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• Servpro Mt. Laurel/Moorestown performed water restorations services in my home June 2012. They removed clothing for laundering that was involved in the water damage in my home. Upon return of the boxed clothing they brought bed bugs into my home. The franchise owner requested a bill for 100% remediation as he offered to pay for the remediation. When presented with the bill for the remediation he recinded his ofFER stating he didnt have the money to pay for the damage. I was also told by his staff that the Corporate Office of Servpro only speak to customers to APPEASE them and that as a franchise they did not have any responsibility to the Corporate Office. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, UNPROFESSIONAL AND DISHONEST FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT OF MT. LAUREL/MOORESTOWN SERVPRO!!!!!!!

• On January 11,2012 I experienced a raw sewage back-up in my basement due to carelessness from a contractor doing pipe repair work in my area. Servpro was called by the contractor to do the necessary clean-up and removal of damage goods. I was told by representive that everything would be itemized and nothing thrown away until inventory was done. My home had at least five(5) people from the contractor company and three(3) from Servpro. Two was removing stuff ;baseboard ,wall plaster, exercise mats, exercise machine,and etc. Later on in the afternoon after about six(6) hours i over heard one say there was another back-up in the neighborhood and they needed to leave. They left a short time later and I found out that they had gone around corner from my house to my neighbor’s home. I am missing a set of golf clubs and hopeful that nothing else is missing. I have talked to corporate on five (5) different times and I still haven’t heard from the franchisee/or anyone else from corporate. This is bad business practice and please beaware. I will follow up in future.

• SERVPRO: All Insurance Companies, Homeowners, Hurricans Victims, Tornadoes Victims, Storm Victims, All Businesses, None Homeowners, All Individuals And Earthquake Victims Be Aware Of Servpro.
  NO MORE MEDIATION I TRIED It, TROY BOWMAN CAUSED IT NOT TO WORK.

  Troy Bowman Replace my Furniture that Servpro of Southwest Mobile damaged while insured and stored on Servpro property/in your care. Replace my Floors, which was also damage by Servpro of Southhwest Mobile.
  I had a house fire. Servpro packers/movers came into my home and packed up my things. During the moving of my heavy furniture and the packed boxes out of my home, two of servpro employee’s broke my entertainment center. Although they tried hard to take it back into my home, I wouldn’t allow them, too. Finally, without asking me, can my entertainment center be repaired by servpro, one of the ladies told me, my entertainment center will be repaired by servpro. They have a person that repair furniture. The next moment, she wrote a written statement that stated, entertainment center was damaged during move out, to be repaired by servpro and she initialed.

  After that I called my insurance company and told the Senior Claims Specialist that Servpro had broken my entertainment center. He told me that was between me and Servpro, they had nothing to do with it. He said you have to take it up with Servpro and their insurance company. He said the fire did not cause the damages; they are responsible for your damage entertainment center.

  On Thursday, September 20, 2012 Servpro packers/employee’s brought my furniture back into my home. Just before Servpro/packers/employee’s brought the entertainment center inside my home we heard servpro employees speaking in a low whispering tone. And after they assemble my bed in the master bedroom, we heard the two ladies speaking in a low whispering tone. That was when I was told by my witness, you better go in there and look at your stuff.

  When we walked into the bedroom both of the ladies stopped whispering amongst, themselves, as they stood staring at my bed. Even though I said what, the ladies did not answer me. So, I and my witness looked at my queen size bed. My bed newish look before they removed it out of my home was gone. My bed/headboard had no shine on it. The headboard had a whitish, cloudy, foggy substance all over it.

  When we walked up closer to each sided of the tall headboard, we saw that my brown wooden bed, which consisted of a headboard, footboard, four long tall posts and four square shaped, legs was cracked in several different places. I told the servpro employees, who ever cleaned my bed has mess it up and it is cracked in several places. Immediately, one of the Servpro ladies asked me for a rag. I told her that I didn’t have one.

  After that she went out to the truck and came back into my bedroom with several white paper towels in her hand and started wiping the headboard. After she realized that the whitish, cloudy, foggy substance that were on the headboard wouldn’t come off, she asked me can she wet the paper towels that were in her hand and wipe the bed. I told her know that is wood and if you wet that wood, you are going to mess my bed up even worse than it is.

  After that I and my witness inspected the edges on the front side of the headboard. The front side edges, on the left side and the right side of the headboard, had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood.
  When we inspected the edges on the back side of the headboard, we saw that the same damaged that was done to the edges on the front sides of the headboard was done to the edges on the back sides of the headboard.
  When we inspected the footboard we notice that the same damaged that was done to the edges on the front sides and back sides of the headboard had been done to the footboard front sides and back sides, edges, too.
  The four long tall posts and the four square shape legs also had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood. There are areas all over on my bed steps and highboy that are sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood.
  My wing back chair, arms and legs looked just like my bed. Its arms and legs had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood and the material on the right side of it is coming apart, torn. Around the edges of my picture had been sand down/stripped down and coming apart. Two more of my pictures have drips from a liquid cloudy, foggy substance on them.
  As for the entertainment center that the packers/servpro employee’s broke, they brought it back into my home broke. Scars are all over my entire bed, highboy, bed steps, wing back chair, pictures and my entertainment center.
  For my three bedroom, laminated floors, Servpro packers/employee’s stripped them. After they mopped my floors it took days to dry. After they mopped my floors, they pucker them up. My floors do not look like they looked before Servpro cleaned them. My floors are dull, cloudy and foggy like my bed and they have no shine on them. Seeable shoe prints are all over my wooden laminate stripped dull looking, floors. It seems, as if the footprints, which are bedded down into my laminate floors are there to stay.

  When the packers/servpro employees left my home, I called the Estimator, Stephen Clark and told him that Servpro brought my furniture back damaged and I told him about my floors, but at the time, my furniture was my first priority. Stephen Clark got highly upset and started raising his voice. I felt like I had to stay calm, and that was what I did, but it is only so much you can take from a company that has severely, damaged your furniture, pictures and floors.

  After Stephen Clark had calm down from saying we didn’t damage your furniture, that’s the way it was when they moved it out of your home, I asked him can he come and look at my furniture today, which was the same day that the packers had move my furniture back into my home. Stephen Clark said no. I asked him again and again and his answerer was still no. After I begged and pleaded with him a while longer, he said yes. I asked him about what time will you be here. He said it will not be today. I pleaded with him again and told him that I needed him to come out today. He said that he couldn’t come out today. So, I asked him will you please come out tomorrow. He said again, no. So I asked him, when are you, coming. He said I don’t know. So, I asked him to please let their insurance company come out here and take a look at it. He wouldn’t do it. So I asked him to please give me the name of the insurance company in which my furniture was insured with. He wouldn’t do it. Therefore, I told him, someone is going to have to come out here and look at my furniture. He told me that he looked at my furniture himself and that they have pictures of my furniture. I told him that I have pictures of my furniture too. I then asked him for his supervisor name and the CEO name and that is when he said I will come out there sometime, tomorrow. Although he would not give me the names of his supervisor and the CEO, I had to beg for a time, which turned out to be 9am the next morning.

  Since I was not satisfied by Stephen Clark not coming out to my home on the same day that Servpro employees brought my furniture home, as well as how I had been talked to by Stephen Clark, I called the office. When I asked to speak with Stephen Clark supervisor, I was told that Stephen Clark was a supervisor and the other supervisor was not there. I then told the person in the office that answered the phone about what Servpro had done to my furniture. I also asked that person could she send someone out today to look at my furniture, she said no, Stephen is handling your claim, you have to talk to him. I told her the reason I want someone to come out today to see my furniture is because I don’t want know one saying that I did this to my furniture, which was my opinion. She said no one is going to say that.

