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Originally Posted by ML Smith
Good Afternoon. I was one the new Villages that fell for the BS from Good Neighbor Lawn Services. Paid in advance and finally terminated the service 6 months into the contract. Have been trying to get refund now since Jan 12. Yes, I know, Good Luck with that one. Needless to say, nothing has been refunded. My question is... are there or is there any type of advocacy groups I can call or go to? Don't really want to get an attorney and incur more costs. Do I just write this one off as lesson learned and walk away?
To all new or potential new residence - AVOID THIS COMPANY at all costs. Don't fall for "a good deal" like I did. It is anything but a good deal.
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My view. We deserve what we get. A store catches someone stealing. They make a business decision not to press charges due to attorney costs and possible protests.
It happens all the time. Criminals know there is no risk in criminal behavior.
As far as the landscapers. For many, I am licensed and insured. That means he has a drivers license and the minimum insurance to get plates for his truck. Both may be expired.
The police run crimes against seniors. I would report them to the villages and ask how to further proceed.
We have been in the Villages for eight years. We have always paid by the month.
We would never not pay. I'm sure that is not true of all villagers. So far we had one guy who decided to quit. All went smooth he recommended a nice young guy we liked him, he did good work. He used to ride motorcycles. He had hit a bear and broke his shoulder. He called us from the hospital. He got a replacement for us. He later was mowing with his arm in a sling. How could your not trust this guy? Later he disappeared leaving us having paid for three weeks in advance-never refunded.
Enter the next guy. Another nice guy. Reliable, honest etc. Not as good as the other two but good enough for me. He too quit mid month. I called him. He refunded us for the paid for work-not done. An honest nice person. We now have yet another guy.
Quality of his work is worse than any of the others but so far he comes as agreed.
Some will say no one wants to work. I ran a very small lawn mowing service when I was in high school. Truth it was far cooler than is Florida and I was 52 years younger. Lawn mowing people. Truth this is the first time in my life that I have ever not mowed my own lawn. It is an option, I still do the chemistry, the weeding and the pruning. NO I AM RETIRED AND IT IS TOO HOT IN FLORIDA.