Robert M Cimo General Contractor Robert M Cimo General Contractor

Robert Cimo is a con man and he stole over $20K from us. We hired him to do a house remodel in Cardiff, Ca. He said he would get the permit. We paid him for the architectural and engineering work, then he came back after a few months and asked for more money. We found out months later that he had pocketed most of the money and for most of the 11 months that he said our plans were being submitted over and over again, we had no architect and the plans were never finished. He just kept resubmitting them to make us think there was progress. We also paid him $6900 for a shed he never finished. We spent well over a year trying to get him to do that work we had paid for in full and he just would not. We filed a complaint with the state and he promised to finish the shed if we let the other money go, but we could never get him to finish it so we have given up. We are elderly and the stress of this bad dishonest contractor has ruined our lives now for nearly two years. This man is very charming and we made the mistake of trusting him with our money. If a thief breaks into your home and steals $20K, he will be arrested and the government will try him. When a contractor steals your money it is considered a civil matter and the process through the contractor's board is lengthy and laborious, and this guy only had a bond of $8K, so we gave up because it was eating up what we have left of our lives. We just hope posting reviews helps other vulnerable elderly people not be ripped off by this con man.