Illinois AG Tags Unlicensed Contractor With Civil Suit; Firm Accused Of Pocketing Money, Failing To Satisfactorily Perform Work

Frrom the Illinois Attorney General's Office:

• Attorney General Lisa Madigan [...] filed a lawsuit in Ford County Circuit Court alleging that a Gibson City, Ill., contractor solicited roofing contracts without a license and collected up to $18,090 in fees for work that he failed to perform or completed in a substandard manner.(1) Madigan’s suit alleges that Bryan Brandon, B.F. Roofing and Brandon Finishing entered into contracts for roofing and remodeling services, accepted consumers’ down payments and then either failed to perform the work or conducted the work in a substandard manner. The Attorney General’s Consumer Fraud Bureau has received seven complaints about Brandon’s work from consumers in Champaign, Clinton, DeWitt, Ford, McLean and Vermillion Counties.

For more, see Madigan Sues Ford County Roofer For Failure To Fulfill Home Improvement Contracts.

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 press release, Madigan’s lawsuit alleges that Brandon violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act by performing work in a shoddy, unprofessional manner; failing to complete the repair work; and refusing to provide refunds to consumers. The complaint also alleges that Brandon failed to provide homeowners with written contracts and the “Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights” pamphlet, as required under Illinois law. StiffingContractorsTheta