Mr Martinez, of HMA, was hired as a subcontractor to remodel my kitchen which included building new cabinets and a pass-through bar and paint the interior of my house. After 3 months of work, he disappeared leaving the kitchen unusable. He was granted access to my house and had been given a copy of a key to perform work while I was at work. The work was never completed and was performed to a horrible quality. No cabinet doors were ever delivered. At another time, he tried to withhold the money that I had given him for the plumber because him and the plumber were having a personal disagreement - unrelated to my job.
During his last visit to my house, he stole my ladder from inside my house. I have since had to hire a new contractor to continue the work, which to a large degree involved replacing much of the work that Mr Martinez had performed. This was due to the cabinets that were built not even being square, all of the edges being rough and not straight. He also damaged my hardwood floors in the kitchen and in the dining room below the window that was built (when a tool was dropped). A painter was also hired to complete all of the painting in the house and kitchen.
I have filed a complaint with the Austin Police Dept, and they are currently looking into fraud and theft charges against Mr. Martinez. I have been trying to contact Mr Martinez since August. I'm ended up having to pay an extra $3000 to fix and finish the work that he had done.
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