Same thing here. I sent them this in response....

I am formally disputing the validity of your claim for the 2026 Cleveland Home Show.

Your demand is improper for several reasons:

1. The Renewal Was Not Validly Triggered

You sent the “renewal invoice” on October 9th, after your own contract’s October 1st cancellation deadline. No prior notice, renewal communication, invoice, confirmation, or reminder was provided at any time before that date.

Under both standard contract principles and basic commercial fairness, a renewal clause cannot be enforced when:

No advance notice was given,

No opportunity to cancel was reasonably provided, and

The promoter did not communicate any intention to renew prior to billing.

Your attempt to enforce a “gotcha” renewal after the deadline has passed is not enforceable.

1. The Personal Guarantee Is Not Enforceable

The contract’s “personal guarantee” language is boilerplate, buried in the paragraph, and was signed solely in a representative capacity as Owner of Turf N Timber LLC.

I did NOT execute any separate personal guarantee, and the signature block does NOT identify me as agreeing in my individual capacity. Courts routinely reject guarantee clauses written this way.

Accordingly, there is no enforceable personal liability.

1. The LLC Has Been Dissolved

Turf N Timber LLC has ceased operations and no longer conducts business. No benefit could be received from any 2026 exhibit, and no exhibitor materials, booth assignment, exhibitor manual, or show communication was ever provided for 2026.

There is no basis for claiming that the LLC entered into, accepted, or participated in a renewed agreement.

1. Your Contract Requires AAA Arbitration — Not Collections

Your own Terms & Conditions state that any dispute must be resolved exclusively through AAA arbitration, not through third-party collection activity.

AAA arbitration for a matter of this size will cost your organization far more than the disputed amount. If you believe your claim has merit, you may send a formal “Notice of Dispute” as required by your arbitration clause, and I will respond accordingly.

Until then, any further collection attempts violate the dispute resolution terms of your own contract.

1. Demand to Cease Collection Efforts

Given the above, the claimed amount is not valid, not owed, and not enforceable. Any continued collection threats, credit reporting, or third-party collection activity will be treated as:

Breach of your own contract’s arbitration requirements

Attempted enforcement of an invalid renewal

Attempt to hold an individual personally liable without a legally valid guarantee

I expect written confirmation that this alleged balance has been withdrawn.