Momax Builders, Fred Resnick lies, lies, and more lies, fraudulent business practices. We relied on useless information by the BBB awards Northbrook Illinois

Jennifer

We filed a complaint with the the BBB earlier this week and received an email that they sent a copy of our complaint to Fred.

Teresa

At the time we decided to use Momax, I searched the BBB's listings and there had been 4 complaints against Momax, all of which had been closed. This number was up to 5 by the time we ran into all our trouble in early October. I than filed a complaint in late October, as did a friend. These complaints have not been added to the BBB website as pending complaints, despite to e-mails to the BBB insisting that they do so lest other consumers be deceived. Momax is a PAID MEMBER of the BBB, which makes me wonder if there isn't some preferential treatment...

I am curious as to who else has complained to the BBB and exactly when. If the BBB is suppressing/delaying reports against this company, then I hold them partially responsible for the mess that we are in. We received a note from the BBB today that Momax did not respond to their letter (no great suprise). If any of you did lodge a complaint, could you mention it in your next post? Thanks.

At the time we decided to use Momax, I searched the BBB's listings and there had been 4 complaints against Momax, all of which had been closed. This number was up to 5 by the time we ran into all our trouble in early October. I than filed a complaint in late October, as did a friend. These complaints have not been added to the BBB website as pending complaints, despite to e-mails to the BBB insisting that they do so lest other consumers be deceived. Momax is a PAID MEMBER of the BBB, which makes me wonder if there isn't some preferential treatment...

I am curious as to who else has complained to the BBB and exactly when. If the BBB is suppressing/delaying reports against this company, then I hold them partially responsible for the mess that we are in. We received a note from the BBB today that Momax did not respond to their letter (no great suprise). If any of you did lodge a complaint, could you mention it in your next post? Thanks.

At the time we decided to use Momax, I searched the BBB's listings and there had been 4 complaints against Momax, all of which had been closed. This number was up to 5 by the time we ran into all our trouble in early October. I than filed a complaint in late October, as did a friend. These complaints have not been added to the BBB website as pending complaints, despite to e-mails to the BBB insisting that they do so lest other consumers be deceived. Momax is a PAID MEMBER of the BBB, which makes me wonder if there isn't some preferential treatment...

I am curious as to who else has complained to the BBB and exactly when. If the BBB is suppressing/delaying reports against this company, then I hold them partially responsible for the mess that we are in. We received a note from the BBB today that Momax did not respond to their letter (no great suprise). If any of you did lodge a complaint, could you mention it in your next post? Thanks.

Jennifer - if you look at Marny from Elgins postings, you will see a message from Luke (her salesman) and in it, he gives Marny's last name. If you go on whitepages.com or call 411, you can get her phone # and she will give you our #. My husband talked to her last night (12/17).

In response to my Freedom of Information Request, the Village of Evergreen Park called me today and they have one application on file for permits where Momax was listed as contractor. I've sent in the necessary fee and they will fax me that information after they receive my check (hopefully tomorrow 12-15). I'm assuming that will be Meaghan and hopefully I will be able to call her based on the information on the application. If someone contacts the Village of Arlington Heights and asks for someone in the permit department, I'm sure they will be able to give you our contact information.

Has anyone else spoken to Fred's attorney? If you have, did he offer you any kind of settlement?

I spoke to a paralegal with the Attorney General's office today and she indicated that copies of all complaints filed against Fred will be mailed out to me tomorrow and I should receive them by Thursday.

We have tried contacting two other people that have posted a complaint on this site. One was a man in Park Ridge and the other a woman in Lincolwood, but couldn't find a listing with the telephone company. The only suggestion I have in trying to locate people that have posted complaints on this site, is to call the permit departments for the villages (Willow Springs, Evergreen Park, etc.) and see if they can do a search of permits issued with the general contractor being Momax. I know that our village would probably do that for anyone who called.

My wife and I are sorry to hear that there are so many others in the same situation with Fred Resnick of Momax builders. We are in the initial stages of filing a lawsuit and appreciate the information all of you have given. We have filed our own report to help all of you get the word out about MoMax. We would like to get in contact with any/all of you to discuss options and ideas, however, from the looks of this site, personal information is not attainable. Our salesman was Luke Roseland and our current company rep. is Steve Meyer. We will update our report to give full details of our situation.