  On Friday, September 21, 2012, Stephen Clark and one of the packers, who broke my entertainment center, came out to my home. I, my witness, Stephen Clark and the employee looked at my bed. Although the employee was quiet until we made it to the entertainment center, Stephen Clark tone and facial expression frightened me and my witness.

  When I showed Stephen Clark the edges on the left and right, front side of the headboard, which was sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood first, and then the left and right front side of the footboard, which was also sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood, Stephen Clark told me the mattresses did that. I said to him ok then, I’ll give you the benefited of the doubt. You are saying the mattresses sanded down and stripped the edges, on the sides of the headboard, front and you are saying the mattress also sanded down and stripped the edges on the sides of the footboard front, right. Stephen Clark said yes. I told him, than, why are the edges on the back of the headboard and the back of the footboard, are the same, as the edges on the front side of the, headboard and the front side of the footboard? Stephen Clark didn’t say anything else about that.
  When I showed him, as to where my bed was cracked in several places on the headboard, Stephen Clark said that they didn’t do it, which was a lie.
  When I showed Stephen Clark, which was seeable the whitish, cloudy and foggy substance all over the headboard and the dried, dripped down, liquid, which was also all over the headboard, he asked me would I be satisfied if he got someone to come into my home and clean the whitish, cloudy foggy, dried, dripped down substance off my bed. I told him that even though I did not agree for your repair person to repair my entertainment center, I kept quiet and gave you all a chance to repair it and servpro brought it back, broke. I also gave servpro the chance to clean my furniture and servpro damaged it. So, why should I let servpro do anything else to my bed that they severely, damaged?
  I then turned to the employee and said look at my bed you know my bed was not like that when you all carried it out of here. You know my furniture was not damage, except for the live laugh love picture.
  One of the lady packers walked up to me, while I and my witness sat outside on my porch and show it to me. I told her I knew it was damage. And she told me that she still had to write it down, as bent. She went on to explain to me if anything is damage she has to write it down. I said ok. Therefore, if my furniture was damage, she would have written it down.
  Stephen Clark did not comment on that. I told the employee you know you all are wrong. The employee said that he was not here for the bed (the furniture) he said he did not have anything to do with that. He was here for the entertainment center. Of course he was one of the men that broke the entertainment center.
  I told Stephen Clark just like I told the packers, that is a thousand and some dollars bed, a thousand and some dollars highboy, an $800.00 and some dollars chair out there and a $600.00 and some dollars entertainment center in, there, which servpro have damaged. Not to mention my floors and my pictures.
  I showed him the four long tall posts on the bed, which had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood.
  When I showed him the four square, legs on the bed, which had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood, Stephen Clark told me that the children had mess up the legs on my bed. I told him if the children sand down to the wood the legs on my bed, then who sanded down to the bare wood, the arms and the legs on my chair in there, as well as my bed.
  I showed him the areas on my highboy, which had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood. I showed him the areas on my bed steps, which had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood. He told me those steps are something you step on. I told him that my steps are for show. I don’t need steps to get in my bed. I showed and told him that my wing back chair, arms and legs looked just like my bed. I showed him where the wing back chair arms and legs had been sanded down/stripped down to the bare wood and I showed him where the material on the right side of my chair was coming apart, torn. He told me it was an old chair. I told him come on now you see that this chair look just like my bed. This is not an old chair you all took the shine off of it and tore the chair material. He didn’t say anything else about the chair.
  I show him the edges around the picture, which was sand down/stripped down and coming apart. I showed him two more pictures, which have drips from whatever they cleaned with, on them. I showed him the entertainment center, which the packers/servpro employee’s broke and brought back into my home, broke. Stephen Clark said that they will have their repair person to repair the entertainment center, by putting a screw in it.
  I told him that you all broke it and then brought it back broke. You all have damaged my entertainment center and caused it to become unsafe for children to be around it and anyone who comes into my home, as well as myself, too. If the hazard entertainment center falls, it and the television can kill a child.
  Stephen Clark became furious. He didn’t address the floors. He started to yell at me. He yelled out to me and said I have pictures. I told him that I have pictures too. He then asked me to show him my pictures. I said no. I am not going to let you see my pictures in case we have to go to court. Again, he asked me to let him see my pictures. I told him, I told you no. Since he kept on in a rough tone asking me to let him see my pictures, I said let me see your pictures. He didn’t say no, he just never said anything else about the pictures. Soon after that he yelled out to me in front of my witness and the employee, you committed insurance fraud. He said you claimed things, which were wrote off, by me, on your insurance claim and you also claimed the same things for servpro to clean on your insurance claim. He said double dipping. I told him, I did not. For legal purposes, I asked him what things. He said for one that entertainment center. That’s when I and my witness told him that the entertainment center that servpro employees broke came out of my bed room. And the entertainment center that you wrote off came out of the living room and you know this because you wrote it off. We told him that nothing was written off in my bed rooms, but the mattresses and you know this because you wrote them off. Your pictures should show you where the entertainment centers set and they also should show you that my furniture was not damage. Stephen Clark got quiet for a second and didn’t say anything else about the entertainment centers.
  But, he went on to say that he wasn’t the only one that knows about me committing insurance fraud, he called out my insurance Senior Claims Specialists name and said he said it too. He said that you committed insurance fraud.
  Stephen Clark slandered me with his false/untrue defamatory statements (which can be proven) in front of my witness and his employee. His defamatory statements caused injury to my reputation and made me become a victim of slander.
  Later, I called my insurance company Senior Claims Specialist Supervisor, about the slandering remarks. I told her what Stephen Clark told me what the Senior Claims Specialist told him about me. I then asked her to please tell (I called him by his name) the Senior Claims Specialist to stop slandering me. Just then I told Stephen Clark, in my opinion, after you and the contractor talked to my insurance adjuster, who was very anxious to get your name and the contractor name and phone numbers, you the contractor and my insurance adjuster shut me out. I called you Stephen Clark, left messages for you to call me and you didn’t return my calls. Also during this time my insurance adjuster and the contractor also would not return my calls, too. None of you all would talk to me. But you all talked to each other about my house fire. I have the proof on paper and I have a witness.

  In my opinion, what was once I and servpro became servpro and the contractor, servpro and the adjuster, servpro and the Senior Claims Specialist? I was not only told this by listening to the adjuster conversation, I was told this by listening to your conversation and the contractor conversation, too after the four of you men reservist and called me.

  Although I suspected what was going on behind my back, I never would have had this proof until my insurance adjuster finally called me. He told me that he was going to tell you (Stephen Clark) and the contractor to call me. Immediately after that I got a call from you and several calls from the contractor. I even got a visit from the contractor.
  Once you (Stephen Clark) my insurance adjuster, my insurance Senior Claims Specialist and the contractor called me you all started telling on each other to, me. Therefore because of all the back staving, back biting, shutting me out, not returning my calls, which can be proven, caused me not to hire the contractor, because he was not looking out for my best interest. In my opinion that is why I should not have hire Servpro, too. Besides my opinions, again I say, I do have written proof concerning this too. By you grown men telling me what the other ones said and looking over the documents that I received from you men, caused me to look for another contractor that I could trust and hire.
  Stephen Clark told me yes I listen to him (he called my insurance Senior Claims Specialist name) I tells him things and he tells me things. He is the one who pays me. I told Stephen Clark that I pay my insurance premium not my insurance Senior Claims Specialist and not my insurance adjuster. Therefore I pay you. Stephen Clark didn’t say anything else on that.

  I then went on and told Stephen Clark, because you seem to be a nice person when I first met you, I cannot let niceness stand in my way of you all replacing or repairing my furniture.

