Families file lawsuits against Indianapolis pool business

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  • Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
  • An Indianapolis pool contractor is facing mounting lawsuits accusing the business of taking customers’ money and not finishing the job.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 59

  • @tiffinid8961
    @tiffinid8961 13 днів тому +38

    If a contractor needs that much money up front, they are not a solvent business. Run.

  • @user-wv4wd6mj2g
    @user-wv4wd6mj2g 13 днів тому +28

    You NEVER pay the full amount up front!!! People should be smarter that that!!

    • @ImprovmanZero
      @ImprovmanZero 12 днів тому

      For material heavy jobs most has to be because you need something to build with. Hence why scamers pick them

    • @TheDylanjduncan
      @TheDylanjduncan 11 днів тому +1

      @@ImprovmanZerodoesn’t cost that much up front whatsoever. Usually it is a milestone basis.

    • @colinringle5369
      @colinringle5369 День тому

      @@ImprovmanZero If doing this then people need to request certificates of insurance on the materials and proof that the company has the material or that it has been ordered.

  • @kevinjackson9526
    @kevinjackson9526 14 днів тому +27

    First problem. I found an ad on Facebook.

  • @MagnoliaHoosier
    @MagnoliaHoosier 15 днів тому +28

    Why would you give out that much money up front?!?!

  • @bobd3707
    @bobd3707 14 днів тому +18

    Hard core reporting.. “would you like to see that money back?” Hard hitting question. ‘ I would love to” way to dig for answers

    • @PatrickWagz
      @PatrickWagz 9 днів тому +1

      "No thanks, I don't really want that money back. I feel if the pool guy needs my money that badly, I suppose he can just keep it!"

  • @Mash333
    @Mash333 10 днів тому +4

    “I saw an ad on Facebook…”. Yikes. Worst way to find a major renovation contractor

  • @mikeslater6246
    @mikeslater6246 13 днів тому +8

    Even if their lawsuits are successful what do you think the odds are of them recovering any of their money?

    • @ronbennett7885
      @ronbennett7885 13 днів тому

      Most don't think that far ahead. Many assume courts collect judgements. Doesn't work that way. Also, many companies have little to no assets. They just shutdown and reopen under a new name.

    • @Nick210
      @Nick210 7 днів тому

      Next to none.

  • @pocketchange3543
    @pocketchange3543 14 днів тому +8

    Facebook ads and paying that much up front? They cant be that ignorant.

  • @sacongo1624
    @sacongo1624 14 днів тому +8

    Whio pays that much in advance. I need to go into the pool business😂

  • @coldwarkid6611
    @coldwarkid6611 13 днів тому +4

    I thought everyone had gotten the memo that you don't pay in full up front. Apparently not🙄

  • @arthur1670
    @arthur1670 13 днів тому +6

    Who’s paying 100,000 grand front ?

    • @thomasrenfrow609
      @thomasrenfrow609 12 днів тому +1

      People that have it to give😂

    • @arthur1670
      @arthur1670 12 днів тому

      @@thomasrenfrow609 more like people that have more money than sense….. I’ll on each stage of the built.
      Stop loosing it all if this shit happens

    • @raymondgeisel7116
      @raymondgeisel7116 День тому

      A Democrat

  • @RetroAnachronist
    @RetroAnachronist 12 днів тому +2

    A fool and their money are soon parted.

  • @user-ni3me9dg3g
    @user-ni3me9dg3g 13 днів тому +2

    You gotta kinda wonder why liability insurance is mandatory for every car... but the construction business, which has been riddled with fraud and liability issues for decades - if not centuries, doesn't require any insurance for anybody that wants to call themselves a construction contractor... What is preventing politicians from creating laws to protect citizens and consumers? Are they in the pocket of the construction industry because the construction industry lines the pockets of the politicians?

  • @dcg590
    @dcg590 10 днів тому +2

    You ‘did a lot of digging’ AFTER? What a tool.

