A & M Premier Roofing & Construction review: Billing issues

Deceptive Business Practices by A&M Premier Roofing. Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA)...
In North Carolina, deceptive business practices are addressed under the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA). This act prohibits unfair methods of competition and deceptive acts or practices in commerce. It covers a wide range of practices, including false advertising, fraudulent misrepresentation, and bait-and-switch tactics. Violations can lead to financial penalties and civil lawsuits. The law applies to all business activities, but certain professions and situations may be exempt (some general info for the following post).

Specifically, fraudulent misrepresentation is my experience with A&M Premier Roofing. In a nutshell we signed a contract which included a set amount for the replacement and a clause that covered insurance claims paid by our carrier relative to the work being completed by A&M. Which originally was a bit over $10K (including our deductible) and we gladly paid it; we needed a new roof.

Unknown to me A&M went back to our carrier and a submitted another claim. I was unaware of this until I received a call from our carrier in December about a denial for a secondary claim made. The claim was based on city of Raliegh code and we did not live in the city limits of Raleigh. I thanked our carrier for the call and didn't think anything of it because we paid A&M everything as stated in the signed agreement. Roughly a month or so after that I received a "2nd Payment is Due" email (from A&M Premier Roofing) for an additional $1445 in an invoice that I had never seen until then.

I pushed back on A&M for a couple of months because this was not agreed upon prior to the work starting nor was I aware of the additional charge. Eventually we paid the bill because it would have cost us more to retain an attorney and sue to avoid the fraudulent misrepresentation or a potential personal credit hit. However, I have four years to consider filing a civil lawsuit and contacting the Wake County Attorney General due to the statute of limitations in NC (if I read it correctly). Part of me just wants chalk it up to not doing my due diligence before hiring them and move on, but another part of me is tired of getting taken advantage of.

Hopefully if you are reading this, you'll do a better job of screening a potential roofer than I did. I cannot in good faith recommend them and if I could go back in time, I would not have chosen them (there are so many others out there).