  I listen to you when you convinced me not to use the pod, in which my insurance company had written out a check to me for the pod. You told me (which I knew) that I have expenses wooden, furniture and it doesn’t need to be kept outside in the heat, humidity and rain. Now, I had an insurance adjuster telling me one thing, which was to store my furniture in a pod and Stephen Clark/Servpro telling me another, which was to store my furniture in their storage, it will be insured. Therefore I went with the one, who I thought was looking out for my best interest, Servpro/Stephen Clark.
  When I told my insurance adjuster he got highly upset and said why did he tell you that? I then told my adjuster that Stephen Clark told me that my furniture/content will be insured. It will be kept in an inside storage at room temperature and if anything should happen to my furniture, I wouldn’t have to worry about it, because Stephen Clark told me it will be insured. The Pod cost was $194.46 cents a month. The cost of servpro storage where ever my furniture was taken to, to be cleaned and stored was $388.00 a month, insurance included. My furniture stayed in servpro storage/care 60 days. Now keep in mind, my wooden furniture set in Servpro storage unit damaged.

  Back to Stephen Clark: Stephen Clark walked out of my house yelling with nothing resolved. He said that he was not going to replace my furniture. I told him that I was going to have to get an attorney if Servpro do not resolve this and then I walked away. After all he was yelling outside in front of my house and I do not carry myself that way. While following behind me, Stephen Clark told me to get one, get an attorney. Stephen Clark told me that many have tried to sue them and lost. You are going to lose. He said your ass is going to pay out a lot of money. You are going to pay attorney fees for both you and us. You are going to pay court cost.
  Then he yelled out, you old us a check. That is when I turned stood still and told him that you are not getting it until we go to, court. Stephen Clark yelled out oh yeah you are going to pay us interests. I told him, why should I give you all a check and Servpro have severely, damaged my furniture and my floors, but you want to be paid. What about my furniture and my floors. He yelled even louder at me and pointed his finger at me. Again I walked away. And again, he followed behind me. He said what do you want me to do, replace the entertainment center. I didn’t answer him. Therefore he asked me the same question again, again and again until I said, yes. He said it will never happen.
  That was when a male neighbor yelled out hey to him. The male neighbor told him it is not going to be any pointing fingers or nothing else going on out there.
  Immediately Stephen Clark got in his truck and drove off and I have not heard from him since, Friday, September 21, 2012.

  That same morning on Friday, September 21, 2012, I and my witness went to a Servpro on Highway 90 Theodore, Alabama 36582 to make sure the information that I had concerning the CEO, Susan Isaacson Steen was correct. I also went there to get information on the offsite storage facility, as to where my furniture had been kept and to get the name of the insurance company, in which my furniture was insured with.
  Once inside of Servpro on Highway 90 we spoke to a sort of elderly lady and to a younger lady. We explain to them about what Servpro had done to my furniture and floors. The elderly lady told us that Servpro of Southwest Mobile is independently own. She also told us that she could not help us because they do not affiliate, with them. She told us that all Servpro’s are independently owned. Since my furniture was damaged at Servpro of Southwest Mobile, she suggested that we go there to find out the name of the insurance company in whom my furniture was insured with. I told her that they want tell us the name of the insurance company. She told us again that there was nothing she can do. So I asked her can she give me the CEO name and telephone phone number. She told me that she did not know the CEO name and phone number. I then asked her is Sue Steen the CEO. Since I did not get an answer, I asked her, can she look it up on the computer? She said yes. When she came back to the front desk, she said yes, that is her name, Susan Steen.

  On September 21, 2012 I founded out by the elderly lady at Servpro on Highway 90 that Servpro of Southwest Mobile was independently owned. When Servpro Stephen Clark came into my home during the week of June 26, 2012, my belief was, I believe that Servpro was Corporately Owned, by one person.* If I had known that SERVPRO was independently owned I never would have allowed SERVPRO to clean my home and my furniture. No, where on the documents, both content and structure, that Stephen Clark and the Servpro office issue out to me, stated that SERVPRO of Southwest Mobile is locally owned, privately owned or independently, own. No, where on the documents that they issue out to I stated the owner name.
  Omitting/omission, that Servpro is independently owned, privately owned, or locally owned in the documents that I received from Servpro and Stephen Clark and my insurance company at the time is misleading, which is misrepresentation. Omitting/omission, Servpro owner or owners name, in the documents that I received from Servpro, Stephen Clark and my insurance company are, also misleading, which is misrepresentation. By not disclosing that Servpro was independently owned and by not disclosing the owner or owners name in the documents are unfair on Servpro part.

  After that I and my witness arrived at Servpro of Southwest Mobile I told the lady at the desk about what had happen and I asked to speak to anyone who can help me. I was told that no one was there who can help me. For some reason the lady at the front desk got up and went to the back. When she came back she said that the owner was here. I asked her, who was the owner. She said Troy Bowman. She also said you can go back there and talk to him. Once in Troy Bowman office, at Servpro of Southwest Mobile, P.O. Box 161028, Mobile, Alabama 36616, Halls Mills Road Mobile, Alabama, it seemed, as if I was one big joke. I had to beg and plead with Troy Bowman to come out to my home and look at my furniture and floors. Troy Bowman told me that they did not damage my furniture. In my opinion when we walked into that office his mind was set and it seemed, as if he knew we were coming.
  Again, I asked Troy Bowman to please come out to my house and look at my severely damage furniture and floors, which I and my witness sat in his office and described to him. Troy Bowman told me that he was a very busy person. He just cannot come out to my house and look at my furniture. So, I asked him to just let your insurance company come out and take a look at it. He would not do it. So, I then asked him to please give me the name of the insurance company, in which my furniture was insured with. He would not give me the name of the insurance company that my furniture was insured with, through Servpro.
  Later, Troy Bowman asked, why are you, shouting. I told him I am not shouting this is the way I talk. Later, when I asked him, why are you shouting, he said it was ok for him to do so. I begged and begged Troy Bowman to come out to my house and take a look at my furniture, which had been severely damaged by his company. He said it was no need to, he already have seen my furniture. Still I begged. When Troy Bowman finally said okay, I asked him when. He said he did not know. So I went on to beg him to give me the date and time, as to when will he come out to my house. Troy Bowman told me that he would call me on Monday or Tuesday to let me know what day, that he will be coming out to my home, but he said he could not give me a time.

  Before I walked out of Troy Bowman office I picked up one of his business cards. He got highly upset. He asked, me what do you need that for. I asked him why? He said you already know how to get in contact with us. The expression on his face and the tone of his voice along, with his words scared me. At some point in my opinion, I thought he was going to come from around his desk and snatch the card out of my hand. And at another point I felt like he was not Troy Bowman, because a professional and owner of a business would not have acted the way he had acted.
  Therefore the business card did not interest me, but I did glance at it and saw that Troy Bowman name was on the business card. As for Troy Bowman, he never called me.

  About a month after, my gut feeling told me to look at the business card. This time I read everything that was on the business card. To the left of the card was SERVPRO. To the right of the card was nationally known locally owned. Below that was, Professional Cleaning and Disaster Restoration Services. Below that was Troy Bowman name. Below that, but to the left of the card was SERVPRO of Southwest Mobile 251-3430534. to the right of the card was SERVPRO of North Mobile County 251-6752939. Below that was SERVPRO of Mobile Northwest 251-6337500.

  All of that information is on his business card, but none of that information is on the documents that I received from both SERVPRO office and Stephen Clark. Also none of that information is on the documents that I received from my insurance company. Again I say this is misleading and misrepresentation.

