EGM Landscape Jim Evans breech of contract filed lien destroyed my yard harassed/intimidated my wife Greenfield, Wisconsin

28th of Nov, 2011 by User446371

We contracted with Mr. Evans in March for work to begin in April on a new retaining wall. He was referred to us by a good friend, and we did not check his references or perform any investigation into him or his business prior to entering into the contract. HUGE mistake. He did not start the work on the day he said in the contract. We had to call to find out where he was. He said he was finishing a different job. We didn't hear from him for three more days. When he finally did show up, he started pressuring my wife and I to agree to additional work not in the contract. We stated that we were only looking for the wall and the additional dirt that was dug up should be used in the back of our yard for planting berms. He only worked two days and then left our yard in shambles. He did not return for a month and a half when we finally called him to ask when he was planning to finish the work. The first day he finally did return, his girlfriend backed a work truck into my car and damaged the front bumper and fender. He lied to the police and said that he was driving, and later was ticketed for his obstruction. He threatened to charge us for work not in the contract if we did not drop the issue of damage to my car. We refused and he walked off the job leaving it incomplete, and an estimated damage to our yard of 12,000 dollars. I filed a complaint with the BBB and a claim with his general liability insurance. Not surprising that I didn't get anywhere with either. The BBB complaint was closed without notifying me, and Mr. Evans made no attempt to resolve the complaint. I even spoke to Kathy Michuda regarding the complaint and she still has yet to make good on her promise to even provide me with notification that the complaint was closed. The insurance company denied the claim saying they did not cover contract disputes. During this time I witnessed Mr. Evans driving past my house slowly, and even coming on to our property and the neighbors property without invitation to attempt harassment and intimidation. He has even gone so far as to place a lien on our property for an amount that was never agreed to and that is over and above the remainder of our contract amount with him. Our yard, and retaining wall is still not made whole and our summer/fall has been monopolized by repairing the damage he did to it. Do not do business with this man. He is a shady character, and will use intimidation and harassment to get his way. Also, he is not a Wisconsin business as the BBB website states. He is incorporated out of Florida, and has only been incorporated as of March of 2011. He's a liar, and a cheat.

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