Long Island Family Forced to Live in Camper After Contractor Abandons Home Renovation

Home Renovation Nightmare

• 🏠 A family on Long Island is living in a camper after their contractor, Robert Corteese, gutted their home and then abandoned the project.
• 💸 The Salantino family paid Corteese a total of $96,200 for the remodel.
• 💔 The home's interior is left with exposed wiring, plywood floors, and unfinished spaces, forcing the family and their three young children to reside in a camper.

Unfinished Work and Deception

• 💡 The only items completed or received were a new fireplace and several hundred square feet of new tile, which Deanna Salantino ordered herself.
• 🤥 Corteese repeatedly assured the family that materials were ordered and on their way, but they never arrived.
• ⚠️ The family has since learned that Robert Corteese is on Suffolk County's consumer affairs "wall of shame" for operating without a valid contractor's license.

Seeking Resolution and Warning Others

• 🔍 The Salantino family has hired a new contractor but is seeking to recover their money.
• 😔 They fear they are not the only victims of Corteese's alleged actions.
• 🚨 Suffolk County officials are urging consumers to always check contractor credentials before hiring them.
• 🚔 The seventh squad in Suffolk County is now investigating the case.