  Since, Troy Bowman the owner of Servpro would not resolve my severely damage furniture and my severely damage floor’s problems that Servpro caused, I called the Corporate Office. Although I knew that Mr. Ted Isaacson was up in age, I asked to speak to him and when the operator told me that he didn’t work there any more, I then asked to speak to his wife, Mrs. Doris A. Isaacson, because at this point, I needed their help. Sad to say, but Mrs. Doris Isaacson did not work there any more too. It was sad for me to be told that the co founders of servpro no longer worked at the Corporate Office because up into this point I felt like Mr. Ted Isaacson and Mrs. Doris Isaacson would have handled this serious damage furniture and floor’s problems that I am having with Troy Bowman.

  Still, after that I made another call to the Corporate Headquarters Office, this time to the CEO Susan Isaacson Steen. Although I was not allowed to speak to Susan Isaacson Steen, I spoke to her assistant, Cathy Campbell. Cathy Campbell told me that Servpro of Southwest Mobile was independently owned.
  I told her afterwards about what Troy Bowman, Servpro had done to my furniture and floors. I told her about what was said in the conversations that I had with Troy Bowman and Stephen Clark. Still it was nothing she could do about it. There after I talked to Darlene Bearden, who is Randall Isaacson assistant. Between the two, Darlene Bearden and Cathy Campbell I was directed to Quality Assurance Coordinator, Monica Spencer, but all I got was her machine.

  After leaving messages on Monica Spencer machine and not receiving a call back, I called Cathy Campbell back and this time she notified Monica Spencer. It was then that I got a phone call from Monica Spencer. I explained to her about what Servpro had done to my furniture and my floors and I told her about the conservations that I had with Troy Bowman and Stephen Clark. She told me that she was going to contact Steve Guice and give him my number. She said he handled things like this. She said he would be a mediator between you all. After she had spoken to Steve Guice, Monica Spencer called me back and told me that Steve Guice will be getting in contact with me soon.

  When Steve Guice called me I told him about what Troy Bowman, owner of Servpro of Southwest Mobile, Servpro had done to my furniture and floors. I told him about what was said in the conversations that I had with Troy Bowman and Stephen Clark. He told me that he was going to contact them and see what they had to say. He told me that he was going to be a mediator between us. He said I don’t have to talk to Troy Bowman anymore, I can talk to him. I said ok.
  I asked him to come out and look at my damaged furniture and floors. Steve Guice said he could not come out, because he didn’t live in Mobile, Alabama. He said he was in Birmingham, Alabama. He said but I can get someone to come out and look at it, if it is ok with you. I told him yes and thank you. I told him that I asked Troy Bowman and Stephen Clark to let their insurance company come out and look at it and we can go from there, but they would not let the insurance company come out. I also told him that I asked Troy Bowman and Stephen Clark to come out and look at my furniture and floors, Stephen Clark came out Troy Bowman did not.

  During the next phone conversation that I had with Steve Guice, he told me that Troy Bowman had agreed to have their furniture repair man come out and take a look at my furniture to see what need to be done. I told him that Servpro repair person was suppose to have repaired my entertainment center and they brought it back broke. Steve Guice told me that Troy Bowman told him that the person that repaired my entertainment center was not their repair man.
  Therefore I am saying to myself, my entertainment center was never repaired by Troy Bowman repair man. Just who supposedly repaired my entertainment center?

  Steve Guice continued, He said the man that is coming out is who Troy Bowman uses to repair furniture. When the repair man, David Drago arrive empty handed, I showed him my furniture and my floors. I asked him did he do floors, he said no. I asked him do you know anyone that does floors, he said no. I asked him for an estimate, even though he did not have paper and a pen in his hand. He told me that he could not give me an estimate. He said (in a nice tone) that he work for Servpro. He told me that he will give the estimate to Servpro tomorrow, which was on a Friday. He told me you will definitely be able to get it from them by Monday. I asked him to write his name down and phone number down. After I gave him an ink pen and some paper he wrote his name and phone number down.
  But, since his name and phone number showed up unknown when he called, once he was outside of my home, I wrote his tag number down. As for David Drago estimate, Troy Bowman and Steve Guice never gave it to me.

  Later, I got a call from Steve Guice. He told me that Troy Bowman is willing to pay me $400.00. He said that Troy Bowman said that I can do whatever I wanted to do with the check. He told me that Troy Bowman said you don’t have to repair your furniture. You can keep the check. The check will be written out to you. I told Steve Guice, to tell Troy Bowman that I need in quotes and details, as to what the $400.00 dollars is covering. And when I asked him is my floors included in the $400.00 dollars, he became silent for a while. Afterward he told me that my floors were mop with water. That is when I found out just what type of person he is. I know for a fact that my floors were not mopped with just water and no cleaning supplies. Soon after Steve Guice told me that he will get back with me.

  But, of course in my opinion this sounds like a form of bribery and fraud to me.

  After not hearing back from Steve Guice, whom I was told, worked in Birmingham, Alabama, but was also told later that he did not work out of that office, but was given a number where he could be reached, I called him.
  Since I could not reach him, several ladies in the office, on different days, emailed him and told him to call me.

  When he finally called me he told me again that Troy Bowman was willing to pay me $400.00 dollars. He told me Troy Bowman said you can do whatever you want to do with it. You don’t have to repair your furniture. But if you want to get it repaired you can. Again he said Troy Bowman said you can do whatever you want to do with it. The check will be written out to you. It will be in your name, but when you go into the office to pick up the check you are going to have to sign a waiver stating that you cannot supposedly come back on them. You have to wavier and release any and all your rights against Servpro.
  And you have to give them the insurance check. Steve Guice told me that they said that they do not owe you any money out of the insurance content check. They said that check is for structure, too. I told Steve Guice that the check is not for structure. The check is for content only. I told Steve Guice that I have already talked to my insurance company Claims Specialist Manager about this. I told him I do not pay structure I only pay Servpro for my content. My insurance adjuster, my Senior Claims Specialist and Stephen Clark told me this, and I do have a witness to prove this and I also have documents to also prove what the check is for.
  When I told Steve Guice, again that I need in quotes and details, as to what the $400.00 dollars consist of and when I told him, I don’t want the money, I want my furniture repaired or replaced, Steve Guice hung up the phone on, October 3, 2012 and never called me back.

  Since I could not reach Steve Guice through left messages and since he did not return my calls, I called Corporate Headquarters, again. I talked to Cathy Campbell, Darlene Bearden and I left messages on Monica Spencer voice mail, but Monica Spencer never returned the calls. After being told that Jack Glidewell and Troy Bowman both owned Servpro of South West Mobile, P.O. Box 161028, Mobile, Alabama on Halls Mill Road, I called Jack Glidewell’s, Servpro office in Daphne Alabama.

  On October 9, 2012, I was told by Erica, Jack Glidewell assistant that he was in a meeting and that he wasn’t affiliate with that Servpro anymore. Still, I went on and told her everything that had gone on between Troy Bowman, Stephen Clark, Steve Guice and the Corporate Headquarters. She told me that she would let him know about this and she will call me back. She called me back and told me that she had talked to Steve Guice and he told her that he was familiar with it. Therefore she told me that Jack Glidewell said to tell me it will be handled. She went on to say especially since Corporate is involved.

  After that I called Corporate Headquarters again, and I asked for, as many Isaacson’s relatives, as I could ask for and left another message on Moncia Spencer voice mail, still no answer.

  On November 19, 2012, I talked to Cathy Campbell she told me there was nothing they could do about it. Just keep trying to get in contact with Troy Bowman.

  On November 19, 2012 I talked to Kim in the Corporate Headquarters Legal Office. I was told by Kim in Servpro legal office that Troy Bowman was independently owned and there was nothing that they could do. She told me to keep on trying to get in contact with Servpro of Southwest Mobile, even though she was told by me that Steve Guice was the mediator, who Monica Spencer set up to work with both Troy Bowman and I.

