HLS BILLING PROCESS
- FORMS OF PAYMENT: HLS accepts cash, check, Venmo, or PayPal.
- VENMO: @hedgewoodlawnservices
- PAYPAL: hedgewoodlawnservices@gmail.com
- CHECK: Please make payable to Hedgewood Lawn Services or HLS
- HOW CLIENTS ARE BILLED
- All-Inclusive customers have 2 options:
- (1) Clients can choose between one invoice at the beginning of the year with 5% off
- (2) or they can be billed monthly from March through November without 5% off
- (1) Clients can choose between one invoice at the beginning of the year with 5% off
- Lawn Mowing Only Customers have 2 options:
- (1) Clients can choose two invoices. One due April 1, and one at the end of the season. (see below for example)
- (2) Monthly billing is available for a 5% surcharge.
- (1) Clients can choose two invoices. One due April 1, and one at the end of the season. (see below for example)
- Weed/Fertilizer only or Weed/Fertilizer with Lawn Mowing Customers
- W/F customers receive one invoice at the beginning of the year. (No monthly billing option)
- If an HLS client orders weed/fertilizer and lawn mowing, they will receive two bills at the beginning of the season. (one for mowing, and one for weed/fertilizer.)
- Any add on services through the year are billed Ad Hoc.
- W/F customers receive one invoice at the beginning of the year. (No monthly billing option)
- Ad Hoc Service
- Invoice is sent to client after service is performed.
- NOTE: Landscape jobs where products/materials are being used, 50% will be due up front.
- Invoice is sent to client after service is performed.
- All-Inclusive customers have 2 options:
- DUE DATES: HLS operates on a NET30 basis. Bills are due 30 days from date indicated on the invoice.
- LATE FEES: For any payments received after the due date, HLS will impose a late fee of $100. For any payments received 20 days or more after the due date, HLS will impose an additional late fee of $5 per day above the $100 late fee and any future services must be paid up front.
HOW HLS BILLING WORKS FOR LAWN SERVICE CUSTOMERS
HLS makes an effort to simplify billing for itself and for its lawn service customers. HLS charges on a per time basis, but bills using an estimated annual total. HLS expects there to be approximately 30 weeks in a Central Illinois mowing season. Weather may change our mowing frequency (faster growth in Spring, slower growth in summer) and this frequency change accounts for any difference in actual times mowed vs estimated times mowed.
BEGINNING OF SEASON BILL
END OF SEASON BILL
MONTHLY BILLING OPTION
BEGINNING OF SEASON BILL
- FORMULA: Per Time Charge X 15 weeks
- Example: If your quote is $50/week, then your beginning of season bill would be $750.00
- The beginning of season bill is due April 1.
END OF SEASON BILL
- FORMULA: (Actual Times Mowed x Per Time Charge) - Beginning of Season Bill Amount
- Example 1: HLS records indicate your yard was mowed only 26 times instead of 30. Using $50 per time charge, the total due for the year is calculated to be $1,300. Since you already paid $750, your end of season bill would be $550.
- Example 2: HLS records indicate your yard was mowed 33 times instead of the estimated 30. Using $50 per time charge, the total due for the year is calculated to be $1,650. You already paid HLS $7505. The end of season bill would be $900 in this example.
- The end of season bill is due at the end of the season...generally the end of November or the first part of December.
MONTHLY BILLING OPTION
- HLS will accommodate lawn mowing customers who wish to be billed monthly. HLS will charge an extra 5% per invoice for clients that want this option. This extra fee is to account for the extra time and coordination required to perform this additional service. Thank you for understanding.