What happens if the builder does not pay?

1. Start from the claim, not from the conversation.
2. Open it in Financials and read Where this claim stands at the top of What came back. It states the day their answer was due, how many days have passed, and what your Act says follows.
3. Sometimes a payment schedule came back and they did not pay the amount they scheduled. That is the strongest position you can be in, and it has its own short window.
4. If no payment schedule came back at all, the amount you claimed usually becomes payable in full.
5. That is a strong position, and it expires. So act on it. Do not wait.
6. Every step YourCA shows you has the last day you can take it, and the section of the Act the window comes from.
7. A day that already ran out still shows, marked as run out, because you need that fact most.
8. Suspending work and charging interest are usually available too. Both usually need a written notice first, with its own notice period.
9. Read the step YourCA names before you stop work. If you stop without the notice, you are in breach.