  On November 19, 2012, I told Kim, as well as Darlene Bearden and Cathy Campbell that I did not know that Servpro was independently owned. My belief was that Servpro of Southwest Mobile was owned by a Corporate Company. I told Kim that locally owned, independently own and privately own are not on any of my documents that I received from Servpro. Kim asked me what was on the documents. After I told her that Servpro of Southwest Mobile was on my documents she told me that Servpro of Southwest Mobile states that it is independently owned.

  Of course on November 19, 2012, Darlene Bearden told me that she was going to pass my information on to Monica Spencer. As for Darlene Bearden I do not have a problem with her. *She is one of the nicest people that I have talked to concerning this matter, besides Erica who is Jack Glidewell an owner of SERVPRO assistant.

  On November 23, 2012, I picked up a certified letter at the post office from Troy Bowman. The second sentence in Troy Bowman letter stated: “Please keep in mind our Franchises are independently owned and operated.
  Now, what Troy Bowman wrote in his letter was the same thing that I had talked about with Darlene Bearden, Cathy Campbell and Kim in Servpro Corporate Headquarters legal office.

  Now Troy Bowman did not tell me and my witness while we sat in his office on Friday, September 21, 2012, that Servpro of Southwest Mobile is independently owned and operated. He also did not tell us that he own Servpro.
  The desk person told us that the owner was here after she left her desk walked to the back and then returned to her desk.

  He also stated in the letter, “due that a resolution was unable to be achieved between you and the franchise; you are invited to participate in mediation. Should you feel this is something you are interested in obtaining, please contact me no later than 5 business days from date of receipt of this letter. If I do not receive a response from you, we will consider you no longer have a concern and will request your file to be closed at Servpro Industries, Inc.”
  I never was told that I had a file open at Servpro.

  The letter was the first time in writing that I have heard from Troy Bowman. The other and only time that I heard from him was on Friday, September 21, 2012, which was when I and my witness went to Servpro of Southwest Mobile.
  The letter was signed by Troy Bowman and the following names were a couple of spaces below his name, cc: David Wilson, Trainer, Patrick Farler, Operations Manager and Monica Spencer, Quality Assurance Coordinator.

  Monica Spencer, Quality Assurance Coordinator, knows that I have already gone through mediation with Troy Bowman through Steve Guice after all she was the one who set it up.

  So, do not try and twist this around to your favor Troy Bowman.

  I have followed the proper steps.

  I have tried in a good faith effort to resolve what was Servpro fault?

  I offered a positive solution to Servpro, which was to have my furniture repaired or replace.

  I was the one who contacted Troy Bowman.
  I was the one who contacted Stephen Clark.
  I have contacted the corporate office over and over again and talked to Darlene Bearden, Cathy Campbell and Kim.
  Darlene has left messages for Monica Spencer from me.
  I have spoken to Monica Spencer.
  I have spoken to Steve Guice the mediator.
  I have tried to talk to Susan Isaacson Steen, Randall Isaacson, Richard Isaacson, but was unsuccessful.
  I have spoken to David Drago, who Troy Bowman sent out to my home to estimate the cost of my damages, which Servpro is at fault.
  I have not spoken to the repair man that was supposed to have repaired my entertainment center, which according to mediator, Steve Guice, Troy Bowman said that he was not his repair man.
  I have talked to Jack Glidewell, assistant Erica, who told me that Jack Glidewell no longer owns Servpro of Southwest Mobile with Troy Bowman.
  I have talked to Marlena and several people in Servpro office in Birmingham and those people have emailed Steve Guice and left messages for him to call me concerning my furniture, floors and broke entertainment center that Servpro of Southwest Mobile damaged.
  I have tried to talk to Ted and Doris Isaacson the Co founders of Servpro, I was told that they no longer work at the Corporate Office.

  Servpro Corporate Headquarters has shown responsibility for the action of its Franchisee, Troy Bowman Negligence.
  Therefore the Corporate Headquarters is responsible for Troy Bowman Negligence, as well.
  The Corporate Headquarters are also separately responsible for its own negligence for voluntarily assuming responsibilities.
  Monica Spencer showed responsibilities when she chose a mediator to work with Troy Bowman and me.
  Troy Bowman showed responsibility when he offer to pay me $400.00 dollars, but I had to waive and release any and all rights against Servpro for any purposes.
  Stephen Clark show responsibility when he asked me would I be satisfied if someone came in and clean my headboard and put a pin in my entertainment center.
  Troy Bowman show responsibilities when he sent David Drago, his repair man out to my home to estimate my damage furniture and floors that his Servpro of Southwest Mobile destroyed.
  Servpro Corporate Headquarters assumed responsibilities for its franchisee negligence when they allowed Steve Guice to act as a mediator between both, Servpro of Southwest Mobile and me.

  In my opinion and my consultant opinion, whoever supplied (franchisor or a person or company affiliated with the franchisor) Troy Bowman with the cleaning supplies to clean my furniture and my floors, is responsible too, for damaging my furniture.

  This needed to be resolved now.

  Troy Bowman you gave me 5 business days to respond to your letter. Well I am giving you to December 14, 2012, which is 12 business days from the time this letter has been written to resolve the damages to my furniture, floors and broke entertainment center, serious damaged furniture problems. The entertainment center is a hazard for children to be around and for adults to be around, too. If it falls it can kill a child and may kill or harm an adult. It is now unsafe because of Servpro of Southwest Mobile, Troy Bowman.

  If this is not resolved by December 14, 2012, you leave me no choice, but to hire my consultant. You know how to reach me. SERVPRO, Stephen Clark, Monica Spencer and Steve Guice have all phone numbers where I can be reach. Troy Bowman you have my numbers too, you said, while I and my witness sat in your office that you already have my numbers. But in case you do not have my number here it is again ———-.

  You have my address too, because you wrote me, one letter in the Month of November 2012, which was the only time you ever contacted me.

  I was the one who had to contact you, which was Friday, September 21, 2012 in you facility.

  This need to be resolved before it gets out of control.

  Cc: Corporate Headquarters, Cleaning supplier, David Wilson, Trainer, Patrick Farler, Operations Manager, Monica Spencer, Quality Assurance Coordinator

  Bribery and fraud

  Prolonging the repairs or replacement of my personal property is bad faith on SERVPRO, who caused this problem part.
  I have tried hard to work with you, Troy Bowman, but you have not contacted me concerning this matter, until after I called the Corporate Office on November 19, 2012 am time.

  You then contacted me by letter, which was dated November 19, 2012, which was the only time that you ever contacted me.
  On September 21, 2012, I and my witness tried hard to resolve this problem, but you Troy Bowman did not even try to resolve the matter. In my opinion, your mind was set and you said you did not do it and that was that.
  I am the one keeping the communication going with anyone who will listen, not you Troy Bowman.

  I am really afraid of Stephen Clark, Troy Bowman, (Servpro Owner), as well as, my insurance company to the fact that I had to thoroughly security my home, which caused emotion distress for me.

  If anything should happen to me or anyone in my family all information will be turned over from my consultant to the proper authority.

  You are the professional, but I am the one trying to resolve this discrepancies.
  I am the one taking on a leadership role and I am not the Franchisor.

  This is your responsibilities.

  This should have been resolved accurately and in a timely manner.
  I do not control your business or operate your business that I thought was owned by a Corporate Company, one owner in which I thought I was dealing with.

  Your negligent inflicted emotional distress on me.

