Warning for those looking for a contractor
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Anonymous
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We signed a contract to do some addition work for our house. At the time, we thought the company seemed legit as they had many reviews and pictures from past projects on their website. Provided a significant initial downpayment and 5 months later the company is filing for bankruptcy. We've had no work done on our place.
If you are looking to hire a company for renovations/builds, please do yourself a favor and search the court records for any contract disputes with the company. Had we done this before, we would have seen the red flags with the financial health of the contractor and would have saved ourselves a lot of grief and money. |
Anonymous
| What is significant downpayment to you? |
Anonymous
| Does the name of this company start with an O? |
Anonymous
| Now you need to share the name. |
Anonymous
| If this is in Maryland, you can try to recoup up to $30k through the Maryland Home Improvement Comission (MHIC). |
Anonymous
| Why don’t you name the contractor? |
Anonymous
Yes |
Anonymous
Yes looking into that option but I believe it’s capped at 100k in total for the contractor. I know of at least 3 other clients filing claims so chances of getting the full 30k are very slim |
Anonymous
| Why is the name of the company a secret? |
Anonymous
Yeah, why? Get the name out there. |
Anonymous
| How do you look up court records in Virginia? |
Anonymous
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Why won’t anyone post what they are actually out?
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Anonymous
That doesn't help us. Out with it. |
Anonymous
| Get the attorney General on this |