Mike Griffin

I hired him via craigslist and showed him the property, all the work needed done. I needed lawn mowing, mulching, aeration, trimming and patching bald spots in the lawn. In addition, there is empty area in the back of my property, which needed to be cleaned. We agreed on price and I paid him half up front, in good faith. He came over next day and did some weed whacking in the back along with mowing and then disappeared for days. One morning, I saw him unloading mulch truck in my front yard, it was raining so it looked good mulch. When I got out, leaving for work, I realized that the mulch his worker was spreading, was low quality and it was brown, while I paid for black (which is higher cost). I called him, he agreed to ADD more mulch for EXTRA price, stating that this is what I asked for. I swallowed it and let it go (not mentioning that the worker left a mess). Then they disappeared again and when I called, he apologized and promised to come back, however, he did not return as promised but showed up later day and started did little bit more brush mowing in the back, however, I had to constantly monitor and kept reminding what needed to be done. He pleaded that he needed money desperately and he will be back in am. I made a mistake and trusted with remaining money. He never completed work, never gave me receipt, did not trim any hedges or plants and never heard from him again.