  What about your Franchise agreement and operating manual.
  I do not retain the right to control the means used by you, but…

  Poor leadership roles

  My furniture was in storage and insured under Servpro of Southwest Mobile insurance company. You are giving all insurance companies who recommend their policy holders to do business with Servpro’s a bad name.
  This, discrepancies should have been solved.
  This has being going on since September 20, 2012 and today’s dated is November 27, 2012.

  In my opinion as a partnership role with your franchisor, issues should be resolve together. Servpro of Southwest Mobile, Franchisor, also have a liability insurance policy with you or without you for claims, as well as for defamation.

  My furniture and my floors must be replaced.

  When I told Troy Bowman what the lady packer said she had to do about my bent picture, which was she still had to write it down, as bent. And how she went on to explain to me if anything is damage she has to write it down, Troy Bowman said that was a lie. They wait until they get to the facility and take picture of the content.

  When I called Steve Guice, I was told that he was in New York helping out with the victims of Storm Sandy, which hit New York on October 29, 2012.

  The last time I talked to him was October 3, 2012. In my opinion he had enough time before Storm Sandy hit New York to have settled this matter between Troy Bowman and me before he went to New York.

  I and my family have not moved back into our home because of Troy Bowman Servpro of Southwest Mobile.

• Unbelievable. They are in New York charging $700 for estimate. Scam

• This matter have been Resolved.

• This matter has been Resolved.

• wow longest story ever. no way the guy wins in court m\whether the ddamaged the furniture or not. He has no way to prove their condition before hand. Sucks for him but not worth the money it will cosy him in court to eventually lose.

• In December 2012, under a referral from a friend I called upon the services of ServPro of Paducah #9115, location, 1128 Broadway, Paducah Kentucky 42001, (270) 443-4555.

  The service requested – concentrated clean-up of interior and exterior of a pick-up truck that was involved in a calamity. Although, I noticed on your online website advertisement that the franchisee should provide cleaning and restoration services to their customers and that they truly help people in their time of need.
  But this franchisee although, instructed in written terms as well as verbal conversation by telephone and in person to not file an insurance claim.
  To quote SerPro’s Vision Statement, “To be the Premier Cleaning and Restoration Company in the World.” Our Vision challenges us to continually improve as we strive towards excellence. To develop a team of quality people who focus on excellent service, fairness and mutual respect.
  However, I found that this local franchise seemed not to honor the vision statement nor share honestly in doing business with customers in fairness nor mutual respect to customer’s specification.
  Unfair and took advantage of me in my grief…..

• I am not a customer nor a franchisee of SerPro. I have been in the franchise industry for almost 15 years and was surprised to see complaints about ServPro in this forum. After reading the complaints above I find it unusual that they are allowed to remain posted here. This site, to my understanding, is for franchsisee’s that are frustrated with their franchisors. I would think Rip off Report would be a more suitable site for the complaints listed above.

• I hate that all these people have had a negative experience with Servpro. My has and I started a new Servpro outside the Chicago area and we have been going for a little over a year and are doing great! They offer tons of help and if you need it pretty much hold your hand getting started. In fact we are in the works of buying another. To all the people that have had bad experiences please know that all Servpros are owned by different people. You can’t be mad at he whole company for the way one person choices to run their individual business. I promise 99% of us are good guys just trying to help but there are a few idiots out there as with any business.

• I hate that all these people have had a negative experience with Servpro. My husband and I started a new Servpro outside the Chicago area and we have been going for a little over a year and are doing great! They offer tons of help and if you need it pretty much hold your hand getting started. In fact we are in the works of buying another. To all the people that have had bad experiences please know that all Servpros are owned by different people. You can’t be mad at the whole company for the way one person choices to run their individual business. I promise 99% of us are good guys just trying to help but there are a few idiots out there as with any business.

• Justin, I am looking for a franchise to buy and this is one of them.. I would like to chat with you a little to get your experience with this business.

  My email [redacted]

  Thank you

• Ted Ng should send me an e-mail and I can fill him in.

• I am thinking of buying a servpro franchise. What are expected returns in the first year? How hard was it to establish a client base. Thanks for any advice you can give.

• I am also interested in a serve pro franchise, can any serve pro owners please email or call me I would like to get some extra info.

• Mold is Gold

  Serve-Pro gave me an estimate for $20,000 for ‘mold remediation’ under my three year old house. The estimate included a page that should not have been there, their estimated profit of $15,000, plus $4950 for taxes on their services. Termite guy had already told me about the mold, sprayed for it, said put some gutters on the house and it will resolve the issue.

  From research I learned there are millions of mold spores in your home. You let in hundreds of thousands every time you open the door. Mulch has billions of mold spores in it, it just isn’t a problem. Unless you are Serve-Pro or another ‘mold remediation’ company, or a lawyer looking to sue an insurance company or building contractor.

• I had unfortunate incadent at my house. I made the mistake of calling the Servpro Office of MissouriCity/Stafford. Words that come to mind are unethical, unprofessional, sloppy and disrespectful. I have no idea how this office is in business. I’ve used Serpro for other areas of Houston and I’ve never had a problem. The Missouri City/Stafford office was a terrible experiance.

  There is an individual that works there and his name is Jason – I believe he is the owner. He is absolutly lazy with no work ethic. Theft was part of the problem. I will be calling the local authorities. I will also be filing a complaint directly with Servpro.

• In the heat of the moment when tensions are high and emotions are ruling our thoughts and words all we want is for someone to fix IT. Whatever IT is; fire, water smoke, mold… We just want it gone and to be able to get on with our lives. The huge pile of IT that we have to deal with is overwhelming. The interruption to our routine and privacy is very personal and we have to turn over our homes, belongings to companies. Some better than others.

  While making the decision on which team I wanted to join I did extensive research on Servpro as well as with others on whether my goals could be met while maintaining personal integrity. After meeting with franchise owners it was clear to me Servpro was the company I would pursue.

  With regards to the previous postings, my thought is no company is perfect. As with anything else you will find unscrupulous operators / owners & even employees in any industry. I can tell you the one thing that stands out to me is simply this; These are franchises, Independently owned & operated.

  Training is another issue. I can tell you the owners & service technicians doing the work have access to a VERY comprehensive training program. The quality of the work done is a decision each franchise owner has to make, answer for and train into their service technicians. Let’s face it, some people do not make good choices and some owners may not be good or effective trainers or mentors. But I will also tell you from what I have seen so far, at the corporate level this company firmly believes reputation is everything. Maybe some franchisees do not measure up but most are out there doing the right thing every day. Maybe it’s not fair to group them all as criminal. That is not what is being taught from the corporate level.

  As for pricing, restoration vs. replacement saves everyone involved time & dollars. It is common on a residential job where replacement cost would be $50,000 and up to 3-4 weeks to be completed, displacing homeowners to hotels or other accommodations waiting for this work to be completed. Restoration might be say $20,000 and only 1-2 weeks. The key being getting restoration services started immediately.

  Answer this, If mitigation/restoration was so overpriced why did so many contractors turn to offering these services when the economy was in the tank? Simple, they aren’t idiots, they saw value in restoration and insurance companies much prefer restoration to keep claims costs down and their insured happy.

  Let’s keep this in perspective. While I agree in the philosophy of taking care of the customer, shoddy work is done by individuals who either own or work for a franchise which may not have very effective management or training and should not be made to cast a negative light on all franchises.

  Remember “independently owned & operated”, Most of us are working hard to do it right for you “Like IT never even happened”.

• Destroyed my house even more than it was. Items were piled in every room. VERY unorganized. Servpro told me my home would be “move back in condition”. After all my walls were removed and my home completely taken apart they said “OOOPS! It was a misunderstanding.” They only remove walls. So myself and 5 other people were mistaken. My $13,000.00 was than reduced to $6000. Items that can not be replaced were damaged. My tile flooring was damaged. The crew I had at my house created such a disaster far worse than the flooding. They sent a crew from out of state and a group of professional liars. Stay away. Do yourself a BIG favor and STAY AWAY!

