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    Current Alerts For This Business

    Alert:

    In November 2021, BBB opened an investigation into this company due to the number of complaints and customer reviews we recieved concerning the business' practice of charging a 25% cancellation fee, and failure to repsond to calls and requests for asistance from their customers. BBB through Google maps confirmed the address the business uses is a UPS store, a mail receiving and forwarding company. BBB also asked for and received a copy of the business contract.

    When making a decision as to whether to use this company consumers should carefully consider their contract which reads in part: 

    "CANCELLATION FEE: We do not require a deposit however we strictly enforce our cancellation fee If a complete job is cancelled after work is authorized by signature below or email authorization a 25% of contact cancellation fee will be assessed and must be paid at the time fo the cancellation. 

    Completion of Contract: After customer authorizes work crew may show up unannounced to perform service unless noted otherwise....Customer agrees to allow 30 days for job completion. 

    Stump Grinding: Unless specified in the contract/estimate, stump removal/grinding is not included in the price estimated and is a separate service/job. Grindings from stump removal are not hauled and will be left on work site. Please allow 10 days for stump griding services ...weather permitting."

    Additional business information

    Advertising Review:
    On 11/10/2021, BBB wrote to the business concerning their guarantee and their claim regarding certified arborists on their website. BBB's Code of Advertising reads: "When using the term "guarantee” the advertiser should clearly and conspicuously include a statement that complete details of the guarantee can be seen prior to the sale by putting it on the seller’s website.", and "Advertisers have a responsibility to have substantiation for all claims made and should be able to provide that substantiation upon request." The business declined to provide substantiation and make modifications to their website.
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    2/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    5 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1491 Polaris Pkwy PMB 240, Columbus, OH 43240-2041
    BBB File Opened:
    4/18/2019
    Years in Business:
    4
    Business Started:
    9/19/2019
    Business Started Locally:
    9/19/2019
    Business Management
    • Mr. Lee Lacey, Owner
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Lee Lacey, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Lee Lacey, Owner
    Additional Contact Information

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    Customer Complaints

    5 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    12/17/2021

    Complaint Type:
    Billing Issues
    Status:
    Unresolved
    Contractor gave me a qoute. I approved quote. Then realized the was services missing so had them requote job. I didn’t like the additional pricing to adjusted quote so I call to discuss on Wednesday Nov. 24th. no one replied. On Mon. 29th I texted salesperson to cancel quote because no one replied to my voicemail to discuss new pricing on additional services and cost. Then they tell me I can’t cancel because they have a 25% cancellation fee if I do. I told them I wasn’t paying for excessive cost on adjusted quote and I never approved anything after additional services and pricing were added on. So I called the owner and he was not professional in any manner whatsoever. He told me I will pay his cancellation fee or he’ll put a lien on my house. He is very unprofessional and just difficult. I told him I wanted his business but after a long argument about how he was treating a new customer I hung up the phone. He invoiced me 3 days later for a $1000.00 cancellation fee. I have contacted a attorney. Just wanted to get some tree work done and these guys have no sense of customer service.
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    Customer Reviews

    4 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Reg F

    1 star

    04/19/2022

    After damage was done to two newly planed bushes in my yard by workers trimming my neighbor's large tree, I called the company to discuss the replacement of the damaged bushes. After three calls in the space of two days and, now, four days later, I have received No response to my calls after being told three times that someone would call me.

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