Complaint Review: Orkin Pest Control - Tampa Florida
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- Orkin Pest Control 5840 W. Cypress St. Tampa, Florida U.S.A.
- Phone: 813-636-8600
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- Category: Pest Control
Orkin Pest Control Who should be responsible? ripped off and scammed Tampa Florida
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I received monthly notices on my front door from the technician regarding activity at the bait sites. There is no way the technician could have gotten into my backyard to inspect the majority of the bait sites without scaling a 6 foot locked privacy fence and having to get past my 4 dogs.
About 4 months ago I discovered that the entire side of my home has the siding falling off. In consulting with another pest control company, the termites in the walls of my home have been happily munching away for at least 3 years to have caused this much damage.
After several calls and repeating my story to Orkin, I finally got a district supervisor to agree to treat my home, for free, with Termidor.
The problem is the damage. It is estimated to cost a minimum of $3,000.00 to repair the termite damage. The termites have eaten through the drywall in one bedroom because they ran out of wood!
I work a full time job. My husband is terminally ill and we can not afford the repairs to our home. I feel that if the salesman had inspected my home, he would have discovered the infestation and perhaps used a more agressive treatment or if the technician had been checking all of the bait sites the extensive damage could have been avoided.
Orkin will not even discuss possible compensation for the damage I feel they are responsible for.
I trusted their expertise and reputation that they were protecting my home and all the while it was being chewed to bits!
They need to be held accountable!!!
Debra
Florida
U.S.A.
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#1 Consumer Suggestion
"Bug" them back!
AUTHOR: Giovannina - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 23, 2003
Write a letter to the attention of Don Grant at:
DACS
Bureau of Entymology & Pest Control
1203 Governor's Circle Blvd, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
and detail everything you've reported here. Mr. Grant will launch an investigation into what has been done to your house and will call the pest control company to task for their actions.
If you have a guarranty/warranty (formerly known as bond) for subterranean termites which is all Termidor is good for, then they are liable for the repairs to your home.
If the damage was caused by dry-wood termites but they *told* you the pests were subterraneans, they are liable as well.
I hope this gives you a little hope.
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