Anonymous
map-marker Pompano Beach, Florida

Slime ball liar

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His tactics of verbal psychological approach is not human. Avoid our at all costs. Fabricates and not transparent in communication.
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| map-marker Aurora, Ohio

A scammer and is very unprofessional!

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This guys is a complete nightmare!YOU DESERVE 0 STARS! He will start off sweet when he is meeting you to talk about the project and how he is the boss of the company (big lie). Then he will stall you for months (we paid him 8,525.00) he will tell you that he will fix all kind of stuff and then he will back out of it. He try to break up husband's and wife and will say im only going to talk to the husband. ( My husband hates him btw). He didn't have a permit to do our roof and the inspector,General attorney and our laywer said the contract is null and voided and we don't have to keep going on the roof or on pay him anything else. He has called my husband screaming and cursing on the phone and is not professional at all! We have recordings of him on his rants.He will use personal info to try to insult you as well. He has BBB complaints and is not BBB approved he is being sued and doesn't show up for the work being done either. He is not on the good side of the General attorney office either they have been dealing with him for over 30 yrs! Just Google Neil Wolfe construction lawsuits. He will always said the color you picked is his favorite and has been caught in multiple lies. He doesn't have a crew to get the job done either. A job that he told us would take 3 days took 2 and a half weeks bc only 2 men were doing it. They left the container for the garbage in my driveway for storage and it had 4 flats. He said the he does not have to tell me how much the material cost bc it none of my business smh (so how did you come up with the number) he said that they will use 6 nails when they used 5. He doesn't know what the crew is doing. If there is a 10% chance of rain he backs out. They never did my gutters as promised either. This guy will get karma when the news shows up at his door. Neil is thee devil for homes and doesn'tcare about his workers or customers. The General attorney said be lucky he was doing your roof that is the only thing he is kind of decent with everything else he can't do.The crew took my home depot bucket out of my garage that had metal in it bc I found a piece of my metal in the trailer! Neil is a thief and a scammer stay away from this nightmare! What people are saying on here is true neil!!! Your response just proves you like to argue and not be truthful and how messy and unprofessional you behave!!!!! Your company sucks badly and you didn't even tell your workers bout the leak in the 1st place bc they said so! You made a new leak in my roof when it was left uncovered! I totally believe you're a lier and I bet you didnt have a permit too Neil! NEIL CONSTRUCTION YOUR REP WHAT YOU SOW REMEMBER THAT!(if he doesn't have a permit this idiot contract is null and voided everyone and you don't have to pay him anything make sure to call and check bc you have a rt to tell them to stop working on your home!) He has enough court case against him now and he is broke that is why he is stealing everyone's money!!!
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Loss:
$8525
Pros:
  • That we no longer have to deal with him again
Cons:
  • And unprofessional
  • Lier
  • He is a scammer

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: *** NO Run as FAST as you CAN!!!

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Guest

This guy should never be able to work again!

Guest

A horrible person! Run and don't let his threats affect you and sue this ***

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Anonymous
map-marker Twinsburg, Ohio

Misleading Contractor

I contracted with Neil Construction Inc. and paid him a down payment on June 3rd. Neil was supposed to file for a permit and kept noting that the Hudson city zoning department had not communicated with him. Now, two months later, I was forced to call the zoning department where they mentioned that he was asked to file for a permit on June 4th but he never did. Neil construction deliberately misled me and has cost me time and uncertainty while nothing has been done. I am being forced to consider legal action against the company.
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Guest

Sue his *** he won't give you the money back.

Guest

Yea, this sucks. Sorry.

This is the typical method Neil uses to delay while he uses money for other projects or legal issues he has ongoing. The white lies he tells are easily found if cross checked. Looks like you are doing that. Now that you are in a “contract” with him, he will use that to scare you by threatening “breach” or leins.

Be careful, document everything, and get his responses/promises in writing. He is being sued by the state and at least 3 others and seems to revel in it.

Guest
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He is a scammer!!!

Guest

Hello there, I am sorry to hear this has happened to you like so many other people in Northeast Ohio. Mr.

Wolfe was taken to Civil Court in Summit County by the Ohio Attorney General last year as to which no verdict has been rendered in the case. Many other individuals have taken Mr. Wolfe to court over the years, but he still continues to operate employing questionable business practices (e.g.

not pulling permits, performing substandard/shoddy workmanship, not completing jobs, filing liens on customer's homes when they refuse to pay for substandard work). I would contact the Ohio Attorney General's Office first to see what course of action they suggest.

