Saturday, January 03, 2009

Missouri AG Brings Civil Suit Against Homebuilder For Allegedly Pocketing Customer Cash & Either Failing To Perform Work Or Doing So In Shoddy Manner

From the Office of the Missouri Attorney General:
  • The Franklin County Circuit Court has entered an order against homebuilder Jason Woods that prevents him from doing any home repair or construction in Missouri while a lawsuit brought by the Attorney General's Office is pending.

  • The lawsuit,(1) filed in October, alleges that Woods, who does business as Timber Ridge Construction, took money for home repair or construction projects from consumers but then either failed to do the work or did the work in a shoddy manner.

For the Missouri AG press release, see Preliminary injunction prevents homebuilder accused of fraud from doing business while AG lawsuit is pending.

For more on homeowners left in the lurch due to actions by builders/contractors, go here, go here, go here, go here, and go here.

(1) According to the Missouri AG press release, the lawsuit alleges that Woods entered into a contract with one consumer in which Woods was paid a total of $138,951 to construct a new home on property owned by the consumer. However, Woods allegedly failed to complete the construction of the house per the specifications listed in the agreement; and the work completed was also alleged to have been done using poor workmanship. The lawsuit also alleges the defendant entered into a contract with another homeowner couple to construct a storage building on the couple's property. The couple paid Woods a total of $30,000 to construct the structure, but he failed to do so, according to the AG's press release. StiffingContractorsTheta