codefreakxff t1_iu7xg5m wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:37 AM

Reply to comment by ctillisc in How Much Are We Being Ripped Off by Repair Guy? by ctillisc

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 on October 29, 2022 at 6:40 AM

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 on October 29, 2022 at 6:49 AM

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 on October 29, 2022 at 6:57 AM

Thanks for the insight! I will definitely do this