How to complain about plumber or contractor in Ohio.

4. Ohio Small Claims Court: (For your information only - not a legal advice)

You can file your Ohio Small claim in the county where your contractor lives, has his place of business, or where he did a service for you.
Check with your court if you are required to appear at a mediation hearing before your case can be tried by the small claims court.
To start your small claims lawsuit file a statement of claim/complaint with the small claims division of county or municipal court. You can pick up complaint form at the court (some local courts have the form available online).
At the time of filing you will have to pay filing fee (filing fees vary from court to court).

You can find location, rules, and links to Ohio Courts here.

1. Maximum monetary limit of claims: $3,000;
2. Attorney: allowed for both parties, but not required;
3. Right to appeal: yes
   

You can find more information about Ohio Small Claims Court here, or contact the small claims court where you are filing your claim.

5. On-line complaints.

We collect all sorts of customer reviews, complaints, and comments here.
To post your comment on Google find your contractor in Google maps, and click the “more info” link next to the name of your contractor. On the following page, scroll down to “Reviews by Google users” and click on “Rate and review” link on the left.
There are many other websites that let you post comments and complaints about your contractor. Below you may find just a few examples:
1) http://www.ripoffreport.com (registration required),
2) http://www.complaintsboard.com/
3) www.complaints.com

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