• To the previous disgruntled with ServPro book author above… this isn’t the forum… and ServPro isn’t responsible. Like others have said… they are franchisees… and how they handle business is just that. Their business. If they are crooked, it isn’t ServPro’s fault. I have a friend who now owns 6 franchises. I am also now thinking of buying one.

• Servpro is a highly rated franchise. These comments belong elsewhere – on ripoff.com – there are bound to be a few cases where something gets broken in the US when repairing after a storm!
  I am located in NJ and we have a well run highly profitable Servpro franchise for sale.

• Servpro west of Indianapolis is just like others a scam. they are not with the bbb of Indianapolis or the Indiana business association. or has a llc liecence of Indiana. Chad baker never came to see the damage or his team manger scott hopkns. they are not following the book by servpro. I found out that if they are not lienced by the state they can not do business and do not know what the business is about the corporate office of servpro needs to take action is respnable for what happens. because they are supposed to train these people. My insurane state farm sent tem out. the servpro west of Indianapolis took advantage of a disabled person and senior citzen. they did over 6 999 . 83 worth of damage to the home. destroyed a brand new bed that the senior citzen save up to buy for her disbled daughter.they tor up the master bedroom bath room and living destroyed over 3,000 in personal property.We filed a complaint with angie list and the franshie owner send a nasty letter. saying he wants his thousand dollar. or he threaten to take to court.. there fans got so hot it burned up the ref and lost food and destroyed the kitchen floor. this happened 8-20-2014
  I contact randall issacassen in tn the head quarters he refused to knowledge that he knows chad baker of Indianapolis west he has pictures of the damages, . there are witness of he damages from friends and family. Whrn he sent out two young guys joe anf john. they threw the toilet in a shower tore down cabnets, threw the vanity and broke the sink.. the disabled daughter lost a brace for her left foot because they threw everything on the bed even wet stuff and the brace got damage from water and thrown stuff on tme estoryed lamps.

• servpro west of Indianapolis also is a scam business this man only has 8 employees they do not follow servpro book and is not licensed with the bbb or llc insurance or the Indiana business association.. State farm insurance sends servpro out to handle the clean up. thy send servpro out. servpro owner chad baker does not see the damage before the destruction begins or a team manger to tell these young men joe and john what to do and how to do it. these two young men laughed and gigged like two girls while tarring up the home and causing 6, 999.83 cents of damage and over three thousand in property damage. that before they brought the fans and dehumidifier. they threw the toilet inside the shower and broke the sink and destroyed the vanity. they tore the walls and carpet up in the living room master bathroom and bedroom and hall. they water got into the other parts and servpro of west Indianapolis to clean that mess up again. the servpro west of Indianapolis called Mr. plumber to fix the leak. but it was not fixed because the floor was still wet. they threw wet things on the bed and destroyed a brand new bed that a senior citizen was saving to buy her disabled daughter. they threw a left foot and leg brace on the bed and destroyed that. they used the home owners towels. left wet furniture on the floor. destroyed pictures and art work. destroyed a old antique buffet
  They told the senior citizens and disabled that they could not use the microwave and stove and oven when they used the fans and dehumidifier because the got 115 and 120 in the home. for eight days, but the home owners were reasonable or the fans and dehumidifier and could not leave the home for more than one hour. the fan and heat caused health problems to them and the pets. the fans and dehumidifier caused the ref to urn up and lost food, and burn the kitchen floor. the home owners also ad to leave the ac on at 70 for 8 days and the ac is 25 years old. this happen august 20th 2014 and still fighting with servpro corporate and serpro west. they also caused problems in the rest of the home.
  the home owners who lived on a fixed income had to get those things fixed servpro caused 200 electric bill. th home owners do not know if the ac will work next year.
  I wrote to Mr. Randall the president of servpro twice he refused to say anything. or even say there was a servpro west of Indianapolis. he seen pictures of the damages and loss. I even complain to angie list After I complained to angie list the owner of servpro west sent me a nasty threatening letter and lied, so before you complain to angie list better watch out.
  So I dig some digging servpro west is not with the bbb of Indiana or has a llc lience or with Indiana business association. I found out by these three business that insurance companies must hire people that are lienced and bonded and have protection if anything happens. which servpro does not.
  State farm had to hire another company to finish the job. Servpro is asking for 1,000 more dollars or suing I also found out because it is a franchise that corporate of servpro needs to step up and start closing them don or pay back customers. People need to write to the attorney general in the state write to the bbb call news station and write to their senator to find out how to get this business closed.

• Did not follow industry standards in a sewer overflow clean up. Theft and destruction of personal items, mold remediation needed due to negligence.

  Sewer overflow occurred 04/21/2014. ServPro sent to home via State Farm insurance. Began drying process without cleaning up or removing fecal matter from floors, toilets, showers, bathtubs, crawl spaces, flooring, sinks, cabinets and wall trim. Waited 5-6 days before removing soaking wet ceiling areas, creating mold growth.

  As can be seen in dated photographs, took 5-6 days after event to clean up fecal matter sitting in bathing areas. We continually asked why actual removal was being delayed and told it would not matter because it was being dried. ServPro did not inventory anything they removed from our home. Many items were thrown away without being inventoried or photographed. We were told everything would be written down and photographed…it was NOT DONE.

  Since receiving a partial return of our items back it is noted and photographed that wet fecal matter soaked items were placed in with dry items, not cleaned, and were covered in mold and mildew. They destroyed 100’s of books by according to employees of company, used fire repair/odor methods (we had no fire).

  We filed a police report after it was noted and witnessed by company employees that a lock box that ServPro had taken from our home, had been broken into by being pried open and robbed of articles within. Items sent BACK to SERVPRO that were coated with fecal matter and mildew after they claim to have cleaned them, are most likely now completely ruined. ServPro is holding the large remaining amount of our personal contents “hostage” because we are refusing to sign for release of full payment due to their shotty work and negligence. No where in a contract does it state they can keep our property and we want it back so that we can attempt valid professional restoration and to properly itemize our remaining items for our insurance company.

  Due to lack of concern for our property, health (cross contaminated entire residence), and a general hostility by management, we do not want ServPro back in our home. We want our items returned. We want $10,000.00 for the out of pocket expense of mold remediation we had to pay a licensed professional company to remove the mold they also purport is due to ServPro’s negligence.

• Mark W i am interested in purchasing your business. please call [redacted] or email me at [redacted] thanks

  For a number of reasons, personal contact info is not allowed to be posted in comments. Legitimate requests for info to be exchanged can be requested by emailing unhappyfranchisee[at]gmail.com. Thanks. ADMIN

• As the Gentlemen said, this is not a compliment center for Serv Pro customers its for FRANCHISEES. If you must come up with a new forum and start your bitching secession there. Franchisees spend most of what they have saved in this business opportunity and these complaints are not allowing that to happen. so please stop and find another place to do such.

• wow, can you delete the one lady’s 10 page rant? How stupid is that! And the complaints I see on here are all about an unhappy customer, not a problem with the Franchise system itself. What a bunch of f***ing whiners!

• We had a major flood in our home on 11/12/2014. The san Fernando franchise of Servepro did an excellent job of mitigating the damage and restoring our home. They showed up on time, left the property clean and kept my meticulous wife happy!

