Business ProfileforUniversal Roof & Contracting

Universal Roofing was hired per the contract attached to complete 3 roofs in Jacksonville **. Universal first visited the location in September 2023, took core samples and inspected the roofs again in October and November ******************************************* December 2023 which was signed by all parties and deposit of $28,120 was paid.Despite multiple requests Universal has refused to start work on the properties. Universal again visited the site in March and April 2024. On April 4, 2024 Universal stated they would be scheduling the jobs to start. On April 8 Universal stated they did not want to perform to the contract, that the original contract could not be honored due to mistakes in the bidding which were their fault. They claim the site conditions do not allow them to work on the roofs but this is despite them acknowledging the multiple site visits/core samples/etc. On April 9th Universal stated 2 of the buildings were fine to work on and they would be able to finish the job. On April 10th Universal stated they would need an additional $67,500 additional for those 2 buildings. I would like Universal to honor the original contract terms and they currently still have my deposit. They have repeatedly lied about the contract and their ability to honor it which has led to substantial delays in renting the properties. I plan to file a complaint with the ******* ************************* for ****************** Trade practices and pursue them for any additional costs associated with the delays and a new roofer coming in last minute.