A Perry Homes

Our experience with A. Perry Homes created anxiety and stress in our household. The project went over our planned budget and the timeline stretched to twelve months in duration. This was 7 months longer than we were hoping for when we hired A. Perry Homes. When we decided to bring our concerns to Mr. Perry’s attention, we were disappointed with his response and demeanor. Eventually, we decided to terminate A. Perry Homes.
Prior to moving forward with A. Perry Homes, our attorney was concerned that an upfront deposit of 20% of the total estimated cost, and the terms under which it would be deployed, would give A. Perry Homes too much leverage over us. In particular, he warned that the language in the contract allowed A. Perry Homes to keep that deposit in its coffers untouched, only to be used as the final payment at the end of the project. He explained that such a large untouched deposit would place us at a disadvantage in any later negotiations or disputes that might arise with A. Perry Homes. Based upon the few positive referrals we received and Mr. Perry’s own reassurances, we decided to proceed to sign the contract anyway.
After we signed the contract, Mr. Perry did not meet with us during the project. On May 21, 2015, after 5 months of what we believed was supposed to be a 5 month project, we reached out to Mr. Perry to request a telephone conversation to discuss some issues we had encountered during the project and our concerns about poor communication, lack of satisfactory schedule information, and inadequate project supervision. Subsequently, we did not believe that all of the issues discussed on the phone with Mr. Perry were rectified to our satisfaction. Accordingly, we wrote a letter to Mr. Perry on June 5, 2015 and a second letter on June 11, 2015.
Instead of responding positively to our letters, Mr. Perry responded with intimidating correspondence, stating that «this is the first of many consequences.» Further, Mr. Perry sent an email threatening to «file a lien against the project.» Mr. Perry also demanded the names of design and construction professionals who helped us confirm our own understanding of the project concerns. Mr. Perry threatened to involve them in litigation and exclaimed in an email that he «intends to make an example out of them» and they «will get an education and have to reach deep into their pocket books.»
Ultimately, we decided to terminate A. Perry Homes. In my opinion, the contract language regarding the use of the 20% initial deposit solely as final payment for the project made negotiating that separation far more difficult, expensive, and unfair to us than it should have been – just as our attorney had warned us. It was a challenge to find a contractor that was willing to take over a partially completed project. Fortunately, the new contractor did a very good job completing our home.

This is the architecture division of the award winning A Perry Homes design build firm. They are talented, professional and fun! They handled our large scale remodel project and we look forward to designing and building our dream home with them in a few years!