JM Construction & Landscape

On August I hired a contractor to fix my pond. He said that he needs half down for parts, but if I paid him in full I would receive a discount. so I gave him 2 thousand and fifty dollars. I asked him for a card, he said he didn't have one because he was in his personal vehicle. That night I texted him and asked him for a contract I never heard back. I have called him on 8/29 9/1. with no answer. He finally called me on the 16 of September and said he would be here on the 17 or 18th he did not come and did not notify me that he wasn't coming. Called him on the evening of the 18th he did not reply. Have called him multiple times with no response. Sent him a texted on the 21st of September asked him to return my money no reply, 23rd texted him again, still no response. 23rd called him again and sent a text still no reply. called him today did not answer. I asked my daughter to call him, she did, he did he would return her call at 10.00 the next day but he did not. She texted him multiple times with still no answer I am on a fixed income and he took pretty much all of my savings this is causing me a lot of stress and anxiety. I dont know where else to turn. please help Thank you, sincerely Ann Blair.

The owner accepted a $1600 check from me (I have the snapshot of it) and cashed it for materials he never delivered. He has called me every 6 months since then promising he is coming over to refund my money....its been just over a year now and he never shows up...never calls me back. Then out of the blue he called me 2 days ago promising he is bring me my money back.

Of course he is filled with excuses and empty apologies. Truck broke down, bank isnt open....he feels "so bad and this has been on his mind".... complete crap.

I see from other comments on Jose Malina that he has ripped other off as well..... Me 1600...others 2000. When will someone stop this fraud?

This guy should be banned from having a business and is ruining many people for thousands of their hard earned money....me included.

Failure to refund deposit after job was cancelled

We hired JB Landscaping, Jose M’s other business, in the summer of 2018. Deadlines were not met and the job was not even completed. The work that was done was shotty. We have been fixing and replacing so much of his work this summer because they used cheap products and didn’t do their best work.
Throughout the process when Jose kept missing deadlines we would ask for our money back since he wasn’t completing the work when his contract stated he would. He would insist that he could finish in the week. Week after week passed and he neither finished nor gave us any money back. We lost $13,500 for a terrible job.
He put in a sprinkler system with cheap materials. We have had to replace multiple parts because they broke. The sprinklers also do not reach every part of our lawn so we have lots of dry, brown patches.
He redid our lawn, flattened it, put in new soil and seeded it. The lawn is not flat, the soil was very thin so rocks are already popping through after less than a year, and he seeded it too late in the year so it didn’t have time to set and it’s mostly ALL weeds. Again, we are working on the lawn this summer much more than we should need to. When you hire a landscaper you’d expect a lawn that is beautifully green and nearly weed- free. Our lawn is rocky, patchy brown, with lots of weeds. We have been very unhappy with Jose and his work.
We do not recommend hiring Lawn Sharks, JB Landscaping, or Jose.

Breach of contract.

On August 21 2018 I met Jose M at ***, in Roy asking if he could recommend someone to repair a mica-stone wall. He said he could do the work himself.

On August 24, 2018 M came to inspect the wall as well as a crack in the patio, and told me he could start the work on August 26, 2018 (2 days later.) He quoted $1,750 telling me that the work would take three days to complete.

He asked for 50% upfront so that he could employ two men to do the job with him. We agreed to $825.00 upfront. He said he would need the money the next day before he started the work.

August 25, 2018 I met M at the bank in Yelm and gave him the money. He declined to give me a receipt for $825 cash but I had taken a self-made contract/ agreement for him to sign to acknowledge receipt for the deposit stipulating, "work to be completed by September 7, 2018" He signed that contract.

On August 26, 2018 M called to say he could not start that day but would finish the job by September 7, 2018. He never arrived.

On September 7, 2018 I asked for a refund of $825. He made excuses calling daily promising to refund the money.

On September 14, 2018 M called to say he had the money. I met him at the front gate of the Community, where I live. He had only $400 in his hand. I debated whether to take the partial repayment or hang out for the full amount. I decided to take the $400.

On October 1, 2018 M had called practically daily to assure me that he "was not going away" and would meet with me on October 2, 2018 to refund the remaining $425. He said he would pay $450 to compensate for the inconvenience.

October 2, 2018 no sign of M. My calls go to his answering machine. His employee at the business site (related to M) says he doesn't know anything.

October 3, 2018. No word from M. I have given him so many opportunities to settle this account but I am frustrated by his lack of follow-through