Deposit limits
Some places cap how much you can ask up front. Quotebird lowers the deposit for you and moves the rest to later payments.
Some places limit the deposit on a consumer contract. For example, California allows $1,000 or 10% of the price, whichever is less.
What Quotebird does
- Where going over is an offence or voids the contract, the deposit is lowered to the limit by itself. The plan says Lowered from … and explains the limit in plain words. The rest is due later, usually on completion.
- Where the limit is only advice, as in Ontario, New Zealand and Florida, the quote warns you instead.
- Your Default deposit in Settings never goes above the local limit.
Getting paid for materials
Where deposits are capped, Quotebird can add a payment when materials are delivered, from the materials on the quote. Tap the button under the plan to add it. When the materials arrive, invoice that payment. See Invoice a quote.
Exceptions
- Bonded businesses in California, Nevada and Tennessee: turn on Bonded for the whole job in your profile.
- In Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, materials marked Special order can count towards the deposit.
- Business customers: these limits protect consumers only.