AZ Plumber stole my money

[ssarlaj]

I have a plumber friend (known 7 years, has done work on all sorts of my properties) who owned his own LLC at one point then was working for a licensed company in Phoenix, AZ. I hired him to do some work for me, we had a verbal contract, I fronted him 3k for materials, he never came back. This was almost a year ago, what kind of recourse do i have, if any? I have messages prior to theft about the work, evidence of the 3k transaction and even messages of him saying he was at the property beginning said work while I was out of town at the beginning of the project.

 

[quincy]

You probably should consolidate your threads as the issues you have with your plumbing contractor/friend appear to mirror the problems you have with the solar installation.

You can sue either or both.

 

[zddoodah]

I have a plumber friend (known 7 years, has done work on all sorts of my properties) who owned his own LLC at one point then was working for a licensed company in Phoenix, AZ. I hired him to do some work for me

Just to be clear: You hired this individual. You did not hire the LLC or the "licensed company in Phoenix." Correct?

what kind of recourse do i have, if any?

You can sue him to try and recovery the money you paid. Did you really not know that?

 

[quincy]

Here are linkto information on filing a small claims suit in Arizona:

https://azcourthelp.org/browse-by-topic/small-claims

https://www.azcourts.gov/selfservicecenter/Small-Claims