Nine Home Repair Contractors Screwed Illinois Homeowners, Says State AG

From the office of the Illinois Attorney General:

• Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed lawsuits [last] week against nine separate home repair businesses operating around the state, alleging that they defrauded Illinois consumers of more than $625,453 in down payments by performing substandard work or no work at all.

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• The complaints allege that the defendants violated the [Illinois] Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the [Illinois] Home Repair and Remodeling Act by accepting thousands of dollars in down payments from consumers, but performing substandard or incomplete work or, in some cases, no work at all.

• In each suit, Madigan's office is seeking a permanent injunction preventing the defendants from engaging in the home repair trade, restitution to consumers, a civil penalty of $50,000 per defendant, additional penalties of $50,000 for each act committed with intent to defraud and an additional $10,000 for each act committed against a senior citizen, and costs.

For more, see Madigan Sues Nine Illinois Businesses For Alleged Home Repair Fraud (Reminds Consumers to Make Informed Decisions When Choosing Contractors).

For other posts on homeowners left in the lurch due to actions by builders/contractors, go here, go here, and go here. contractors stiff subs customers alpha