Business ProfileforNeerings Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

I hired this business to make plumbing repairs on my business property. I was clear from the beginning that the work needed to be complete prior to December 23, 2022, because my business could not operate without the necessary repairs, and 60% of our annual revenue is earned during the winter holidays. Neerings not only failed to complete the repairs on time, they did not even start the work until 2-1/2 days after it was supposed to begin. In fact, none of the work was completed prior to December 23. Neerings ceased work more than 1 week later, and had to be called out to fix issues on four different occasions. Even after this, a portion of the repairs were never completed, and Neerings failed or refused to complete the work, which resulted in the business' main restroom to be unusable. It remains so to this day. My business made payment of 90% of the invoiced amount, and withheld $2,300 while negotiating a discount to compensate my business for Neerings failures and incompetence. After the business contacted Neerings to seek a discounted fee due to their failure to perform the work on time, and in a professional manner, Neerings hired an attorney to force me to the business to pay the remainder, despite the fact the amount was in dispute. Then, even after my business paid the remainder, under protest, to avoid a construction lien, Neerings filed a wrongful construction lien seeking attorney fees and costs, even though **** law prohibits the inclusion of attorney fees and costs in any construction lien.