Can I charge interest on late invoices?

If your terms provide for it, and courts also award statutory interest on contract damages.

What if the customer disputes the work?

Then expect a breach-of-contract fight; documentation of the work is key.

Starting a case · For the plaintiff

Collecting Unpaid Invoices in New York County (Manhattan)

When a customer stops paying, New York County (Manhattan) businesses have a clear path: demand, sue if needed, then enforce the judgment.

The demand letter

A lawyer's demand letter with the invoices attached and a firm deadline resolves many unpaid accounts.

Choosing the court

Smaller balances can go to Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County, 111 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013 or commercial claims; larger balances go to Supreme Court.

After judgment

Restraining notices, income executions and property executions turn a judgment into money.

Common questions

Can I charge interest on late invoices?: If your terms provide for it, and courts also award statutory interest on contract damages.
What if the customer disputes the work?: Then expect a breach-of-contract fight; documentation of the work is key.

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This guide is general information about court procedure in New York County (Manhattan), New York. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Court rules, fees and deadlines change — confirm current requirements with the court or an attorney before acting. Dispute Counsel PLLC serves New York residents, businesses and New York local representation.