suggest retaining an attorney. Alternatively, you could retain an attorney immediately to review the matter and provide you his or her advice on the first step to take. The key in recovery of the over payment will be whether the contractor has the liquidity to pay the money back. A legitimate contractor should, but these are uncertain times. Ben 281-762-1377 ben@houseperron.com
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Jun 1, 2020
Hello, I would start with a demand letter and/or email, explaining in detail what you have found and giving the contractor a chance to return the funds. If he does not respond or you are unable to reach an agreement, you can sue the contractor on a breach of contract theory and some other potential claims. You could file the suit personally in county or district court, but based on the amount you are trying to recover I would suggest hiring an attorney to make sure it is done correctly. Let me know if you have any further questions. Karalynn Cromeens Managing Partner 8431 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77024 Tel: (713) 715-7334 www.TheCromeensLawFirm.com Privileged Attorney-Client Communication and/or Attorney Work Product: The above message and attachments, if any, are confidential and may be protected by the attorney/client privilege and/or attorney work product. The unauthorized disclosure, use, dissemination or copying of this e-mail, or any information it contains, by anyone other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you are not the named recipient, or have otherwise received this communication in error, delete it immediately and notify the sender at the office number listed above or by return email.
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Dec 14, 2021
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