Hired contractor to roof house & paid deposit 2215 & he has not done anything
I hired a roofing contractor to put a new metal roof on my home. He received a deposit of 2,215 to purchase materials & start job the next week. He never called or showed up. After finally getting him to respond to a text message he said that he would start the following Wed. - he never called or showed up again, after trying several times to contact him, again he responded to a text message saying that his mother was in hospital dying, however he has been telling me this for the past 3 weeks & still it is his excuse. It has been a month now since he origionally said that he would start the job w/ several no call no shows & I have been texting hime to give me my $ back or do the job. We have a signed contract, & he cashed the check. It has rained several times since I started this process & now my roof is starting to leak in places & I can not afford to hire someone else because I have given this guy 2,215 already?
What can I do to recover my $ from this deadbeat contractor?
Vern