Breaking Up With Your Current Lawn Care Company
“I’ve got a contract…”
Quick Guide
Send your current company the following email:
Dear Current Lawn Care Company,
This email serves as written notification that your services are no longer needed at Your Address. Please close out my account and provide written (email reply is fine) confirmation of receiving and processing this request. If there are any credit on my account; please mail a check to the address stated.I appreciate the work you have done up to this point.
Sincerely,
Your Name
The truth of the contract
Minnesota State Law requires a contract between client and lawn care company. It is State Statute 325F.245.
Bad companies might site the contract for why they can’t or won’t part ways with you and they might sound legit. However, the state law was put in place to protect the client, the consumer. There was a certain company in the 90s and 2000s that rhymed with “BOOMEAN”, that would not cancel services when requested (they’d say “okay” over the phone, then do nothing), continue to do services, charge clients for services, then send them to collections, damaging their credit, when they refused to pay for the services they cancelled.
This company did it so much that the state had to make a law to protect the consumer. Search the BBB for this “BOOMEAN” company. Here’s a snapshot with most recent complaints – they’re still doing it! 1,500+ complaints 😳…
Final Thoughts
*CRITICAL* If you’re leaving this “BOOMEAN” company; you NEED to get confirmation in writing. See “the truth of the contract” section above.
If the company asks for a reason you can…
Be 100% honest;
- “I’m going with another company”
- “I’m not happy with the results/price/etc.”
Or Tell a partial truth if you like the company but are just ready for a change;
- “We’re selling the house and moving” – none of their business when you’re doing it; so what if it’s 20 years from now 😊
- “We don’t have the budget” – none of their business whether that means you don’t have a budget for lawn care in general or don’t have a budget for their specific company and do have a budget for another
If the company pushes back about the contract; please reply with:
“You mean our contract abiding by State Statute 325F.245 that was established to protect the consumer from Predatory Lawn Care companies who charge for services that the consumer doesn’t want?”