Berry Skilled Maintenance

The *** agreement.pdf file will show the contract that I had agreed upon. There were no change orders. The writing on the order after the document was signed is *** ***'s handwriting showing that I paid the initial payment of $1,and the two $payments made on 3/23/
and 3/27/for a total of $2,500.00. On top of the $2,cash I gave him for the labor, he resided at my home for the months of March and April to add another $1,for a total of $3,600.00.The percent discount screenshot.png file is a screen shot of the *** Skilled Maintenance advertising the 15% military discount that I was promised would come off on the final invoice.The Days and Hours worked.PNG file shows the days and hours that I contributed to the project. I worked hours @$per hour for a total of $312.50. When added to the $3,for cash and housing contributions the total is now $3,912.50.15% of the $4,total labor is $615.00. $4,minus the $military discount is $3,total labor price after military discount. I have contributed $3,toward the $3,485.00, which is $in excess, meaning I have overpaid *** Skilled Maintenance by $and should receive a refund.*** *** of *** Skilled Maintenance is now telling me that I owe him $1,for parts and labor I did not approve (see the attachment named: *** final invoice of 2.pdf). According to the original proposal it states that any change orders must be in writing and be approved by both parties. There were no change orders and I did not approve any additional charges

Review: I hired Berry Skilled Maintenance under the guise that he told me he was a licensed contractor. I later found out that [redacted] Berry is not a licensed contractor. On a side note, the contract was created illegally according to the CSLB. The agreement was for $4,100.00 (labor only) minus $312.50, for work that I performed (31.25 hours @ $10.00 per hour), to landscape the backyard. Any materials would be purchased by me and given to [redacted]. [redacted] advertises and told me that I would receive a 15% military discount on the final invoice. There was not a discount, however he is attempting to price gouge for an additional $1,056.87 in labor as a retaliation to me calling him out on being unlicensed. My refusal to pay his hidden labor fees has made him threaten a mechanic’s lien on my house. I have already contributed $3,900.00 of the $4,100.00 for labor according to the original contract because I had forgotten about the 15% military discount that was to be applied when I handed him the last cash installment of $500.00 on 3/27/2015. The 15% military discount will lower the $4,100.00 by $615.00 to $3485.00. The $3485.00 has been over paid with the $1,100.00 housing cost for Mr. Berry’s living costs to stay at our house while he completed the work plus the $312.50 for the labor I put into the project, plus the $2,500.00 cash I gave Mr. Berry. I was overcharged by $427.50Desired Settlement: The attached [redacted] agreement.pdf file will show the contract that I had agreed upon. There were no change orders. The writing on the order after the document was signed is [redacted]'s handwriting showing that I paid the initial payment of $1,500.00 and the two $500.00 payments made on 3/23/2015 and 3/27/2015 for a total of $2,500.00. On top of the $2,500.00 cash I gave him for the labor, he resided at my home for the months of March 2015 and April 2015 to add another $1,100.00 for a total of $3,600.00.The attached 15 percent discount screenshot.png file is a screen shot of the [redacted] Skilled Maintenance advertising the 15% military discount that I was promised would come off on the final invoice.The attached Days and Hours worked.PNG file shows the days and hours that I contributed to the project. I worked 31.25 hours @$10 per hour for a total of $312.50. When added to the $3,600.00 for cash and housing contributions the total is now $3,912.50.15% of the $4,100.00 total labor is $615.00. $4,100.00 minus the $615.00 military discount is $3,485.00 total labor price after military discount. I have contributed $3,912.50 toward the $3,485.00, which is $427.50 in excess, meaning I have overpaid [redacted] Skilled Maintenance by $427.50 and need to receive a refund.[redacted] of [redacted] Skilled Maintenance is now telling me that I owe him $1,256.87 for parts and labor I did not approve (see the attachment named:[redacted] final invoice 2 of 2.pdf). According to the original proposal it states that any change orders must be in writing and be approved by both parties. There were no change orders and I did not approve any additional charges.

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The [redacted] agreement.pdf file will show the contract that I had agreed upon. There were no change orders. The writing on the order after the document was signed is [redacted]'s handwriting showing that I paid the initial payment of $1,500.00 and the two $500.00 payments made on 3/23/2015 and 3/27/2015 for a total of $2,500.00. On top of the $2,500.00 cash I gave him for the labor, he resided at my home for the months of March 2015 and April 2015 to add another $1,100.00 for a total of $3,600.00.The 15 percent discount screenshot.png file is a screen shot of the [redacted] Skilled Maintenance advertising the 15% military discount that I was promised would come off on the final invoice.The Days and Hours worked.PNG file shows the days and hours that I contributed to the project. I worked 31.25 hours @$10 per hour for a total of $312.50. When added to the $3,600.00 for cash and housing contributions the total is now $3,912.50.15% of the $4,100.00 total labor is $615.00. $4,100.00 minus the $615.00 military discount is $3,485.00 total labor price after military discount. I have contributed $3,912.50 toward the $3,485.00, which is $427.50 in excess, meaning I have overpaid [redacted] Skilled Maintenance by $427.50 and should receive a refund.[redacted] of [redacted] Skilled Maintenance is now telling me that I owe him $1,256.87 for parts and labor I did not approve (see the attachment named: [redacted] final invoice 2 of 2.pdf). According to the original proposal it states that any change orders must be in writing and be approved by both parties. There were no change orders and I did not approve any additional charges.