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22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Allegheny County program covers home repair costs for families in need – WPXI

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A new program in Allegheny County is taking care of home repair costs for families.

“I can relax in my house and not worry that it’s going to fall down on me,” Kelly Scatena said.

Scatena and her husband bought their house in Mount Oliver more than a decade ago and have been raising eight children.

“My house was in really bad shape, and it needed more things than I could afford to do, and they needed done sooner rather than later,” said Scatena. “I was in a pretty bad spot. We were just going to

22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Home repair scammers working their way through Halton – bayobserver.ca Hamilton, Burlington and GTA

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is issuing a warning to residents about a home repair fraud operating in the region.

The fraud involves contractors travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer. These services include but are not limited to chimney repair, general masonry work, step and driveway repairs and general debris cleaning or roof repairs and waterproofing.

The suspect may provide a quote with prices lower than market value and once a deal is reached, will ask fort a large cash payment.

Based on previous complaints, initial work may start, however the crew will not return

Samsung Canada’s Home Repair Service helps even more Canadians extend lifespan of their home appliances – Samsung Newsroom Canada

Reaching 99 per cent of Canadians, Samsung’s Home Appliance Service helps users get more out of their home appliances through effortless service

With a longtime commitment to providing easy, convenient repair service for all home appliances, Samsung Canada is proud to share their home appliance repair service reaches 99 per cent of Canada’s population[1], helping even more Canadians get the most out of their appliances.

Samsung’s in home repair service helps Samsung users receive specialized repair service in a way that is best for them – no matter where they are in the country. For towns and cities

22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Halton police warn of home repair scammers – bayobserver.ca Hamilton, Burlington and GTA

With the advent warmer weather comes the beginning of home repair scam artists knocking on residents’ doors

Halton Police advise residents to keep and eye out for the following behaviours:

The fraud involves contractors travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer. These services include chimney or driveway repair and interlock stone work.

The suspect will provide quotes with prices lower than market value and once a deal is reached, will request a large cash payment. Based on previous complaints, initial work may start, however the work will be sub-par and/or incomplete.

After this initial work, the consumer

22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Home Repair Scammers May Be Wandering Your Neighborhood – NBC Boston

You may have had some damage to your home from the high winds this week, but beware if anyone knocks on your door and tells you they can do a quick fix for a cheap price.

We’ve seen a lot of local police departments posting warnings about home improvement scams recently.

Some departments have seen a significant uptick in these crimes since last fall, with groups of people canvassing neighborhoods and targeting homeowners.

Police in Arlington, Massachusetts, have made several arrests and confiscated trucks and equipment this year in an effort to crack down on the crimes. They say these