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

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

1 girl claimed his neglect charge her a whole lot of money and her wheelchair-bound mother to overlook out on a exclusive day.

“I just really do not comprehend what form of individual does this,” Jennifer Tice said. 

Jennifer Tice wanted to have a wheelchair ramp built onto her house in Rives-Junction so that her 62-year-previous mom could pay a visit to and be comfy at her home.

“I posted on a regional Facebook team hunting for suggestions for builders placing it out there to see who was out there in the space,” Tice stated. 

So when she arrived across A & A Exteriors and noticed that the company experienced an economical value, Tice jumped at the prospect. 

Tice explained when the proprietor Aaron Austin requested for a down payment, she understood that factors were seeking up.

“Everything seemed good. We weren’t also fearful about supplying him cash down for the reason that every single single builder necessary a share of it carried out,” she reported. 

In accordance to Tice, Austin communicated perfectly, experienced prepared up a agreement, and reported he’d do the perform, but when she gave him the $7,000 down payment, points started off slipping apart.

“He had his daughter and his daughter was unwell and he had to choose her to the clinic, he was sick and experienced to go to the healthcare facility then the quite very last point he explained was that the transmission went out on his truck and that’s what he was waiting for. But by that position we kinda figured it wasn’t gonna come about,” Tice claimed. 

Not only are they out all of that money, but Tice also mentioned that Austin’s neglect caused her mother to miss out on out on a special day.

“My mother was going to come up and observe her oldest grandchild graduate large school and she was not ready to occur,” Tice mentioned. 

Jennifer has accepted the loss and now desires other individuals to beware.

“He owes so a great deal funds to so quite a few individuals. We’re under no circumstances gonna get that money back. It is more or much less hoping to cease him from executing it to other people,” she mentioned.