Illinois AG Files Civil Charges Against Home Repair Contractor For Allegedly Screwing Homeowners Out Of $245K For Incomplete, Substandard, Or No Work

In Chicago, Illinois, the Illinois Attorney General's Office announced:

• Attorney General Lisa Madigan [last week] filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against a Chicago home repair business that allegedly defrauded consumers out of more than $245,000 in down payments in violation of several Illinois consumer protection laws.

• Madigan sued A-1 Construction of Chicagoland, Inc., and A-1 President Joseph J. Schmitz and A-1 Secretary Vincent J. LaRocca for allegedly violating 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 Chicago-area consumers, but performing substandard or incomplete work or, in some cases, no work at all. The complaint also alleges that the defendants failed to respond to consumers’ repeated requests for refunds. Madigan said that her Consumer Fraud Bureau has received at least 10 complaints from consumers, who paid the defendants amount ranging from $4,000 to $90,000.

For more, see AG Madigan Sues Chicago Home Repair Contractor.

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 yelbow