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On July 10, Eiring filed a court petition against Miletic to stop stalking him. They appeared before a judge in Rolling Meadows District 3 Court last month to resolve the matter.
Miletic had contracted Bathhaus in March for a complete kitchen redesign to his home for an estimated $2,000 design fee, plus a $2,000 deposit for product purchases.
However Leslie Haynes, who is Eiring's wife and design architect for the job, said Miletic was billed 35 hours for the design, which was more than estimated because the homeowner kept wanting new floor plans.
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"The design development was at a greater depth than we could have imagined or predicted," Haynes said after the court hearing.
Because the design "had morphed into an entire first floor remodel," Eiring said, the project required more work hours. So Eiring increased the bill that Miletec disputed.
In the end, Eiring said he agreed to lower the charge by $800.
"It's important to know we are eating $800 in the design fee, and he still picketed us, twice," Haynes said.
"We are very concerned about this. We are in the business of pleasing and serving customers," Eiring said, adding Bathhaus has operated in Barrington for 15 years and was in Lake Zurich for 10 years.
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In court, Associate Judge Joel Greenblatt told Miletic the law does not allow him to "stalk and harass" people.
"Stalking is a serious crime. I see here everyday where people suffer at the hands of others," Greenblatt said.
"You have no right to picket, which can be construed as stalking. You should know it causes a reasonable person fear."
Greenblatt also said the men were in the wrong court to settle their differences, suggesting they appear in a different court that oversees breach of contract cases.
"It's a dispute, gentlemen. Deal with it appropriately," he said.
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Miletic agreed to stop picketing the business, and Greenblatt dismissed the stalking case.
After his court appearance, Miletic also said he would consider challenging Eiring in a breach of contract court.
Miletic said he joined others picketing the business.
"They were screaming at our customers," Haynes said.
Eiring said no construction had started on Miletic's house read more
