- Jurisdiction
- Texas
I am from TX. I recently had a AC issue. I called a company and they did the initial diagnosis and mentioned that there is a leak in the Evaporator coil. They gave me an estimate of $1600. I asked the technician if he would do a leak search and he said that they workers who will come to install the coil would show the leak in the old coil. The workers who came next week just installed the new coil and did not do any leak testing. When I called the owner, he started abusing and harassing. I did not make the payment and told him that I will work with the online portal via which I hired him. The owner has filed a Class A misdemeanor charges against me. What are my options now ?
Should I just make the payment without any fight back ? Should I wait for the police to hear my side of the story ? I called police to file a case for harassment and Fraud but they said that my case is a civil case. When I asked why a case was filed against me, the officer said that the case filed by HVAC owner is also a civil case and should not have been filed. But, since the case is on the book, I should wait for a detective to get back to me.
I have been scammed but the HVAC owner is bullying his way to get the payment without providing any reasoning on why a leak test was not done before installing the expensive coil. He is reasoning that why I let the workers into the house when I did not wanted the coil to be installed. I did let the workers inside my house but when they entered the house, they were not carrying the coil and I asked them whether they would do a leak test and they said yes. They went in and out of the house multiple times and I did not see them take the new coil with them or get any confirmation from me.
Should I just make the payment without any fight back ? Should I wait for the police to hear my side of the story ? I called police to file a case for harassment and Fraud but they said that my case is a civil case. When I asked why a case was filed against me, the officer said that the case filed by HVAC owner is also a civil case and should not have been filed. But, since the case is on the book, I should wait for a detective to get back to me.
I have been scammed but the HVAC owner is bullying his way to get the payment without providing any reasoning on why a leak test was not done before installing the expensive coil. He is reasoning that why I let the workers into the house when I did not wanted the coil to be installed. I did let the workers inside my house but when they entered the house, they were not carrying the coil and I asked them whether they would do a leak test and they said yes. They went in and out of the house multiple times and I did not see them take the new coil with them or get any confirmation from me.
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