About 2 yrs before, (May, 2 2006) Kilifi Tupou Haatoa, a Tongan Islander, who had been at that time surviving in East Palo Alto, and former citizen of 2089 Mesa St. San Bernardino, California, was banging on my friend's gates taking tangible & gardening work. He contacted me and stated that he was carrying out work for 2 additional neighbors. We got to referring to just how much it'd charge me for him to displace my garage. He explained, it'd charge $4,700 bucks, and might consider 3 times to accomplish. I believed that seemed just like a reasonable offer and informed him to return in 3 times to begin the job.
I continued an errand, I had been eliminated for around an hour or so, after I came back athome, he previously began ripping out my garage. He really had two-day-employees in the nearby Homedepot carrying it out with only a sledgehammer and large crowbars; not eye-protection; no gloves, no qualified resources what-so actually, and he was no-where found. I had been extremely annoyed when I have to nevertheless access my storage.
About one hour later with my drive-way simply half-way split up he returned to get his employees. I told him used to donot approve him to begin any function, as the whole-time he keep comforting he'd be achieved in 3 times period with all of the work completed the following day. As he was departing he questioned me for half the cash, really it had been $2,400. I told him I had beennot likely to pay him nothing before function was finished. He quit and delivered the following day at 11:00 A.M.
This time around he'd 6 day-employees with him. Before he began, he explained he had a need to reach least half the cash since he'd a lot of men there he needed to spend. I believed, nicely, perhaps if he'd that lots of men prepared to do the job, he'd contain it prepared for flowing 24 hours later. And so I went and got him the cash, after I delivered about one hour later, no-work have been started, and also the men he'd there have been really operating my other neighbors' homes. He returned with two men plus they began splitting up the drive-way using the a sledgehammer with no gloves or eye-protection. He draws up, this time around together with his partner Luseane U. Haatoa & her elderly parents. He explained he needed to hurry his dad in law towards the clinic which he'd be back tomorrow having a vehicle to get rid of the damaged concrete.
24 hours later arrived and went without any phone from Kilifi Haatoa. The weekend handed but still no-call. Four nights later, he calls and claims he'd be there (at my Home) tomorrow, but did not appear. He turns up on Friday, per week after he explained he'd be completed, but this time around at 2 pm, with no assistants with no vehicle. He offered me some sob story about how exactly he'd to cover his dad in lawis medical visit since he did not have insurance. But he desired another $2,000 to complete the job from the following day. I told him no, and he quit.
Driveway quit in large cracked portions of concrete; nevertheless can't-get into my storage with no motivation from Kilifi Haatoa when he'd be back again to end.
Again, the weekend moves, no notice from him. Therefore, I employ a trustworthy, certified concrete company. They arrived by, having a tractor and large dumptruck. Acquired the portions of cement and delivered it away. Right before they quit, they set the types and set the re bar and delivered to put the concrete. These were completed. It cost mean additional $4,500.
Therefore, simply to alert you. Kilifi Tupou Haatoa is just a total and complete RIP OFF! He's not really a certified company of any sort. He'll consider your cash and never finish the job. He'll begin the job and also have to consider he's likely to complete, but he'll maintain attempt to have more money-off you while producing your lawn chaos. I talked to my other neighbors he did work with plus they established exactly the same specific behaviour.
If he hits in your doorway, contact law enforcement. The final telephone number I'd for him, was: 650-771-0148. It has been disconnected since, but which was his range. At that time he went a previous orange ex-PG&E vehicle and existed in East Palo Alto together with his spouse Luseane Haatoa & sone Siosai Muti Haatoa. Additionally, Mele Haatoa is associated plus they are all trying to get cash from people.
DoN't conduct business with this particular man, you've been informed. Previously he listed a business brand of 'Pleasant Area Cement' using the region of San Mateo
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