  • @meeky0420
    @meeky0420 10 днів тому +1

    Dude with the shocking pool has it worst

  • @tacwerm
    @tacwerm 14 днів тому +3

    Call Jeff Burke at Burke Pools

  • @Smart-Towel-RG-400
    @Smart-Towel-RG-400 11 днів тому +1

    Nobody will see their money back the company is broke

  • @celestialtl
    @celestialtl 12 днів тому +3

    I saw an add on Facebook….lol, these Karen’s

  • @perryallan3524
    @perryallan3524 13 днів тому

    Major hint in how to prevent this: Require all Contractors to "Bond" thier job. Then if they don't finish it or mess up and won't fix it the Insurance Company who issued the Bond will pay someone else to clean it up.
    Now you will have to pay some extra to get that bond... but this is standard practice for public and commercial construction contracts. Lets just say that governments and large companies have learned their lessons.
    IF the contractor cannot get a construction bond...RUN... and don't give them a cent.
    ps: if given a bonding certificate; call the bonding company using the phone number you can find on their internet site and verify that they issued the bond.

  • @PipeDoctor
    @PipeDoctor 2 години тому

    Premier Pool & Spas on Long Island SUCKS. I specifically went with them because of the national brand - but guess what, the main company has ZERO accountability and fails to respond to calls and complaints.

  • @daviddiehl-gy2sq
    @daviddiehl-gy2sq 13 днів тому +1

    Want his home address?

  • @richardmartin1680
    @richardmartin1680 12 днів тому

    That’s why you do not pay them till they are done

  • @arfriedman4577
    @arfriedman4577 10 днів тому

    You need to do research before hiring a company. Look at BBB. Check with the chamber of commerce, see other pools they did and ask to talk to client.
    There should be progres payments in smaller amounts. Inspections need to be made at different intervalls.
    They should have bond and license number.

  • @jameswhitaker163
    @jameswhitaker163 13 днів тому +1

    You could fix dudes electrical issue in an afternoon

    • @perryallan3524
      @perryallan3524 13 днів тому

      Only if it was a few simple issues. IF there is a general mistake with how things were built it will be an expensive and time consuming fix. In the worst case they tear the pool out and start over.

  • @cathyreed6180
    @cathyreed6180 12 днів тому

    They must know we’re taught growing up, never pay upfront on a project.

  • @oldjarhead386
    @oldjarhead386 13 днів тому

    Are they putting the pool in or out? The reporter said both!

  • @kimmie1957
    @kimmie1957 13 днів тому

    Never buy off ads on facebook or instagram. & paying up front??? Wow

  • @SHARON.I
    @SHARON.I 5 днів тому

    Never get any kind of builder off Facebook

  • @stuhensley2639
    @stuhensley2639 10 днів тому

    Should have gotten a Thursday's Pool

  • @dougmorris5625
    @dougmorris5625 12 днів тому +2

    A giant scam. Attorney General needs to put those people in jail.

  • @jimgreen4355
    @jimgreen4355 13 днів тому +2

    Who would be stupid enough to hand over 100k

  • @fg3568
    @fg3568 13 днів тому

    So this is the state of reporting these days...I've never heard such stupid questions!!

  • @cjramseyer
    @cjramseyer 5 днів тому

    Why do people continue to give these corrupt contreactors before they have started anything? Why do people continue to give contractors money for work not started? I am not giving you a single cent until the day you show up to start work. I am only giving you payemtn(s) when you deliver materials and do work. I am also not cutting you a check. Don't take credit card, you don't need my business.

  • @ImprovmanZero
    @ImprovmanZero 12 днів тому

    Definitely a shell game scam

  • @megankern42
    @megankern42 14 днів тому +2

    😮... Something isn't adding up 😕

    • @jeepguy4499
      @jeepguy4499 13 днів тому

      PPAS has a long past of fraud

  • @xx6474
    @xx6474 28 хвилин тому

    PEDOS