I may have come up with a remedy for slow and non paying "national" sign companies. I recently performed a reinstall of a Movie Gallery sign where another inferior company had installed 2 TOGGLE BOLTS per sign in Dryvit (stucco) with NO backing or anything. I.D and Associates contracted us for this install and after 75 days of not getting paid and making threats of removing the signs for non payment, they kept blowing me off and telling me that it would be trespassing if I removed them. I told them I didn't care if I went back to jail (!!!) but still they wouldn't pay. Then, my solution was to inform them that on a "follow up inspection" I noticed some "defects" with the sign faces and that for my own peace of mind and considering the "liability" of the install, maybe I should remove the faces until I could make certain the sign was again "safe". Of course this may take "awhile" considering all aspects of the job. I got the check within 2 days after this revelation. I think they realized this would look bad for their customer, them and everyone concerned. I had the least to lose! Any one else have solutions like this or need to use this one, let's hear about it.
arkmartin