Dean Reeves wrote in large black letters: "Want your house painting? Don't be like Terry, pay the bill! Now you will!” over the cream exterior he had painted on a house in Bolsover, Derbyshire in the UK. Reeves claims that building owner Terry Taylor paid him just £650 ($861) of the £1,150 ($1,523) agreed upon fee for the work. Reeves claims he worked through his lunch for a week to get the job done on time on the former North Star Club which is being converted into apartments. However, Taylor told Reeves he wouldn’t be getting paid the remainder of the cash until he gave the back of the house another coat of paint. Reeves pointed out that he had gone above and beyond, even doing the job on ladders, saving Taylor £900 ($1,192) in scaffolding. Taylor, however, denied ripping Reeves off, saying he intended to pay in full once the job was finished.