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Rod K Yao
map-marker North Ridgeville, Ohio

Bad builder

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Has anyone contacted any of the cleveland area tv stations to do a fact finder story on Neil construction? If they would that would get the word out fast. I have a garage project that has been going for over one year.
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Problem with delivery

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2 comments
Guest

I will be contacting fox 8 news.

Guest

This guy is a dirtbag. There have been a few small articles about him, but there seems to be enough stuff on the internet about him. I have no idea how this guy continues to get any business.

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Anonymous
map-marker Cortland, Ohio

Horrible person

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Just so everyone is aware Neil Wolfe now rents a home at 221 S. Main St in Hudson... he keeps moving so no one can find him. He also owns a home at 1231 Benton St in Barberton under the name Renovation Enterprise.... its heading into forclosure but he's trying to sell it quickly for cash I'm sure for his trial with the State of Ohio's Attorney General which starts on Monday.
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Guest

The house, and I think another he has in Aurora have been seized. I’m hoping he lost the attorney general case too. This guy needs to be out of business.

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You are so true. He is an awful excuse for a human being!

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Who n

Your a jerk

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This guy is truly a jerk and very annoying he is a jerk to his workers he is so not trustworthy and when he is supposed to do the job you want him to do he does the total opposite and this man just needs to grow up and if he was to owe you something watch out for that to so don’t even recommend this man at all
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Guest

Man...he's still at it? I would think that his case with the state AG's office he would crawl back into his hole, or go back to doing taxes or something.

Very sorry to hear he's still breathing...I mean living....oops...I meant ripping people off. Hopefully the case against him will put the final nail in his career.

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Hopefully the AG office will shut him down this time. another suite coming up in May with 15 people involved including myself - a WOLF in sheep's clothing. A true CROOK

Guest
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He is being sued by us now

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Anonymous

Gave him a chance, paying for it now.

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We hired Neil to do a fairly simple window and siding project. Neil promised completion in two weeks, we are now on day 40 with no end in site. My project is on hold because the inspector won't grant Neil a permit. Neil failed to consult with an architect, failed to get approval drawings submitted to the city, failed to pull the proper permits, and has blamed everyone but himself. He replaced a 72" window with a 112" window and didn't bother using a header. A dangerous mistake that I caught, and that he tried to make excuses for. (photos included) I finally called the inspector who was dismayed by the lack of quality and insisted that it be redone properly. One of his subcontractors is now threatening us with a lien because Neil hasn't paid him. Poor workmanship, broken promises, constant excuses, and general dishonesty from Neil sums up our experience with him.
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12 comments
Guest

He got half my money and no garage. I got just a pile of dirt and *** in the ground. TRUE CROOK

Guest

We hired him for a roof it leaks

Guest

The attorney general's office is pursuing a case against Neil. You should give them a call.

Monica Gregory is overseeing the case. Help her save future homeowners from this monster.

Monica Gregory. (216) 787-****

Guest
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Just so you know he owns a house in Barberton that he "bought" from his girlfriend... it's under some different name but its him....

Guest
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He's renting a house at 61 Sussex Ave or Dr. Hudson, Ohio

Guest

Update as of 8/17/17. Neil has agreed to accept a reduced payment to accommodate the quality issues, damage to my property, and items that were promised but never delivered.

Likewise, he has agreed to complete the remaining punch list items. Upon completion he will receive the remaining money owed to him per our agreed upon settlement amount.

Guest
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Fascinating. Be careful because he did the same thing to me.

He will "start" that punch list and then demand to be paid before they are done.

Also make sure he doesn't alter the amount owed to him in anyway.

He is also now being sued (again) by someone in North Ridgeville. Oh and a criminal phone harassement charge in Portage County.

Guest
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The attorney general's office is pursuing a case against Neil. If you have had issues with him, you should give them a call.

Monica Gregory is handling the case. (216) 787-****

Guest

Follow up, day 72. Job still isn't done.

Neil refuses to address my list of (25) concerns which include damaged windows, trash not being hauled away, a dead lawn due to trash being piled on it for weeks, a giant crack in my concrete porch, and a small list of items that were promised in our contract but not provided. I have offered to come up with a number just to part ways, but he refuses.