We have consulted with our attorney who advised us to file a complaint against Momax Builders with the Attorney General's Office which we have done. We have also filed a complaint against Momax Builders and Fred Resnick with the Cook County States Attorney's Office. We were advised to file with the Cook County States Attorney's Office because not only is that a civil complaint, but possibly a criminal complaint based on their findings. Also, Under the Freedom of Information Act, we have requested copies from the Attorney General's Office of all complaints filed against Momax Builders (there have been a total of 6).

Since giving Fred our deposit back on October 3rd, he has told us one lie after another. When asked for proof of insurance, he produced an invalid policy. He deposited our checks into his personal bank account and one of our checks he made payable to a company that we do not have a contract with. We contacted that company and were advised by the owner that Fred owed them money for previous work and that is why the check was written to them. At one point, Fred told my husband that our materials were ordered and work would begin as soon as permits were approved. However, we found out from the Village of Arlington Heights that our permits couldn't be approved because Fred wasn't returing their calls and they needed additional information. We believe that Fred purposely was delaying the issuance of our permits as he was not returning the village's calls. Of course everytime we would call Fred, he would give us excuse after excuse.

My husband has spoken to Fred's attorney three times over the past 2 weeks, which is more than my husband or I have ever spoken to Fred since giving him our money over 2 months ago. This matter has not been settled, but we hope to hear from the Attorney General's Office this week and the Cook County States Attorney's office in the next few weeks.

Please let us know how you are proceeding against Fred and Momax Builders. We probably have additional information we could share with you.

I am the person who was ripped off in Evergreen Park. We paid Momax a total of $75,000 on a $90,000 project. They didn't do nearly $75,000 worth of work on our house. We have had new people working on our house and they have had to fix so many things that that Momax did wrong. So we have gone way over our $90,000 budget. Our plumbing, electric, and furnace all had to be fixed in one way or another. We have had a lean put on our house due to Fred not paying the drywallers that worked on our house. We have spoken to another victim of Fred's who lives close by in Oak Lawn. It's the same story there. We have been to a lawyer and are planning to take legal action. Is anyone else? What is anyone else doing? I think we can all get ideas from each other. I've never experienced anything like this. I hope maybe my story can help someone else out there.

Teresa/Arlington Heights - We have had no response from Fred despite written demands. Up until 2 weeks ago, he had returned calls - we often had to leave messages on cell phone, at office, and at his home to get a response, however ( and of course what he said when he called was excuse after excuse...) His failure to respond now suggests that he has given up, doesn't have our money, and is calling our bluff to turn it over for legal action. Except we weren't bluffing: it's in the hands of our attorneys now, and we have also sent a complaint to the Illinois attorney general. We've complained to the BBB (no response) and sent a letter to NARI (National Assoc. of the Remodeling Industry) requesting that he be removed from membership due to violations of their ethics codes. I think he does not have the money to refund - which of course doesn't exactly give him the right to keep it! We're talking about almost $40,000, also via home equity line. We told him on the first day this all happened that if we spent the next 20 years paying off a home equity loan for which we get nothing, we'll be coming after him via every legal means possible. I'm not sure he ever realized how sincere we were, but he's in for a HUGE fight. I spoke with the Cook County state's attorney's consumer fraud intake division, and they advised me to contact the Illinois attorney general's department of consumer fraud. Apparently the office (local state's attorney v. attorney general)to contact depends on the amount of work that has done on the project. Since they actually did some work on our project, it's the IAG. For you, I believe it would be the county state's attorney.

A few questions: Do you know to which bank he deposited your check, or did he just get cash, like in the Evergreen Park complaint below? What did he tell you about who would be performing the work? Did you meet the "foreman"? And were you told that your workmen would be employees or subcontractors? Also, do you mind my asking about how much he has taken from you? We suspect he has basically been operating a "pyramid scheme", paying for past jobs by generating new work and we all happen to be the people at the top just as the pyramid collapses. If we have to fall, everyone who conspired to set us up is going to get dragged down with us because we won't go easily.

Please post additional info. I'd like to know the details of the other victims in this mess with us. Perhaps we can gain some insights from each other...

We are still awaiting a refund from Momax and have never received any return calls. If anyone has any good information, please post below so we can all know.



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