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

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

A person woman stated his neglect price her a lot of income and her wheelchair-bound mother to pass up out on a unique day.

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

Jennifer Tice required to have a wheelchair ramp constructed on to her home in Rives-Junction so that her 62-yr-aged mother could pay a visit to and be at ease at her property.

“I posted on a community Facebook group on the lookout for recommendations for builders placing it out there to see who was out there in the location,” Tice explained. 

So when she arrived throughout A & A Exteriors and observed that the firm had an economical price, Tice jumped at the opportunity. 

Tice reported when the owner Aaron Austin asked for a down payment, she knew that points ended up looking up.

“Everything seemed great. We weren’t also apprehensive about providing him dollars down mainly because each and every solitary builder needed a proportion of it finished,” she explained. 

In accordance to Tice, Austin communicated perfectly, had penned up a agreement, and stated he’d do the work, but when she gave him the $7,000 down payment, factors started off falling aside.

“He had his daughter and his daughter was sick and he experienced to just take her to the healthcare facility, he was unwell and had to go to the hospital then the pretty past point he explained was that the transmission went out on his truck and which is what he was ready for. But by that position we kinda figured it was not gonna transpire,” Tice stated. 

Not only are they out all of that revenue, but Tice also reported that Austin’s neglect brought about her mother to skip out on a unique working day.

“My mother was heading to appear up and check out her oldest grandchild graduate superior university and she was not ready to occur,” Tice explained. 

Jennifer has acknowledged the loss and now would like some others to beware.

“He owes so a great deal dollars to so numerous people today. We’re never ever gonna get that money back again. It’s far more or less trying to quit him from performing it to other people,” she mentioned.