Has a Mover Held Your Belongings ‘Hostage’? Here’s What ...
You’ve packed up your household belongings, and the moving company has loaded up practically everything you own for the journey from Houston to Denver. But once you arrive in the Mile High City, you learn that you can’t get your stuff unless you cough up an extra $760. Surprise! Your possessions likely are being “held hostage” by a ...…
Movers are Holding your Household Goods Hostage - Fight ...
Oct 25, 2018 · Hostage Load – If your movers are holding your household goods hostage, the moving company is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each violation. You can save yourself a lot of money and trouble by researching your movers in advance.Location: Get My Free Moving Estimate…
Moving company accused of holding customers' belongings ...
Jan 28, 2019 · She hired a moving company called Spartan Van Lines to take her belongings from storage in Texas to a one-bedroom apartment in Maryland. ...…
Movers Holding Your Stuff Hostage? Not Anymore.
Jul 31, 2012 · Movers Holding Your Stuff Hostage? Not Anymore. ... "The moving company has everything you own. You don't need to pay a deposit," says Mayflower spokeswoman Melissa Sullivan.…
Sofas Held Hostage: Fraudulent Movers Ransom, Steal ...
Dec 03, 2013 · Kovalcik, 29, last year testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, during hearings into the problem of moving ……
Moving Company Law Imposes Fines For Holding Your ...
Sep 21, 2012 · Moving Company Law Imposes Fines For Holding Your Furniture Hostage. By. Catherine New. 09/20/2012 07:00pm EDT ... "They threatened to hold my items hostage until I coughed up the balance in cash or money order," Barrett told The Huffington Post in an email. Barrett may have been snagged by one of the oldest tricks in the moving company ...Author: Catherine New…
Dear ABC News Fixer: Movers Holding My Furniture Hostage
Aug 13, 2013 · I don't have that much, so they are holding my furniture and belongings hostage until I pay this bill. I've contacted a lawyer and the company is putting my stuff in storage until I pay up.…
Couple say moving company held their belongings hostage
Aug 06, 2013 · First Call Movers has racked up dozens of complaints about charges, pickup and delivery, and holding people's items hostage. "It's the very nature of that kind of complaint that puts a company ...…
What to Do When Movers Break, Steal or Won’t Give Back ...
Oct 10, 2017 · At HireAHelper, we hear other people’s stories of bad movers all the time. Whether these stories come to us through emails or from customers calling us after a moving company has wronged them, these same cries come up time and again: “All my stuff is missing,” or “All my stuff is damaged,” or even worse, “My movers are holding my stuff for ransom!”…