  I would highly recommend servepro of the San Fernando Valley in Southern California

• hello just to add to all of this I could an will never ever use or tell other to use servpro they over charge an charge for the same thing four times like to buy the box to pack the box to handle the box then the hourly rate of doing an then they charge 10.30 per pound of cloths to wash them they charge our family 8000 dollars just wash my cloths an never ask us if there is certain laundry soaps they gotta use me an my son both have a skin condition an are none broke out from head to toe from whatever they used on 3/4 of our cloths the other 1/4 they just throw in a box sprayed some smell good stuff on them an close the box an they charged another 8000 to clean walls doors windows floors furniture applances an didn’t do all of it at all an they all said they got all the water damage an smoke damage out of our house but they lied threw there teeth I showed up to my house numerous of t when they claimed they was there that day working an was not there at all then they want another check for 5000 for covering a hole in my garage where the fire burnt threw the wall witch was about a 10 by 12 whole

  so u can say what you want about how good servpro is they are no good useless company in my eyes an I hope the classes action law suite I seen on the net takes them out sry to say but I mean come o u are already at a lost an they wanna come in an take half of most peoples earning in a year this is not right I mean I went an ment with the manager an ask for a receipt and she hands me one the has the hours an how many square foot an boxes the used but no prices an ask for that an she said the customor don’t get a copy of the price report an she toldly refused to give a copy of all the prices of each thing they clamied they did never use them ever at all unless you have a boat load of money an don’t care

• I had Servpro come in to clean up the damage from a burst water line.
  I chose them because of their claim: ” when we’re done, you won’t know anything happened”.
  The initial discussion involved what was going to be done and what I should expect.
  During their initial cleanup, I found several areas of damage. When I confronted the owner, he blew me off. There was never any talk of repairs.
  When they returned for the “post construction” cleanup, I found out that almost all of the original promises were ignored. The owner informed me that I should not have been told the original promises. I informed them I would NEVER use them again. Certainly a scam!!!

• I don’t care what the intended purpose was for setting up this site. I am frankly glad to see people are here telling it like it was, to deal with Servpro. We are dealing with them right now at this moment in our 3 story and basement building. We had a fire on the first floor which set off sprinklers in the basement and made a big fat mess. I am SO unimpressed with what we are dealing with here. However, I am not in charge and it was the owners call, to hire these nut jobs. I could go on and on about what I have already witnessed in three days of their invasion upon our building. PATHETIC and without integrity all the way. Lots of bullshitting conversations with the Servpro Personnel. Totally unskilled workers. Who do a lot of yammering to one another and milk the work. Myself and my Grand Kids could do a far superior job to theses hacks! Wow! Ambulance chasers and scam artists for sure! I personally would never hire these freaks and would not suggest them to ANYONE! Steer clear!

• Deceptive Sales

  The Servpro Freehold, New Jersey Salesman opened a claim with our home insurance company, and advised us we would be responsible for only the usd500 deductible if we agreed to sign the service contract.

  For usd500, since he and his team were already at our home, we thought we’d go ahead a use Servpro to handle the minimal water in an unfinished basement. This was despite the fact even we have already rented pumps from a local home improvement store.

  My Insurance never approved the claim, although we were advised they did, and now Servpro is subjecting us to a bill over usd2000.

  We have spoken to the owner in an effort to mitigate the charges, but to no avail.

• SERVPRO’s tag line is “like it never even happened.” In my case, it did happen, and it kept happening for four months. My experience with SERVPRO of West Pasco is too long to detail in an online review. What I will say is that this is one of the absolute worst companies and franchises I’ve ever had the displeasure of working with as a consumer. I will also say that when you ask the General Manager (Jeremy George) for a copy of the business liability insurance in writing four times and said GM continuously and blatantly ignores a request that by Florida State law, statutes 627.401-627.442 and 627.4137, must be provided and is in violation of said law when not provided, I would strongly advise discontinuing any services with said company.

  This is just one of the many beyond bad experiences I had endured for 4 months with SERVPRO of West Pasco. Their so-called “project manager” Tony Rocha, was completely incompetent and should not be managing any projects. For any company. SERVPRO of West Pasco General Manager, Jeremy George, is truly a “unique” individual who gravely has no concept of customer service what. So. Ever. Their SERVPRO Franchise Business Consultant, Cindy Walters, tried miserably to mediate an issue between myself and Mr. George because he was attempting to resolve damage to flooring caused by faulty equipment brought in by SERVPRO of West Pasco. Mr. George for some odd reason treated compensation for damages as an insurance claim. Last time I checked, SERVPRO is not an insurance company. And if he wanted to treat it as an insurance claim, he should have provided his liability insurance when requested 4 times. That’s what we have insurance for home, auto, and business…because things happen. Unfortunately, Mr. George took it upon himself to decide if and how he would like to resolve damages. That’s not how you conduct business…that’s just customer service 101.

  Oh, yeah…and did I mention Mr. George also decides if a homeowner should or should not receive a release from an Authorization to Perform Work agreement in order for the homeowner to proceed with another contractor for an insurance claim? This is also what happened when I requested several times for a release by SERVPRO of West Pasco and was advised that Mr. George said that a release was not necessary. That is until my Insurance Adjuster had to call their office twice to state that indeed, a homeowner does require a release in order to move forward with another company. It seems Mr. George is confused as to what type of business he owns…an insurance company or a restoration company.

  Before you decide to sign an Authorization to Perform Work agreement with SERVPRO of West Pasco, I would strongly suggest requesting a copy of their liability insurance, because as a homeowner, you need to be protected. If they do not provide it before you sign on the dotted line, I would move on to another restoration company.

  BTW, SERVPRO of West Pasco…consider this review my overall rating from the Certificate of UNSatisfaction you initially asked me to complete.

• I can say that many of these claims are very true to the franchise I worked at. I can’t speak on the other franchises because they all run differently. The owner at the franchise I worked under did not care at all about the customer only the end result which is the bill to be paid. They would try to up the bill each job by adjusting the “scope of work” before they send it to the insurance or customer. And BEWARE calling Servpro corporate does not help. They will direct your call to a regional manager who over sees that franchise and in my case the regional manager was worse than the owner!!. They absolutely don’t care about customers or their workers. My advise to people who are suffering from a loss do not call servpro. Call a smaller company or a mom and pop company because they will make you a priority. And BEWARE when using Servpro watch what chemicals they use because the franchise I worked for used over the counter products which is embarrassing when insurance and customer are paying alot of money.

• Every Franshise is independently owned and operated. There are over 1900 Servpros throughout the United States and Canada. While some of you may have experienced a bad experience, that does not mean that every Servpro Franshise is unethical. I have personal experience with a Servpro that I know is ethical, careful and considerate. They only bill for what they do and the bill is itemized. I’m sure if you want to talk about another Franchise like McDonalds which there are over 14,000 in the U.S. you will find plenty of people that will never go there again. If the Franchise is run by an ethical owner which most of the Servpros are, then you will have no problem. There is a reason that the insurance companies recommend them. There is a lot of fraud in this industry. Like a lot of other posts say, do your research on your local Servpro. You will find many satisfied customers!! You cannot please everyone although Servpro will certainly try.

• We had a fire on June 3/21 we relocated from Metairie to Chalmette La Servpro’s salesman had been on his sales pitch very well and convincing. His words were we wet clean , we dry clean we Ozone clean , we inventory every item . He didn’t mention that they were going to damage everything over 50 pounds furniture or steel fire proof safes and or not clean 50 % of the household items . SCAMMERS. My insurance company paid out over $ 28,0000 to this BS Company . UFB !!!!! It isnt over by a long F – Shot So disrespected from from this Franchise

• Servpro of Chattanooga and Bradley County also known as Cuthbertson Restoration has been working on our home for 16 months to replace flooring and edging and they still are not done. They are charging for items not done, not fixing damage done and not reimbursing for items subpar