NY AG Out To "Hammer" Another Home Improvement Contractor

From the New York Attorney General's office:

• Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo [last week] announced his office has filed suit against a negligent Delaware County home improvement contractor that repeatedly ripped off customers, performed shoddy work and didn’t complete projects outlined in contracts.
  Attorney General Cuomo’s lawsuit seeks to make Jeffrey McGowan of Delhi pay full restitution to consumers he defrauded, post a $100,000 performance bond before he continues any home improvement contract business, and pay additional costs and penalties. [...] McGowan operated his businesses, M & M Quality Contracting and Old Homes Friend, at an office on County Highway 16 in Delhi.

The Attorney General’s Office also found that McGowan failed to:

• place advanced payments into trust accounts as required by law,
• inform consumers of their legal right to cancel a signed contract within 3 business days, and
• include the estimated dates when work would begin and be completed in his contracts.

For the NY AG's press release, see Attorney General Cuomo Protects Southern Tier Homeowners From Negligent Home Improvement Contractor (Delaware County man repeatedly ripped off homeowners and performed shoddy work).

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