Payment Shield
All industries
For landscaping & property maintenance

You cut the grass.
The HOA cuts the check in 90 days.

HOAs, property managers, business parks, and municipalities are the slowest-paying customer base in the country — averaging 62–88 day DSO by NALP benchmarks. They also represent 60% of a maintenance shop's revenue. We work that book hard, professionally, without burning a single relationship.

The seasonal billing cycle, managed

Four seasons, four AR pressure points

Spring

Annual contracts renew. Mulch + cleanup billed.

Summer

Mowing in full swing. Irrigation extras pile up.

Fall

Leaf removal, aerification. Big-ticket projects.

Winter

Snow + ice, billed event-by-event. Disputes peak.

Who pays slow — and why

HOAs
78 days
Why slow: Volunteer boards, monthly meetings, treasurer signs every check.
Our fix: We attend the meeting cycle, send statements 5 days before each board meeting.
Property managers
62 days
Why slow: Owner approval required on extras over $500.
Our fix: Pre-approved extras list per property, monthly reconciliation call.
Commercial / business parks
55 days
Why slow: Net-60 'corporate policy' applied regardless of contract.
Our fix: Hard contract enforcement, AP escalation past day 65.
Municipal
88 days
Why slow: Prompt-pay statutes exist but require correct invoice format.
Our fix: We invoice to municipality spec; flip the prompt-pay clock on day 1.

The three problems we solve first

Snow-event invoicing
Every storm becomes a billable event with photos, hours, and salt tonnage. Sent within 24 hrs of the event — not in a January batch.
Extras approval limbo
We chase the approval on $200–$2,000 extras so they don't sit in 'pending' for 6 weeks.
Contract-end true-ups
End-of-year reconciliation, true-up invoice, sent and collected before renewal negotiation starts.

Current as of June 2026

Peak mowing season is in full swing. Our landscaping clients are running average DSO of 34 days — versus a NALP-benchmarked industry mean of 71 for June. The difference is one thing: someone whose only job is the AR follow-up.

Stop letting HOAs run your cash flow.

20 minutes with our team — bring your aging report.

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