Walk It Through: The Small Claim
A contractor who took a deposit and vanished, a claim filed, a judge requested, and an appeal.
A homeowner paid a large deposit to a contractor who never started the job.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A claim for money against a contractor. Collecting the judgment, a home improvement fraud charge, and claims over the small claims limit are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.