Service Magic recommended contractor from hell Internet

I also checked out the references I got from the company. Unfortunately, the company I hired is doing business under several names including the name of another company that the owner used to co-own with a relative. The owner is being sued by that relative for using his company name, theft and other things related to their split. And apparently the references I was given were for the relative's company, not the one I hired. The contractor I hired turned out to be the contractor from hell.

Service Magic could not have checked out the company I hired because the information listed on their website is not accurate. The company also had false information listed on the BBB website. If Service Magic had checked out the company I hired, they would have found out all of this. By the time I figured all of this out it was too late.

Do Not Use Service Magic under any circumstances. They do not screen the companies they refer. And according to the other reports, they also do not honor their "general liability" promises.