I contacted, John Szabo of Gold Coast Elite ServicesLLC. He presented himself as a mold remediation expert. Szabo also statedhe had been doing this for a long time (over 15 years). He wanted a copyof my mold report and to review it and provide feedback. Szabo alsowanted $340 to come out and assess my home situation.
I told him my mold report provided what was needed he insisted on looking atit. I sent it to him and called him two days later. Szabo did not provideany feedback on my report instead all he wanted was the money to assess mysituation (which already had been done in the report). I told him I wasnot comfortable paying for an assessment without him providing more informationon his assessment and feedback on my mold report.
I suggested to Szabo that I would prefer a initial walk through so he couldinspect my situation and comment on it from a more accurate prospective. I wanted a general idea of my options with him.
Szabo became upset, yelling at me on the telephone and telling me I am the one thatwaited to do this. Szabo then called me an "A*" and thencalled me a "f*ing a*hole" when I suggested my mold report wasconfidential and I wanted him to destroy it from his records. Which, herefused to do so.
I then hung up the phone. Szabo proceeded to call me back two more times. I sent
him an email telling him to stop harassing me or I would file a police report.
Since this incident, I have discoveredhe has only been in business for 4 years and mainly under the category ofCarpet Cleaning. Therefore, he lied about his 15 years of being in themold remediation business.
Fortunately, I never signed a contract with him. As you can see, that wouldhave been a nightmare to get out of. I would not recommend his company toanyone and would be very careful who you would choose to do the work. Ihave several friends with the same negative experiences with other mold remediationcompanies, but they have signed contracts and cannot get out of them.
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