Place Builders

On April 26, 2018, I bought a new construction from Jason K at Edgewater Resources, Saint Joseph, MI. The purchase contract created an escrow for $7,788 in unfinished work included sodding the front yard and seeding the back yard. The work was contracted to Place Builders. Place Builders did not timely perform on this contract and as a result, spring and summer rain washed away my topsoil causing exposed drainage and loss of grade. Despite putting the company on notice in April that each rain caused flooding and loss of topsoil, Place Builders still didn't perform. Later in the summer of 2018, Place Builders seeded the back lawn but because this performance was not timely, the topsoil had run off and the yard had lost its proper grade. As such the seeds were put on a clay bed with no topsoil or grade which resulted in the seeds running off in the next rain, never taking, and continued flooding, loss of grade, and exposed drainage. I spoke with 5 third party contractors who said that the lawn was botched and would require 30 yards of topsoil and new drainage. The contractors quoted around $2,000 to do this. On October 1, 2018, I demanded cure and Place Builders refused to cure but still took my escrow money. Place Builders maintains that seeding the lawn was all they were required to do. This may have been the case if performance was timely and the grass took. Because performance was not timely, the grass never fully took and the lawn continues to degrade.