Start by checking what the business can access today. You need the domain, hosting, project files, and records to stay usable if the working relationship ends.

• The business cannot log in to the domain or hosting.
• Progress exists only in screenshots or promises.
• Dates move without a written new plan.
• No backup, project files, export, or handoff instructions.

• Save the contract, invoices, messages, and latest working links.
• Confirm business-owned access to domain, hosting, visit tracking, forms, email, and payment tools.
• Request a written status, deliverables, blockers, and handoff date.
• Get technical or legal help before deleting access or starting a dispute.

We can inspect what exists and write a recovery map. We are not lawyers and will not diagnose intent from silence.

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