Some updates. We went to the district magistrate. They said this is a crime and to contact the state police and do not take it to small claims court.
We contacted the police. They filed the report and we got a trial date for Wed 5/15/2025. The police told us not to accept any money from him...
Thanks for the information.
I see small claims goes up to $12K but in PA anything over $2K is a felony. I thought that since it was over $2k the DA would press felony charges. I guess I was wrong.
My mother hired a contractor to do some work on the house. She paid in advance $7,000. I know she should not have and I would have told her not to. We have a signed contract stating that he would start work Sept. 2024. To this day he has not started or even indicated he bought the supplies...