I write this review with a heavy heart because I believe all companies deserve a second chance to make things right if there has been an issue. However, after almost 1 year of interacting with RestoPlus, the issues have only worsened.
I and several of my neighbors suffered severe water damage from Hurricane Hillary last year and RestoPlus was quickly on site soliciting services. In retrospect, I was under a lot of stress from just having lost my home and I should have taken time to look into this company and ask more questions. The owner Dara was very nice and reassuring. He told me that moving me out, storage for 1 year, and moving me back in would all be included. He did not give me a price...I should have pushed...but he said he would work with my insurance and that his company NEVER "goes after" the home owners. He did, however, ask me how much homeowners insurance I had for belongings (I should not have told him).
Long story short. They sent an invoice to my insurance company for close to $55,000, yes that is 55K. I had never heard of such a thing. Why would anyone pay 55K to move and store belongings instead of just buying all new stuff?? Also, as a reference, I have a 930sq ft apartment with only 1 bed/bath so I do not have that much stuff. I quickly called Dara and he told me not to worry that this is how it works with insurance companies. He said Businesses have to high ball insurance in order to get paid. Ultimately, Resto and my insurance agreed on a price together and Resto was paid. This should have been the end of it. But for the last several months, they have emailed me and called me multiple times telling me I have a balance. I have spoken to multiple people at Resto and none of them seem to know what is going on. I was even told at one point from one of them that i should sue the roofers (roofers were working on the building at the time of the storm and did not protect the roof from water intrusion) in order to be able to pay Resto. I finally thought I had everything cleared up in March 2024 and was given a zero balance due invoice.
But today I got a call telling me that I have a balance of $25,000 for storage costs. My year is up this month and my apartment is finally almost completely repaired (the entire apartment had to be demolished and rebuilt) so I thought they were calling me to explain I would need to pay storage moving forward if I didn't move out my stuff. Instead, they told me that I owe Resto storage costs from September 2023 to Aug 2024. The person I spoke to Jenny couldn't even break down the costs for me. She couldn't tell me the monthly storage rate until I pressed. She finally said it costs $767.50/month. I explained if you multiply $767.50 by 11, that comes to $8,442.50. She then said "oh no that's not what I meant, I meant it costs about $2,000/month." Another amount I find hard to believe.
Every business needs to make money and is driven by profit, of course. But this company is on a level that is fraudulent. They appear to just throw out numbers and see how much they can get. There is no logic or business ethics here. I told them that I am not paying anything and I asked for my storage key so I can assume it over as I do not trust them. But, I called the storage facility and was told my stuff is not there anymore. They told me it was taken out in April 2024. I don't know where my belongings are and I'm waiting for Resto to call me back. My neighbors had negative experiences with Resto as well, and one reported them to the business bureau. I will be reporting them too.
If you're reading this to decide if you should hire them or not, please be careful. I'm not saying you will have the same experience as i did. I acknowledge my circumstances were very unique. But what I can say is that this company does not operate with any sort of ethical or moral compass and will look for any possible way to get more money from you and wear you down until you give in. And if you're in a vulnerable position and need emergency moving services, do not use Resto. I think the majority of their profits come from situations like these where they prey on those in a desperate state. Take your time to breathe and look at multiple companies. read more