Solar battle becomes longest Help Me Howard ever
She hired a company to install solar panels and got financing The solar company didn t finish the job and she had to start repaying a loan for improper solar panels It began the longest Help Me Howard Patrick and Howard have ever faced Debra s last name is Guess Her husband s is Watt Making her Debra Guess-Watt Debra Guess-Watt Patrick Fraser That s an peculiar name Debra Guess-Watt Well I figured Good lord put it together I would keep it Cute and she would never guess what she was about to go through Debra Guess-Watt I just want it to work because if it works I will save money in the long run We met Debra back in Feb after a solar company convinced her to put panels on her roof and discovered a lending company to supply the to pay for it Debra Guess-Watt They put the solar panels all along here Looks great but Lauderdale Lakes didn t approve the work and the solar company called Modern Concepts disappeared Debra Guess-Watt Because they have ghosted me With the solar company out of business Debra s troubles were just beginning because the finance company required her to start making monthly payments on that loan for the panels Debra Guess-Watt If I don t continue to make those payments they re going to yank the house and yes that is a concern Paying the lender for solar panels that don t work yet didn t seem right to me What about you Howard Howard Finkelstein Yes they can make her pay because it s in the contract Debra can refuse and they would have to sue her and since the panels do not work she might win the lawsuit To avoid all that I contacted the finance company and they agreed to stop billing Debra till the panels were installed properly But it took them nearly a year to find another company to work on the job They had to move a row of solar panels and Debra says they damaged her roof Debra Guess-Watt They didn t seal it We got rain that night It flooded the house After the roof started leaking the second solar company walked away leaving Debra to repair the damage The lender then hired a third company Eventually after two years success Debra Guess-Watt Flo was the last one Flo got it working Patrick Fraser Did you ever think it would take three companies to get solar panels installed Debra Guess-Watt No And will I ever do it again No And there is a lesson here Howard Finkelstein Rather than have a solar company find a lender for you do it yourself Get a home equity line or loan and get a second or third estimate for the solar panels All that is more work but you have more control and will save a lot more money in the long run It was so aggravating for Debra but now that it s done she is so grateful about what it took to get it done Debra Guess-Watt If I did not have your help I m telling you I know for sure I d still be making payments on panels that are still illegally put on my roof Glad we could help Debra And two years is the longest it s ever taken to get a Help Me Howard resolved Be careful with these solar companies There are good ones but we hear about a lot of bad ones Before you sign anything with them read the contract thoroughly and do your research to avoid getting burned A cloudy situation darkening your life Ready to shine a light on it We may not be electric but hopefully we can brighten things up for you With this Help Me Howard I m Patrick Fraser News
