Alex and Sons' Painting and Carpentry

My husband and I used Alex's company for several jobs over 2015-A large paint job, small paint job, and bathroom repair were completed without issueThe owner, Alex F*, is a flake, not reliable, and a liarThe problem was that Alex kept the key to the condo for the bathroom repair in October 2015, and has not returned itAt first he said it was at home, then it was in his car, then it was in the mailWe never received it and are now concerned about safety and have to change the locksThe next issue was for the small paint job - he was supposed to touch up another part of the house - and completely forgotHis excuses for tardiness etc during this timeframe were that he had kidney stones, then gallbladder issues, then he had to do something for his son at schoolAfter that issue, we let it go, we tried to hire him to paint our front doorHe no showed on the day he was supposed to paint the front doorMultiple follow ups via phone, text, and email were not returnedI got our lawyer involved (because of the condo key) at this point in Spring 2016, and Alex claimed to be in a car accident and unable to return messagesMy husband also followed up regarding the condo key, and Alex claimed he mailed itI waited a month, followed up again after the key was not mailed and Alex finally responded and said he had changed his phone numberAll in all, our relationship with Alex started out good, and then slowly soured over timeShame on my husband and I for trying to continue to hire him and give him business