What a nightmare! Thanks Neil.

Guest
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Did he have Dave doing your window?

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Anonymous

Neil home

How about I built a new Neil home one of the last five homes in Central Park. The concrete exterior of the drive way and the garage fell apart in the first year they said exterior is not under warranty. But the biggest gripe I have is that I paid top dollar for a home on the same street as their fancy models and they lowered the prices over a 150,000. Dollars. What does that do the value of my home. That's crooked business. My neighbors and I are very upset
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Anonymous

Crook

This guy will string you along until you think you are on your last leg. He has no business acumen and no respect for you or the job he promised you. Buyer beware. Thief
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Anonymous

Neil Construction - Customer Care Review

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No one should ever hire this company or Neil to do a job he steals people's money,he lies to them and he never finishes the job no matter what city or county he is in he never has a good job and the men he has work for him are *** just like him he abuses women and he yells and screams for no reason he was paid to do a add on to the house instead all he did was make excuses why he couldn't finish job and inspectors came out and the code wasn't up to par so he has more men come out and mess the house up where it's not even live able in it and he wouldn't want to live like thais but treat people like this it's just crazy I hope this review will help a lot of people not hire this *** of the earth to do a messed job like he did mine
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Guest

The attorney general's office is pursuing a case against Neil. You should give them a call.

Monica Gregory is overseeing the case. Help her save future homeowners from this monster.

Monica Gregory. (216) 787-****

Guest
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Neil owns a house inn Barberton that he rents out... it was in his girlfriend's name but she "sold" it to him to try to get out of paying a bankruptcy... just so everyone knows

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Also... he lives in Hudson now.61 Sussex... he rents the house.

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Debbie P Ctq
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Neil S. Wolfe/ Neil Construction

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Neil had the nerve to file a lien on our property! I can't see how he can sleep at night, he is a real piece of work! IF ANYONE HAS HAD HIM Do ANY WORK PLEASE CONTACT ME AT 216-326-**** or debrapiunno@***.com

Original review Dec 05, 2012
He is a good talker! BEWARE.. He takes your money, does *** work, doesnt come on job site, and when he gets 75% or more of the money he doesn't show back up and threatens you to give him more. He is a con artist! He has done this to many people. He doesn't know the first thing about construction, except for the talk. I have a basement that doesn't have a concrete floor, footer was done wrong, windows bowed and unlevel, missing driveway, leaky roof, a mountain of dirt in my back yard and a hugh mud muddle. I have spoken to at least 10 other people in the last few days that have the same problems with him. Feel free to contact me at 216-326-**** if you need info on him
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Guest

I am now living a Neil nightmare. Sure wish I would've seen these reviews before. Or that the BBB and Angie's List painted a truer picture of what to expect with this guy.

Debbie P Ctq

Please contact me if you have had any work done by Neil Construction. Thanks

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Regarding Neil construction why isn’t anybody suing Angie’s list and any other job getting co. Involved with Neil construction.

He is banned from most cities around cleveland but gets permits through other contractors. His license should be suspended if he even has one

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HES A FRIKIN ANIMAL........NO BUSINESS BEING ON THIS EARTH...... WE HAVE LOST $50,000.00 TO THIS SCAM ARTIST....AND WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET THIS HOUSE UP AND ITS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS.......

AND THE COURTS ARE WITH A *** TOO...THEY DONT DO NOTHING.....ALL WE DO IS WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.......

I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS GUY STAYS OUT OF PRISON. HIS TIME WILL COME .....

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Anonymous
map-marker San Bruno, California

Neil Wolfe president

The addition project was a nightmare will never hire any contractor again. All the post on him are true. I been through it all and its not over yet. Stay away our you will be sorry.Does not have the knowledge to be a contractor.Tell you what you want to here so you sighn contract.Warning,Warning,Warning do not sighn the contract and Warning,Warning,Warning do give a dposit.You could bye a book and manage the project yourself.Please listen or you will be sorry. I have lost money,time from work. Caution,Caution,Caution,you wil get ripped off. Do not hire Neil Wolfe Consruction Auruora,ohio. Work not complete, workers not paid, poor workmanship,poor managemant of project,worker no show.Work not Completed.Breach of contract.Blames everone else.
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Guest

EVERYTHING, I mean everything stated about this guy is true. Do yourself a HUGE favor and stay away from this guy.

