Cameron Termite & Pest Control

When we bought our house in February we noticed some termites a month and a half later, so they came out for a termite inspection. Cameron came out and treated our house for nothing and gave us a year's warranty. They came in once to look at the house and then came out the following week and treated it. They were wonderful.

They were friendly and satisfactory for what they did.

I have a contract with them and Rick is the owner of the company. He is a Floridian and is excellent. He used to do the inspections for me when I was a real estate agent. He comes along with his crew to do an inspection and then does a renewal. I had them do the inspection for pests in 2005 when I bought the house. They came out to treat for ants and it cost me $75 to do so. The amount that I currently pay them is for the annual inspection. One of the biggest problems in Florida is termites especially with wooden items. There are some pest control inspectors who are very bad, as they come in with insects in their pockets. However, I don’t think that the termite control guy who I use charges for an inspection if you are going to have a contract, as the inspection would become a part of the contract. I like Cameron Termite and Pest Control as they are very honest and efficient. They have been in business since 1931 and it’s a family run business. Rick’s daughter and son pretty much run the business now. So, he does the other work that he wants to do like the inspections and providing service to people who he has known for many years now. I have never had any problems with him. The price that he charges is fair and is less compared to the other branded termite control companies. Those companies are expensive and he is not even close to them in terms of his price. I would use his services in the future too, as it’s been 4 years since I started using his services.

This company was very prompt in getting the house tented. In the absence of electrical in the house at that time, they rented a generator to complete the job on a timely basis. They did the work within a couple of days of my request for service.

WE THEN GET A CALL FROM THE TITLE COMPANY SAYING THAT THE REPORT THEY RECEIVED FROM CAMERON RECOMMENDED TENTING THE PROPERTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY FOUND NOTHING AND TOLD US EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CLOSING WAS DELAYED WHILE WE STRAIGHTENED IT OUT. WE HAD TO HAVE OUR TERMITE COMPANY TALK TO THEM AND CAMERON FINALLY AMENDED THE REPORT TO RECOMMEND TO THE NEW OWNERS THAT THEY RENEW THE ANNUAL CONTRACT WE HAD WITH WILLIAMSON. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER - I HEARD THE SAME STORY FROM A COWORKER SELLING HIS HOUSE - AND IT WAS CAMERON AGAIN! THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED TENTING BEFORE CLOSING THE SALE - AND MY COWORKER HAD ALREADY RENEWED HIS CURRENT CONTRACT A MONTH EARLIER. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! THEY ARE UNETHICAL AND TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HOMEOWNERS TRYING TO GET THEIR HOUSES SOLD.

I discussed with an Attorney. He told me not to waste any more time or money just never use them again and report them to the BBB. I showed them checks where I had paid for years and the first termite they cancel and run saying they did not find any sign of drywood termites. REBUTTAL: Camerons tented house in 1991 for free. House had not been tented since. Camerons adopted a co. policy to cancel any contracts if the house had not been tented within 5 years. They feel Orkin spotted old damage. Their technician inspected and did not find any live termites. It was just a coincidence that they cancelled her contract a few weeks after that. When they adopted the policy many customers were upset but it was something the co. had to do. They feel they treated her fairly.