GENERAL LEGAL INFORMATION — NOT LEGAL ADVICE. This template helps you organize your own situation; adapt every bracketed field and verify requirements with official sources before relying on it.

[YOUR FULL NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[CITY, PROVINCE/STATE, POSTAL CODE]

[DATE]

BY REGISTERED MAIL / EMAIL WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENT

[RECIPIENT'S FULL NAME OR BUSINESS NAME]
[RECIPIENT'S ADDRESS]

RE: FORMAL DEMAND — [ONE-LINE SUBJECT, e.g. "unpaid invoice no. 1234"]

Madam, Sir,

1. THE FACTS. On [DATE], [DESCRIBE THE EVENTS FACTUALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY: what was agreed, what happened, what went wrong. One numbered paragraph per fact.]

2. THE DEMAND. In light of the above, I formally demand that you [STATE PRECISELY WHAT YOU DEMAND: pay the amount of $X / perform the repair / cease the conduct] within [NUMBER, commonly 10] days of receipt of this letter.

3. FAILING WHICH. Should you fail to comply within this deadline, I reserve the right to pursue every recourse available to me, without further notice or delay.

4. GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY.

[SIGNATURE]
[YOUR NAME]

Enclosures: [LIST ANY DOCUMENTS ATTACHED — invoices, photos, prior correspondence]