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Complaint Review: dunivan painting and power washing - michigan city Indiana

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dunivan painting and power washing brian Dunleavy dunivan painting and powerwashing dunivan safety and loss control shady company, insists on cash only for work, changes prices after agreed michigan city Indiana

*Consumer Comment: I (unfortunately) used Brian to paint my house

*REBUTTAL Owner of company: compaintant of this report john mcmanus

*REBUTTAL Individual responds: Still unfinished services

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Basically blackmail

*REBUTTAL Owner of company: False Report

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i will keep this short.  the owner told me he owed child support and back taxes so he is willing to do the job (powerwash and paint my deck) for significantly cheaper if I would pay cash.  The deal was $300 upfront and $300 when job was completed.  He took the initial $300 and never did anything.  He told me he had to use the money because he got a DUI towards the end of April (which I looked up online and confirmed).  I tried to be understanding and he said he would get back to it.  Now he doesn't answer my calls and saids I have no proof of a contract so he is not doing sh*t.  He said why don't you think I have any company reviews? It does not let you even make a review on yelp or other review sites.  Very disappointed.  He said by dealing in cash he just denies all complaints.  The guy is a scam artist.

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#5 Consumer Comment

I (unfortunately) used Brian to paint my house

AUTHOR: Dwight - (United States)

POSTED: Sunday, April 11, 2021

 First of all, the employee that commented Is the owner’s son Pat Dunleavy. Secondly, I wish I saw this report before. I hired Brian to paint my house last month. He asked for keys to my house in case he or his workers needed to use the restroom. I don’t have much of value in the house. Hesitantly, I agreed. I was in Chicago last month and told him I be back the first week of April. We picked out the color together. It was brownish. I came back to a week early. To my shock it was painted black! To further shock me, the house was left unlocked with beer bottles, trash and the toilets not flushed. I called him and he said he went off of memory because he lost the sample. When asked about the house being left filthy and unlocked he said you weren’t supposed to be back yet! No apologies. Asked for a refund and he basically said no. Now I have to change the locks and do it myself. I paid for a background check of Brian Dunleavy the owner of Dunivan Painting and Powerwashing (unfortunately after this happened). It’s true about his DUI arrest & drug related offenses. STAY AWAY and THANK ME LATER!!!

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#4 REBUTTAL Owner of company

compaintant of this report john mcmanus

AUTHOR: Brian - (United States)

POSTED: Monday, September 02, 2019

The author of this compaint john mcmanus is a gay man who made a advance on me at the nieghborhood bar mateys. i refused him quietly and obviously he didnt appreciate that. I am not anti-gay i am a male but not gay, he has done this with many customers of mateys i am told he is a las vegas nevada resident formerly of mich city in where mateys is. i never did work for this person zero not for cash or check nothing not for his family or nieghbors or anyone he is related to.

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#3 REBUTTAL Individual responds

Still unfinished services

AUTHOR: John - (United States)

POSTED: Saturday, April 07, 2018

 I am getting up there in age so I didn't reply to the owners or ex employees lies before. If I was lying & you are a perspective customer please google Brian Dunleavy DUI 46360. That will prove the credibility of his ex employee saying he never got a DUI. The money I paid him he said went to court and back child support. One of my neighbors on stop 38, the Hesslaus, are going through the same issues. They paid $400 to have the garage painted by last sept 12. He said he travels back and forth from Chicago but ensured he have it done. Never did it. Now he's saying the winter conditions were rough on the garage & he supposedly put on one coat last year. & he said paint prices went up. So, he will need an additional $150 to finish the job. Pure creep. Stay away!!!

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#2 UPDATE EX-employee responds

Basically blackmail

AUTHOR: patdun5 - (USA)

POSTED: Sunday, July 09, 2017

 The person writing the reports on this and many other websites is a extortionist with a criminal record actually for blackmail and extortion if you did the proper research. He attempted to blackmail free work from my employer once becoming friends with him at the bar. They did work together(me being the employee) then when he was fired from his job for illegal financial activities( this is not the first time). He attempted to extort money from my employer did not give him money to not potentially 'ruin' his company. The owner is a 55 year old painter he doesn't know how to use technology and has a good reputation( I believe I don't know for sure but everyone we work for tells me I'm doing a great job and the same to him) but maybe they are just being polite. Idk I'm not here to make claims towards his work just to point out the horrible acts of this man. It's funny to me also because what this man claims my previous employer did is exactly the wrongdoing this man does to everyone.

This mans family all of which are educated and well off don't even speak to him anymore. If you would like true references I know the owner keeps a log of over 500 customers numbers so you can give him a call and he can refer you or ask five people in the Long Beach area who painted their home and I bet you one of them was myself and Brian. I am now a electrical engineering college student and don't see myself painting anymore but if I were to have anyone paint my house it would be Brian. Just think about it this way their is a photo of Brian eating wings at a bar with a fireball picture in the background. What rich person who hires someone to paint their house is at a bar with their painter and takes a picture of them eating wings if "there calls aren't answered" and who tells their customers they have a DUI which isn't true and who tells their customers who they are trying to look professional towards to obtain business, this and that they are divorced and behind on child support which is a straight lie as I worked with his son and this is not true. The only good thing about this world we live in is that you can't fix stupid and even though this dude is a horrible human being he can never fix being stupid. And usually those who hired us for work were educated people so they can figure this out as their is only one review for customers and one review for an employee both staying the exact same bullshit things.

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#1 REBUTTAL Owner of company

False Report

AUTHOR: Brian - (USA)

POSTED: Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The rip off report by this unnamed person is completely false. His claim never happened, I never did business with this person, I never took money from this person, we never made any type of agreement. I am upset that someone can make these false claims without proof, and can so easily damage anyones reputation. Don't believe it.

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