Non-stop lies and absolutely terrible work. He has a procedure that when things get all screwed up and the homeowner refuses to pay he puts just enough of a mechanics lien on your home that it costs more to hire a lawyer to defend it.

He did that to me early 2013 and ever since I've wished i would have hired a lawyer to defend me and sue him. He is a terrible human being.

Guest

This sums up my experience with Neil perfectly. 50 days into a simple siding and window project, and there's no completion date in site.

Excuses, lies, and blaming are the only things Neil does well. I wish I would've seen these reviews before hiring him. I relied on Angie's List and the BBB, which obviously don't paint an accurate picture of what Neil is all about.

The police and lawyers are involved now. Instead of a remodeled home, we have heartache and a forthcoming court date.

Guest

Everything this poster said is true!! Stay away from Neil Construction. He is a crook!!

Guest

I am speaking on behalf of Neil Construction as I am one of those who worked with him on this project and know the situation firsthand.

The babbling incoherent spelling of her statements are nothing but drunken lies.

The job was almost completed until the last 2 payments in which they refused to pay until completion of the job. That was NOT part of the signed agreement and in which case the piunnos breached their contract.

The job was immediately stopped until the second to the last payment was received. ALL city inspections were PASSED.

The couple interfered continuously doing their own work on the job site which was only not authorized but dangerous as well and were always in the way of the contracted workers.

The piunnos looked for ways to get out of the debt they owed Neil Construction by suing but they COULD NOT EVEN FIND A LAWYER to take their case. They contacted the police who knew they were dishonest and politely kept their file to humor them.

The truth is that Neil Construction has SUCCESSFULLY been in business for 37 yrs. Check his credentials on REAL QUALITY sites such as the BBB instead of this rag page.

Only an unscrupulous business would've changed their name. Neil has never changed his. I find it to be true for the years I've worked for him, that the ONLY people who are dissatisfied are the ONES WHO STILL OWE HIM MONEY.

Fortunately, there are many more SATISFIED clients of which you will never hear from. The sad thing is Neil paid all of us workers for that job OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET, while he lost thousands of dollars owed to him.

Guest
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Haha, this is Neil Wolfe who is posting the response to the initial complaint. He is very well versed in using capital letters in attempt to prove his point.

Ignore this comment and look Mr. Wolfe up on the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts Webpage and the Summit County Clerk of Courts webpage under Civil Suits. Additionally, look up his complaint history with the Ohio Attorney General. His article in the Scene written in 2013 also details his business practice and behavior.

These sites should provide sufficient information of why not to hire Mr. Wolfe.

Guest
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This "response" was written by Neil himself. This pile of *** can't stand that he is wrong and always uses CAPITAL LETTERS to emphasize all the lies that spew out that thing he calls a mouth. Stay away from this clown.

Debbie P Ctq

Please contact me privately at debrapiunno@***.com.

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kpiergies P
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Neil Construction is a Con

I posted my name and number over two years ago when I was conned by this man. Since then, I have received close to 6 calls from people crazed with raged on how this man stole their money. This is just the people willing to make the call. Rule of thumb is for every person that make a phone call 10 suffer in silence. Here are the plays. He gets ahead on the contract and then makes you fire him. He claims breach as a defense to scare you away from court. He take $5000 roughly in each scam because he knows attorneys cost $10,000 to pursue him. The other con is he gets most of the money but he claims he is done ( in the cases I have discussed he is far from done). Then he tells the home ower he will lien the property unless he is paid off. The amounts are between 5-10, He knows to remove a lien cost $10 so he demands $5 to go away. I have talk to home owners that just pay him off. Your defenses are file with the State Attorney General once he claims he is done and wants payment this will prevent him liening your property. Here is the number 216787**** ask for monica - she may answer. He holds his money off shore so the company is a shell. Good Luck
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Guest

This is a great review. Thank you.

I am currently battling with Neil, and your review fits my scenario perfectly. Luckily, my contract with Neil doesn't require payment until the job is complete. Likewise, Neil has failed to provide many of the items and services he guaranteed in our contract.

He is still threatening me with a suit and claims to have a lien on my property, despite his inability and/or unwillingness to satisfy our contract. I have given him opportunities to settle and walk away, but he refuses.

