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

RIVES JUNCTION, Mich. (WLNS) — Quite a few phone phone calls have been created to 6 News about Aaron J. Austin failing to do the household repairs that he was paid for.

One particular female mentioned his neglect charge her a large amount of funds and her wheelchair-certain mom to miss out on a special day.

“I just do not comprehend what form of particular person does this,” Jennifer Tice reported. 

Jennifer Tice needed to have a wheelchair ramp designed on to her property in Rives-Junction so that her 62-12 months-previous mother could go to and be comfy at her residence.

“I posted on a nearby Fb group searching for suggestions for builders placing it out there to see who was out there in the area,” Tice mentioned. 

So when she came across A & A Exteriors and observed that the organization had an reasonably priced price tag, Tice jumped at the opportunity. 

Tice mentioned when the owner Aaron Austin questioned for a down payment, she realized that matters had been on the lookout up.

“Everything appeared wonderful. We weren’t also worried about providing him income down because each one builder expected a percentage of it finished,” she stated. 

According to Tice, Austin communicated nicely, had written up a contract, and claimed he’d do the function, but when she gave him the $7,000 down payment, issues began slipping apart.

“He had his daughter and his daughter was ill and he experienced to take her to the hospital, he was sick and experienced to go to the hospital then the pretty very last detail he said was that the transmission went out on his truck and that’s what he was waiting for. But by that place we kinda figured it wasn’t gonna happen,” Tice reported. 

Not only are they out all of that income, but Tice also mentioned that Austin’s neglect induced her mom to miss out on a exclusive day.

“My mother was going to occur up and enjoy her oldest grandchild graduate superior college and she was not ready to occur,” Tice reported. 

Jennifer has approved the reduction and now would like others to beware.

“He owes so a great deal cash to so several folks. We’re never ever gonna get that funds back again. It is far more or significantly less attempting to halt him from carrying out it to other individuals,” she reported.