The clash began after Spring refused to pay a $287 electrician’s bill that his landlord forwarded him for the repair of a burnt-out socket in his unit. Shortly after, the landlord notified Spring that his rent would increase by $100 per month.
The jury awarded Spring $16,000 — an amount that Oregon law doubles to $32,000 because of the nature of the violation. On top of that, Spring’s attorneys also are entitled to ask a judge to order the landlord to pay all of Spring’s legal fees, an amount that currently stands at $225,000.
Totally bogus bill. Just replace the damn outlet, you dumbasses.
Also, nearly $300 to replace an outlet? I should have been an electrician.
Thats a nominal “get out of bed” kind of quote. You dont be a tradesman and drive to someone’s house for the $25 that it actually costs to do the job.
Good point. I do nearly everything myself, so I don’t normally consider time and transit…
But I’ll continue doing things myself when it costs that much!
That’s how I learned to install a new circuit breaker into a breaker box. Electrician quoted me $600 in labor plus parts.
I figured it was $300 an hour, he only billed full hours, and he counted his time to give me a quote.
Ended up taking me 15 minutes.
HVAC is where the money is. $1000+ for replacing a compressor coil.
You don’t think the electrician doing the work got all that, do you? The company that signs his paycheck took the lion’s share.
Probably fair.
I was imagining an independent contractor type of guy, but it seems
walkwall street owns everything now.where the street walking towards?
You know it’s a typo because there are no streets for walking in the US.
Haha too true.
Haha.