Mar 11, 2021 08:07:10 PM by Alexander S
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Mar 11, 2021 10:17:10 PM Edited Mar 11, 2021 10:17:37 PM by Preston H
re: "thought of it many times, and I'm not sure if I can end the contract without paying for this last not finished milestone. Can I?"
You seem to be putting the needs if this freelancer ahead of your own needs. Don't do that. Put your project first.
You can hire other people at any time. It does not matter what other contracts you have.
You have many options. You can do nothing with the contract. Just leave it alone. Or you could release any remaining funds and close the contract unilaterally. Or you could close it while changing the amount to release to zero, to trigger an automated refund request. Or you could ask the freelancer beforehand if you may release half of the payment to him immediately if he will accept your request to be refunded the other half.
Many options. None of which are really important. The important thing is finishing your project.
How much money is funded in escrow for this last milestone?
Mar 11, 2021 08:50:34 PM by Alexander S
Mar 11, 2021 09:26:34 PM by Petra R
Alexander S wrote:
That'd be easy. Unfortunately, that freelancer is the only one team member.
Hire someone else
Mar 11, 2021 09:58:05 PM by Alexander S
Mar 11, 2021 10:17:10 PM Edited Mar 11, 2021 10:17:37 PM by Preston H
re: "thought of it many times, and I'm not sure if I can end the contract without paying for this last not finished milestone. Can I?"
You seem to be putting the needs if this freelancer ahead of your own needs. Don't do that. Put your project first.
You can hire other people at any time. It does not matter what other contracts you have.
You have many options. You can do nothing with the contract. Just leave it alone. Or you could release any remaining funds and close the contract unilaterally. Or you could close it while changing the amount to release to zero, to trigger an automated refund request. Or you could ask the freelancer beforehand if you may release half of the payment to him immediately if he will accept your request to be refunded the other half.
Many options. None of which are really important. The important thing is finishing your project.
How much money is funded in escrow for this last milestone?
Mar 12, 2021 12:06:05 AM by Alexander S
Mar 12, 2021 10:34:11 AM Edited Mar 12, 2021 10:37:50 AM by Preston H
One of the most reliable ways to get money back is to simply ask. It costs nothing to ask.
"Luke:
Thank you for all your work on the project. For my scheduling purposes, I need to move forward with the next steps on the project, and I don't want you to worry about any of that. Other team members can finish what needs to be done. If I end the contract now, would you be willilng to refund half? I would appreciate your coorporation, and you would NOT need to do any more work on this. You would receive $100 immediately, you would have my gratitude, and there would be no more work for you to do."
Alexander: I think this method has a reasonably high probability of success in getting some money back.
You ALSO have the option of simply releasing all the funds and closing the contract, and there is NOTHING that the freelancer could do about it.
If the freelancer does NOT agree to a refund, you can STILL REQUEST a refund. You could request half. Or you could request ALL of the escrow money back. But remember, if you request ANY refund, the option will be sent to the freelancer to agree or disagree. That is why I recommend discussing any possible refund requests with the freelancer BEFORE you close a contract, in order to secure the freelancer's cooporation first.