United Contracting Group (My Opinion) Took Advantage of an Elderly, Dying Old Man, My Father Scottsdale Arizona

I have never experienced more disgusting, unprofessional, unethical, & immoral business practice.

In the later part of March 2022, my father made me aware that he was working with United Contracting.  Because of his terminal health conditions, he asked that I handle the situation.  United was also informed that I was their contact from now on.  He had yet to pay anything to United at this point.  I contacted United the same day & explained the situation. 

I let them know that my father would be moving into Assisted Living soon, & the house would be immediately sold, as such, we may need to cancel the job.  The project manager got angry and flustered.  I communicated to him to not go to the property & please stay away from my father as he is confused, & I am the only person he should deal with.

My father was stricken with a terminal lung disease two years ago.  He also suffers from periodic memory loss & significant confusion.  He is on Hospice Care & requires Oxygen 24/7 to keep him alive. On April 18, 2022, he was forced out of his home of over 30 years & into assisted living as he cannot take care of himself.

Although United was now well aware of my father’s dyer medical condition, on April 1, 2022, they decided to ignore my request to not approach him.  The project manager went to my father’s house &, in my opinion, coerced my father into endorsing a $35k check over to him.  This was less than one week after they were warned & only about two weeks before my father was forced from his home.

On April 18, 2022, the same day my father moved out, I contacted the office manager at United & explained the facts.  I graciously asked if they could get the roof done in the next two weeks, which would be four weeks since they took my father’s money, he said no.  In fact, even though I told him the house was being sold (the house was sold 3 weeks later), he said they could not start for at least another 10 – 12 weeks.  This time frame was never disclosed. 

With this, I said we would have to cancel and can you please refund my father’s money.  He refused a full refund, hiding behind a contract my 83-year-old, terminally ill and seriously confused father signed under duress.  He did refund about $25k, stating United was contractually aloud to keep the remainder.  In fact, he said he was keeping less than entitled as if he was being a good guy.

Prior to reporting this, I formally wrote United giving them the opportunity to do the humane, moral, and right thing & refund the remainder of my father’s money.  They ignored my request.  There have now been formal requests submitted to, the Registrar of Contractors & to the Adult Protective Services of Arizona, to review this case.  In fact, the very next day, Adult Protective Services found my claim to be credible and have opened a formal investigation.

How can they be so ruthless & heartless?  Where is even the slightest integrity, morals, & pride?  Have they no business ethics & decency?  It seems to me (opinion) that United Contracting Group is being run by Demons from Hell.  I would strongly advise to stay away from them, there are plenty of quality roofers with integrity.  Do not knowing enter into a business agreement with the potential Devil.