Business ProfileforJay's Home Improvement

On 10 July 2023,I purchased a house, at the address below, to move into. After finding Jays Home Improvement through a ****** search, I had him (***************************, manager of Jays Home Improvement) provide me various quotes for work.On 29 Sept, I agreed to ****** 26 September 2023 quote, which was to remodel the house. In ****** quote to me,I was to pay half of the job upfront and as work continued, Id pay down the other half. To begin work,on 29 Sept, I paid the owner of Jays Home Improvement (*********************************) $42,735.25, which was half the 26 Sept 2023 quoted dollar amount.On 12 Oct 2023, I found out that ***** did not have a general contractors license; hence, could not pull a building permit. Jays Home Improvement only has a license for flooring, painting and drywall work (HSV license #********. On ** Oct 2023, Jays Home Improvement, or an accomplice, forged my name on a fake, cost plus contract, with a house builder friend of ******. Jays Home Improvement, or the accomplice, provided that fake contract to the City of Huntsville so this builder (XXXX) could take on the work of a general contractor, with **** Home Improvement acting as a subcontractor.I have never had contact with XXXX builder nor have I ever signed a contract with them. On 18 Oct 2023, I was contacted by the City of ********** to verify that I had contract this XXXX builders.I informed them there existed no contract between me XXXX and me and I had the building permit stopped from moving forward. On 20 Oct 2023, through email, I wrote to ***** & stated that he misrepresented himself as a general contractor; hence,our business relationship was not legal and I formally request he return the $42,735.25, less the work ($5,431) that has already been performed.On 25 Nov 2023, ***** returned $5000 back to me. After multiple requests to be paid back the remainder, not a cent more has been returned to me. Jays Home Improvement still owes me $32,304.25. ***********************************