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Am I responsible for the bill I received two years after the work was performed?

Am I responsible for the bill I received two years after the work was performed?

Full question:

I had an HVAC service done on my central air system on 7/15/05 from a contractor I had never used before. It was fixed and I never received a bill for the service. I have now received a bill for $335.00 to replace a $15.00 part more than 2 years after the job was done. I got no call or letter saying why the billing was never sent to me. Am I responsible for this? Should I offer to pay half to settle the bill?

Category: Debts and Credit
Date: 04/07/2025
State: New Jersey

Answer:

The statute of limitations on a contract in NJ is 6 years.

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