A property I manage was billed by Paul’s Best Lawn Service, Falls Church, Virginia for work the property owner and I believe was not doneI began questioning the validity of Paul's Best invoices in July At the end of June the tenant vacated the property and it remained vacant until the owner returned on October The lawn at the vacant property was not being watered, our region was suffering a significant drought yet Paul’s Best was sending invoices and statements for lawn mowing, cleand debris haulingOn August Paul’s Best billed mowings, general cleand debris hauling all allegedly done in drought stricken July totaling $September billing was $alleging mowings, in July and in August and the region still in drought conditionsOctober their invoice billing came in at $for mowings, general cleand debris hauling all of which were allegedly done in SeptemberNovember billing at $was mowings and clesupposedly done in OctoberIn September the region remained in drought conditions until the last alleged mowing on September September is memorable because it is the day the long drought broke and it broke in a big wayThe drought was broken by the arrival of rain from Hurricane JoaquinIt started that Tuesday and was continuous for about a weekAt times during the period rain was downpour and Paul’s Best crew claims they mowed the lawn at the property on September recorded on their invoiceSeptember major home improvement projects began at the property that continued through October I have statements from the Project Manager at A&A Renovations and Owner of American Energy Masters saying their crew members did not see any lawn care service working at the property while they were on the propertyThe crews were there for full work days, approximately 8:AM to 4:PM each day of work performing interior and exterior workI have record of each company's work dates:
A&A Renovations 9/21/9/22/9/23/9/24/9/25/9/26/9/28/10/5/10//6/10/7/10/8/10/9/10/15/10/27/10/31/A...⇄ Energy Masters, Inc9/22/9/23/9/24/9/25/9/28/9/29/9/30/10/1/10/2/10/5/10/6/10/7/10/8/10/9/I visited the property each day contractors worked and some days I made visits, in morning and in afternoon beginning September It was on my mind to keep a lookout for Paul’s Best Lawn Service crew and/or evidence of lawn care work while doing oversight on the home improvement projectsUpon the owner's return to Virginia on October he visited the property almost daily starting October until he was able to move into the property at the end of the monthFrom September through October contractors' crews, owner and myself did not see any lawn service crew nor evidence of any lawn work doneThe property owner sent me an email message on November reading in part: "Thanks Finally got the invoice I also was at the house almost every day beginning October and never saw a single grass clipping anywhere or evidence of any clean up This evidence would not miraculously disappear in hours or less and volume of leaf fall would not hide a cleanup in mid October Now perhaps, but not then."
On September 29, 2015, the date the drought broke, I was concerned about the predicted rain storm that would be heavy downpour at times pushing back home improvements projects target completion dateThe rain was continuous lasting for about a week and downpours at times as predicted Paul’s Best October invoice claims mowing on September American Energy Masters, Inccrew worked that day and I visited the property in morning and afternoonI wrote the owner a status report email at 1:PM that day which was the very moment Hurricane Joaquin's rain arrived lasting almost weekNeither American Energy Masters, Incnor I saw any lawn service nor evidence of mowing at the property on September Lastly Paul’s Best November invoice alleges mowing on October which was the day rain stoppedThe ground was thoroughly saturated and very improbable to mow
A property I manage was billed by Paul’s Best Lawn Service, Falls Church, Virginia for work the property owner and I believe was not doneI began questioning the validity of Paul's Best invoices in July At the end of June the tenant vacated the property and it remained vacant until the owner returned on October The lawn at the vacant property was not being watered, our region was suffering a significant drought yet Paul’s Best was sending invoices and statements for lawn mowing, cleand debris haulingOn August Paul’s Best billed mowings, general cleand debris hauling all allegedly done in drought stricken July totaling $September billing was $alleging mowings, in July and in August and the region still in drought conditionsOctober their invoice billing came in at $for mowings, general cleand debris hauling all of which were allegedly done in SeptemberNovember billing at $was mowings and clesupposedly done in OctoberIn September the region remained in drought conditions until the last alleged mowing on September September is memorable because it is the day the long drought broke and it broke in a big wayThe drought was broken by the arrival of rain from Hurricane JoaquinIt started that Tuesday and was continuous for about a weekAt times during the period rain was downpour and Paul’s Best crew claims they mowed the lawn at the property on September recorded on their invoiceSeptember major home improvement projects began at the property that continued through October I have statements from the Project Manager at A&A Renovations and Owner of American Energy Masters saying their crew members did not see any lawn care service working at the property while they were on the propertyThe crews were there for full work days, approximately 8:AM to 4:PM each day of work performing interior and exterior workI have record of each company's work dates:
A&A Renovations
9/21/9/22/9/23/9/24/9/25/9/26/9/28/10/5/10//6/10/7/10/8/10/9/10/15/10/27/10/31/A...⇄ Energy Masters, Inc9/22/9/23/9/24/9/25/9/28/9/29/9/30/10/1/10/2/10/5/10/6/10/7/10/8/10/9/I visited the property each day contractors worked and some days I made visits, in morning and in afternoon beginning September It was on my mind to keep a lookout for Paul’s Best Lawn Service crew and/or evidence of lawn care work while doing oversight on the home improvement projectsUpon the owner's return to Virginia on October he visited the property almost daily starting October until he was able to move into the property at the end of the monthFrom September through October contractors' crews, owner and myself did not see any lawn service crew nor evidence of any lawn work doneThe property owner sent me an email message on November reading in part: "Thanks Finally got the invoice I also was at the house almost every day beginning October and never saw a single grass clipping anywhere or evidence of any clean up This evidence would not miraculously disappear in hours or less and volume of leaf fall would not hide a cleanup in mid October Now perhaps, but not then."
On September 29, 2015, the date the drought broke, I was concerned about the predicted rain storm that would be heavy downpour at times pushing back home improvements projects target completion dateThe rain was continuous lasting for about a week and downpours at times as predicted Paul’s Best October invoice claims mowing on September American Energy Masters, Inccrew worked that day and I visited the property in morning and afternoonI wrote the owner a status report email at 1:PM that day which was the very moment Hurricane Joaquin's rain arrived lasting almost weekNeither American Energy Masters, Incnor I saw any lawn service nor evidence of mowing at the property on September Lastly Paul’s Best November invoice alleges mowing on October which was the day rain stoppedThe ground was thoroughly saturated and very improbable to mow