TiddyTwoShoes t1_iu7w2pq wrote
8 areas to paint with 2 quarts, 60 tack holes to fill so better charge you for a whole bucket of filler. Cheap options for replacements and 100 dollars an hour in labor for basic maintenance work. Their plumbing job was likely as challenging as changing some gaskets out. All of this reeks.
ctillisc OP t1_iu7w4vu wrote
Is there anything I can do? I haven’t paid
TiddyTwoShoes t1_iu7wwln wrote
Honestly I'm not sure. I would ask for receipts on the materials and maybe shop the invoice around to local competitors to see what they would charge for a similar list. It's different by area and these days contractors can charge whatever they want really. I'm not sure what kind of civil process you would have to go through to dispute the bill and doing it out of country would be even harder.
ctillisc OP t1_iu7xuly wrote
My wife is home and could go to small claims if need be. Thanks for the invoice idea! I will absolutely ask him for the itemized receipts of all of these materials and then shop the same repairs to other local people. Worth the time and effort to me. I am prepared to pay the bulk ($2000 which I agreed to via email out of desperation) but what bothers me is him adding the spigot charge without warning.
codefreakxff t1_iu7xg5m wrote
Did you get a quote, agree to the service, and have the service completed? Then you probably don’t have much you can do. He’d probably take you to small claims court and win. The only possible save is you being in the military and out of country.
Did you pay too much? Yes. Is he taking a cut? Yes. Is any of that illegal? No.
Unless the work wasn’t actually necessary or completed. Do you suspect either?
ctillisc OP t1_iu7xpyh wrote
I am prepared to spend $2,000 for small repairs I agreed to whether I was ripped off or not. However, I called him about the spigot leak that another property manager pointed out. I thought he would look at it and diagnose it and quote it if needed be. Or I thought he would be a nice guy and just throw it into the already agreed to price. Instead he just said "I fixed it" and threw in an extra $800. I plan on disputing this. Thoughts?
codefreakxff t1_iu7yb83 wrote
If you were not given a written or verbal quote for the faucet repair then there is room to argue that charge. The original quote there doesn’t look very formal so it probably didn’t have an implied pre approval for any changes.
At this point you might be able to call a plumber in the area and get a quote for fixing a leaky faucet and then tell your property manager the going rate is X and that is what you will pay since he didn’t quote you for the service
Last plumber I used was $250 plus parts and that felt expensive to me.
ctillisc OP t1_iu7ywup wrote
Thanks for the insight! I will definitely do this
Unfair_Routine_420 t1_iu89gns wrote
Why not fire them both now?! If the property manager had provided any references get in touch and see if they’ve pulled these shenanigans before
ctillisc OP t1_iu8ak5q wrote
Yeah they’re already fired thanks lol
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