Guest

His money is not off shore, it's at PNC bank. At least a bunch of it is... right now.

Guest

You are correct in everything about this slug. I wish we had read this before we had him install a now leaky roof.

He even tried to get me to perform an illegal act as leverage to get the work we paid for completed.

He is not a man of honesty and integrity.

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kpiergies P
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Neil Wolfe of Neil Construction - Cleveland

This contractor will take your money and run. He has a criminal history and has been sued by several dozen people.

He hides his money offshore so the courts can get anything for the victims. If you plan to do business with this man check the Akron BBB and search his civl court problems on the common pleas cuyahoga website. there you will also find his criminal past. also contact the State of Ohio Attorney General.

You have been warned. he tries to bully the money out of you.

he will make threaten calls trying to get the money. Beware

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Guest

I had the same HORRIFIC experience with Neil Wolfe. Bad person

Guest

Thank you all for your reviews. I w

As just about to enter into a contract with him for Windows and doors.

Guest
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I hope you didn’t do it. This guy has zero business doing any construction work.

Stay away. Run if you have to.

Guest

Just so you all know....Neil owns a house in Barberton that he rents out... his girlfriend "sold" it to him to try to get out of a bankruptcy.... he has it "hidden" over some BS business name but its him

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Not any more. That house was repossessed. It does appear he has another home in Aurora that he isn’t maintaining so well.

Guest

Please all take note. This man has never completed a contract.

Laws in Ohio are very lax letting a conman like this operate. Little recourse in the courts.

Do not engage. He is a labeled conman by the Ohio Attorney General.

Guest

It is a shame that this man is still in business! He doesn't change his MO.

He is a fantastic salesman but doesn't know jack *** about construction he lies & cheats everyone knowing that it will cost you more to sue him than you will be able to get from him. We spent 3 years in court and won we were one of the lucky ones.

Your best chances are through your city building department to go after his bond and his insurance co. Some one is gonna hurt him bad sometime I am surprised it hasn't already happened.

Guest

He got me. Working with Neil is a total nightmare. It's sad and disgusting that this guy continues to get away with treating people this way.

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Pass on the word. Yes, he is able to scam people as a career.

Post everywhere you can. What area of town is he now working in?

I do try to keep track of his whereabouts.

Guest
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I am in Medina. I actually have a pretty strong contract in my favor.

He has failed to provide many of these things we agreed to, and i don't owe him the other half until it's all done. I've offered him the chance to settle and walk, but he refuses. To satisfy our agreement he will have to teat off siding and drywall, replace some windows, and redo nearly everything. Despite all this, he is threatening me with suit and claims to have filed a lien on my property.

Meanwhile I'm just sitting here waiting on him to do that which he guaranteed me in writing. 72 days after work started...for a windows and siding project. Of course the delay and all quality issues are the fault of others. Some of the issues are my fault even...somehow.

What a clown. Not how I wanted to spend my time or energy, but I'm well prepared to fight the good fight.

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kpiergies P
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Neil Construction

I am interested in anyone who has been financial damaged by Neil Construction in Cleveland Ohio. If you have been damaged and want to discover how much of a voice you really have you need to contact me kathi at 216509****. I can share with you the remedies that are available under the law. There are several websites you can voice your problem and discuss the dmage that you have incurred. This company has a history of several complaints by consumers and if you look into the Cuyahoga common plea court website you can find how many lawsuits this company has been involved in and if you want to know if this man has filed a lien on your property you can go to the cuyahoga county recorders website and see the liens that this company ha filed against home owners. Cuyahogaq acounty is surrounded by several other counties and each county has to be google to find the lawsuits and liens filed in those counties.
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jpenf R
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Neil Construction claims another victim

I hired this contractor in good faith and he assured me 100% satisfaction. This contractor did not install the correct type of roof, he did not use the correct methods to install the roof, he did not tear the old roof off, all items stated in the contract. He laid the new roof over the old making the roof too heavy, the roof now bellies down and hugh pools of water develop when it rains. The roof has not passed inspections. When I went to complain he began yelling and threatening. I had to file a complaint with my local police because I was concerned about my safety. He has filed a lien on my house and the roof is more damaged than before. He has sent me emails that call me names and threatened that " I don't know who I am dealing with and I should rethink my position." I noticed another complaint on this website about Neil Wolfe of Neil Construction. Everyone beware.
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