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

RIVES JUNCTION, Mich. (WLNS) — Numerous cellphone phone calls have been made to 6 Information about Aaron J. Austin failing to do the dwelling repairs that he was compensated for.

A single girl said his neglect price tag her a whole lot of dollars and her wheelchair-certain mother to miss out on out on a special working day.

“I just do not recognize what sort of human being does this,” Jennifer Tice said. 

Jennifer Tice desired to have a wheelchair ramp created on to her residence in Rives-Junction so that her 62-calendar year-old mother could pay a visit to and be snug at her dwelling.

“I posted on a community Facebook team searching for recommendations for builders placing it out there to see who was out there in the region,” Tice mentioned. 

So when she arrived across A & A Exteriors and saw that the business had an affordable cost, Tice jumped at the chance. 

Tice stated when the operator Aaron Austin asked for a down payment, she understood that issues ended up on the lookout up.

“Everything appeared terrific. We weren’t way too worried about offering him cash down due to the fact each single builder expected a share of it completed,” she explained. 

In accordance to Tice, Austin communicated well, experienced prepared up a deal, and reported he’d do the do the job, but when she gave him the $7,000 down payment, items commenced falling aside.

“He experienced his daughter and his daughter was ill and he experienced to get her to the hospital, he was ill and experienced to go to the clinic then the very final thing he reported was that the transmission went out on his truck and that’s what he was ready for. But by that point we kinda figured it was not gonna come about,” Tice said. 

Not only are they out all of that revenue, but Tice also reported that Austin’s neglect caused her mom to overlook out on a special working day.

“My mom was heading to arrive up and watch her oldest grandchild graduate higher school and she wasn’t in a position to arrive,” Tice reported. 

Jennifer has acknowledged the reduction and now needs many others to beware.

“He owes so a great deal income to so many men and women. We’re never gonna get that income again. It’s extra or a lot less seeking to quit him from carrying out it to other persons,” she claimed.