GL: Fw: Marina overcharges on repairs, refuses to honor estimate

[Ron Rogers]

This was never my problem. A gentleman in Michigan has the problem. 
Therefore, I'm posting to the List.
Ron Rogers

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Stewart" <johnstewart at sanctum.com>
To: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6 at kennett.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: GL: Marina overcharges on repairs, refuses to honor estimate


| I've been an attorney in Florida for the last 36 years. I was taken for 
over
| $5,000 by a marina in Charleston, S.C. A threatening letter will have 
little
| effect unless you want to  include in that letter that you intend to have
| the disputed portion of the bill reviewed by experts in the field who will
| testify as to it's unreasonableness.  This process is going to cost you 
and
| there is never any guarantee that is will be successful.
|
| First,get your experts and your evidence. If it looks good, get your
| attorney and show him or her what you have.
|
| Your attorney may suggest otherwise, but I would pay under protest with 
the
| promise(no bluffing) of future litigation and get your boat out of there.
| Use common sense. Do not inflame until the amount of your bill has been
| tallied.
| ----- Original Message ----- 
| From: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6 at kennett.net>
| To: <FloridaKeyz at aol.com>; <letson at scottsboro.org>;
| <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
| Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:27 AM
| Subject: Re: GL: Marina overcharges on repairs, refuses to honor estimate
|
|
| > Several responses have been from Floridians. Isn't there a law in 
Florida
| > that binds the vendor not to exceed a written estimate by more than 10%?
| >
| > Of course, this presumes that they gave him a written estimate. If not,
| > the
| > insurance adjuster/surveyor might be the best best.
| >
| > Ron Rogers
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