HOME MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

Home Maintenance Organization is a Newton-based outfit built to be the one call homeowners make for the odds and ends of running a house — landscaping, snow removal, cleaning, security checks and handyman repairs — backed by an in-house crew and a network of vendors. The company says it was founded in 1999 by Robert Marcus as an offshoot of his property-management business, and reports 27 years in business. There isn't much written history yet: the Better Business Bureau rates the company A+ with no complaints filed, and the one detailed account on file — a 2018 review — describes Robert Marcus pulling together a same-day cleaning crew after a client's planned graduation-party venue fell through just days before the event. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (#184871) is active with the state, though the number the company's own website lists (#128875) is a different one — worth asking which filing actually covers the work before signing anything. With only one detailed review to go on, this suits someone looking for an ongoing point of contact for general house upkeep more than someone hiring for a single big project — ask for references tied to the specific job in mind, and get the license number confirmed in writing.