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

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

1 lady reported his neglect charge her a large amount of revenue and her wheelchair-sure mom to miss out on out on a specific day.

“I just do not have an understanding of what variety of particular person does this,” Jennifer Tice explained. 

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

“I posted on a community Facebook team on the lookout for tips for builders putting it out there to see who was out there in the area,” Tice claimed. 

So when she arrived across A & A Exteriors and noticed that the organization had an inexpensive selling price, Tice jumped at the prospect. 

Tice explained when the proprietor Aaron Austin asked for a down payment, she knew that issues had been looking up.

“Everything appeared wonderful. We weren’t too concerned about offering him money down for the reason that each one builder needed a share of it completed,” she reported. 

According to Tice, Austin communicated properly, had created up a contract, and explained he’d do the work, but when she gave him the $7,000 down payment, factors commenced slipping apart.

“He had his daughter and his daughter was sick and he experienced to choose her to the medical center, he was ill and experienced to go to the clinic then the really past factor he reported was that the transmission went out on his truck and which is what he was ready for. But by that level we kinda figured it wasn’t gonna transpire,” Tice reported. 

Not only are they out all of that cash, but Tice also reported that Austin’s neglect prompted her mom to miss out on a particular day.

“My mother was likely to arrive up and enjoy her oldest grandchild graduate higher college and she wasn’t able to occur,” Tice said. 

Jennifer has recognized the loss and now needs others to beware.

“He owes so a lot income to so several persons. We’re never ever gonna get that funds back. It is more or a lot less making an attempt to quit him from accomplishing it to other men and women,” she explained.