Q: I am going to the atty gen office in askinf for 200 thousand dollars on a company. Can I do that or do I need a lawyer
This company has some contradictions on their website. When you first log on you'll see how they do a bkground chk on all of their empl how their empl have to take an oath & this company stands behind each & every person they hire. If the cust isn't satisfied you'll get $1000 back guaranteeed when you go through their paymt syst. In their legal terms it states the cust has the responsibility of checking who they hire out bcuz their info maybe out dated. They acknowledge not having anything to do with the ppl they hire; any work that goes wrong is between the cust and the employee, any bad behavior is between the cust and empl .This is part of the oath they are supposed to have taken . We can't pull a bkground chk unless we get consent from this person and he's not going to give me consent and the company knows this. I had a guy to come in my home messed everything up, didn't have lic's, didn't finish the job, breached his contract & forged my name by using it to give him a rating.
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You need a reality check. The state attorney general is not there to act as a lawyer for you. They are there to protect the citizens of a state from harm or unscrupulous business practices. If the company is engaging in harmful conduct that affects a large number of citizens, report the company. The attorney general may go after them. Often the company and attorney general can work out a settlement where all the people harmed by the company can get refunds. However, the attorney general is not going to help you get your home fixed. And even if the attorney general goes after them you are not going to get $200,000.
Where did you get that figure? You could go and buy a new house for that much money. I doubt that there was that much damage done to your home.
What I suggest you do is take lots of pictures depicting the damage. Then contact a local licensed contractor and get a written estimate as to what was messed up and what it will cost to fix it. Get printouts of the company's website where they make all these promises. Take the pictures, written estimate and company website information to a local consumer/general litigation lawyer. Pay the lawyer to review the information and consult with you about the situation. See what it will cost for the lawyer to handle your case. If the lawyer cannot get the matter resolved with a letter, then you will have to sue. But you will not be able to recover more than the actual damages to your home unless there is also breach of a consumer statute. Under some unfair trade practice statutes, you can recover up to 3 times your actual damages, costs and attorney fees. I still don't see that you would be up anywhere near $200,000 but if you have this kind of serious damage then you can afford to hire your own attorney and not rely on the state attorney general.
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