Business ProfileforMJ Masonry & Chimney

To Whom It May ********** needed chimney caps put on our chimneys as the house did not have any when we purchased our home. *****************************, MJ Masonry & Chimney gave us a fair quote to perform the necessary work which is listed out in the attached copy of the signed contract. ******* then took a check for the total amount of $2200.00 agreed upon total to complete the tasks in the signed contract. We signed the contract on September 20, 2023 and made out a check in the amount of $1100.00 to *****************************. ******* cashed the check on the next day, September 21, 2023 (as noted in the attached screenshot from our banking institution).We have pursued ****************** for when the work would be completed numerous times via telephone, text message and email. ****************** called back 2 weeks later to inform us that he had an accident and the work would need to be pushed back. I informed him that I needed full transparency on a timeline, as we needed the work completed and he had taken our money by cashing the check. We reached several more times over the next few months with no response from ******************************We reached out again to ***************************** to inform him that we were going to file a formal complaint to get our down payment back. Letting him know that we would accept ***** as an easy way to pay us back the money we are owed for the breach of contract. ****************** informed me via text message that he would not be paying us back because, his wife totaled their car.The rest of the text exchange is also documented in the attached screen shot PDF. We want our down payment of $1100.00 paid back to us and our contract terminated with MJ Masonry & Chimney. We feel that we are helpless from ***************************** stealing our $1100.00. Please assist us in getting back our money.Please feel free to contact us directly at:************ ****************** Thank you; ******* & *********************