§ 37. When you must pay the tradesperson (håndverker)

The Craftsman Services Act (Håndverkertjenesteloven)·LOV-1989-06-16-63

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The text of the law (unofficial translation)

§ 37. Time of payment (betalingstid)

(1) If the time of payment does not follow from the agreement (avtale), the consumer (forbruker) shall pay when the service provider (tjenesteyter) demands it after the service has been performed.

(2) A consumer who, in sufficient time before the due date (forfall), has requested an itemised invoice (spesifisert regning) under § 36 is not obliged to pay before the invoice has been received.

Source: Lovdata — Håndverkertjenesteloven (the Craftsman Services Act) § 37

What does this mean?

The section says when you must pay. If no time of payment has been agreed, payment falls due when the tradesperson asks for settlement (oppgjør) and the service has been fully performed. If you asked for an itemised invoice under § 36 in good time before the due date, you do not need to pay until you have received it. What the invoice (regning) must contain is set out in § 36, and that is the section you rely on when you ask for an itemised invoice. The section belongs to Chapter VI on the consumer's payment and cooperation (medvirkning), alongside § 36 on invoices and § 38 on cooperation.

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