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

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

A single girl explained his neglect price her a ton of money and her wheelchair-bound mom to overlook out on a special day.

“I just do not realize what kind of particular person does this,” Jennifer Tice explained. 

Jennifer Tice preferred to have a wheelchair ramp developed onto her dwelling in Rives-Junction so that her 62-12 months-previous mother could check out and be relaxed at her household.

“I posted on a regional Fb team hunting for recommendations for builders placing it out there to see who was out there in the location,” Tice explained. 

So when she came across A & A Exteriors and saw that the enterprise had an very affordable rate, Tice jumped at the prospect. 

Tice mentioned when the proprietor Aaron Austin asked for a down payment, she understood that matters were being wanting up.

“Everything seemed good. We weren’t much too worried about giving him funds down simply because each one builder necessary a percentage of it completed,” she mentioned. 

In accordance to Tice, Austin communicated well, experienced penned up a deal, and claimed he’d do the operate, but when she gave him the $7,000 down payment, items started out slipping aside.

“He experienced his daughter and his daughter was unwell and he experienced to choose her to the medical center, he was sick and experienced to go to the medical center then the quite previous matter he claimed was that the transmission went out on his truck and that’s what he was waiting around for. But by that position we kinda figured it was not gonna come about,” Tice explained. 

Not only are they out all of that dollars, but Tice also stated that Austin’s neglect caused her mother to pass up out on a distinctive working day.

“My mom was going to come up and check out her oldest grandchild graduate superior college and she wasn’t capable to occur,” Tice stated. 

Jennifer has accepted the loss and now wants other people to beware.

“He owes so much income to so numerous people today. We’re under no circumstances gonna get that funds back again. It is far more or much less hoping to prevent him from carrying out it to other folks,” she stated.