[Michele292]

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

I have an update:

I just received a check from him in the mail for $6500.00!

Obviously, that's only about 1/3 of what he owes me. I'm happy to get that much but I have 2 important questions:

1) He wrote on the check in the "FOR" line "Paid in Full"
If I cash it, am I agreeing to that lie?

2) Can I mark that out or add something to it and then cash it, or is that illegal?

Also........ isn't the fact that he paid me SOMETHING an admission that he does indeed owe me money? Won't that help me in court when I try to recoup ALL the money?

Also........ I believe the amount of $6500 is his way of saying "Here's HALF of the $13K you spent on materials. The other HALF is mine since I supplied most of the labor." Sooooooo, isn't that like saying we were in it together. And therefore, wouldn't he owe me HALF the profit, not half of my investment only? In other words, he can't have it both ways. Either I get my full investment back because he was borrowing the money to finish the condo and owes me my money back. OR He owes me HALF the profit. He can't have it both ways. (Personally, I will be satisfied with my money back. He can keep the profit. Why on earth would a judge allow him to keep half of my money AND all the profit??)

Thank you, you are all my heroes.

Michele

[LisaB4657]

DO NOT cash that check until you speak to an attorney in your area! In some cases cashing a check like that would mean that you accept that amount as full payment of your claim.