Woman loses more than $7K in bad home improvement deal

RIVES JUNCTION, Mich. (WLNS) — Numerous telephone phone calls have been built to 6 Information about Aaron J. Austin failing to do the dwelling repairs that he was paid for.

A single lady mentioned his neglect price her a great deal of cash and her wheelchair-certain mother to pass up out on a specific working day.

“I just really do not understand what variety of man or woman does this,” Jennifer Tice said. 

Jennifer Tice needed to have a wheelchair ramp created on to her household in Rives-Junction so that her 62-year-old mom could stop by and be comfy at her property.

“I posted on a nearby Facebook group seeking for tips for builders putting it out there to see who was out there in the spot,” Tice reported. 

So when she came across A & A Exteriors and noticed that the organization experienced an very affordable cost, Tice jumped at the opportunity. 

Tice mentioned when the owner Aaron Austin questioned for a down payment, she realized that items were hunting up.

“Everything appeared terrific. We weren’t much too apprehensive about giving him dollars down simply because every solitary builder required a percentage of it performed,” she said. 

In accordance to Tice, Austin communicated very well, had prepared up a contract, and stated he’d do the do the job, but when she gave him the $7,000 down payment, factors commenced falling apart.

“He experienced his daughter and his daughter was sick and he had to consider her to the medical center, he was ill and had to go to the medical center then the incredibly final thing he reported was that the transmission went out on his truck and which is what he was ready for. But by that issue we kinda figured it wasn’t gonna materialize,” Tice explained. 

Not only are they out all of that money, but Tice also reported that Austin’s neglect prompted her mom to overlook out on a distinctive working day.

“My mom was going to arrive up and enjoy her oldest grandchild graduate high university and she was not equipped to appear,” Tice explained. 

Jennifer has accepted the decline and now desires other folks to beware.

“He owes so a great deal funds to so several folks. We’re under no circumstances gonna get that dollars again. It’s extra or fewer seeking to prevent him from doing it to other persons,” she said.