Unfinished repairs to home gets Elk County man charges

ELK COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ)– Thousands of pounds truly worth of unfinished perform for household enhancement has landed a Ridgway man prices, according to police.

The homeowner advised police that Jeffrey Schatz, 50, of Schatz Hometown Masonry signed a deal in July 2019 for household enhancement repairs totaling $24,200 at a household at the 500 block of Fourth Avenue in Johnsonburg, according to the prices submitted by Johnsonburg police.

Police claimed that the home owner paid $6,000 that was a 25 percent deposit, forward of time for labor and supplies but Schatz finished up leaving the function of the dwelling unfinished. Schatz agreed to make repairs to the garage, repoint the bricks and also lay new major soil and seed for the yard in September or October of 2019.

When October arrived, the property owner claimed he created many phone calls to Schatz without the need of any response. It was not until finally July of 2020 that he read back from Schatz who claimed he was active with COVID and would get started perform in September 2020

When Schatz confirmed up to start off the do the job, the rest of the income owed for the task was then compensated to him, nonetheless, in accordance to police, November 2021 was the previous time he was at the assets and still left the get the job done unfinished.

The concrete operate of the sidewalk wasn’t replaced, the repointing of the bricks was not concluded, the garage wasn’t sealed effectively and water is acquiring in, and the leading soil was entire of rocks and weeds, law enforcement mentioned.

On June 2, 2022, the homeowner came to the law enforcement station and mentioned that he just wished the rest of the revenue back for the unfinished operate and labor rate, which was $3,150, police pointed out. On July 2, law enforcement contacted Schatz who documented informed them that he would pay back the home owner but he by no means did.

Schatz faces prices of for acquiring advance payment for companies and failing to carry out as effectively as theft by deception together with related kinds.

Schatz has preliminary hearing set for August 17.