Ohio AG Tags Two Home Improvement Outfits With Suits Alleging Pocketing Homeowner Money, Failing To Deliver Professional Work

From the Office of the Ohio Attorney General:

• Attorney General Richard Cordray has filed two lawsuits against home improvement companies accused of defrauding Ohioans. One lawsuit, filed in the Union County Court of Common Pleas, charges ABC General Contracting and its owner, Jeremy Adams, with failure to deliver promised services. The other suit, filed in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, charges Brown and Brown Roofing and its owner, Bob Brown, with shoddy service.

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• [Prosecutors allegedly] found that Adams routinely collected $400 to $7,700 from consumers but did little or no actual work in return. [...] According to Cordray’s lawsuit, Brown did shoddy, unprofessional work, made false representations about warranties and failed to provide proper estimates to consumers.(1)

• Both lawsuits charge the companies with numerous violations of Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act. Cordray is asking the court to stop the companies from committing deceptive practices, to hold them responsible for reimbursing consumers and to assess a $25,000 civil penalty for each violation of the law.

For the entire press release, see Cordray Takes Action Against Home Improvement Fraud (Two Ohio companies leave trails of fraud throughout state).

(1) According to the press release, an investigation found that Adams operated under numerous business names, including Adams Contractors, Mr. Haul, Absolute Maid Service, Rent-a-Husband, Lakeside Remodeling, A2Z General Contractors and Handyman Services. None of these names are registered with the Ohio Secretary of State. Bob Brown also failed to register with the Secretary of State, Cordray said. Brown operated his business under the names Brown and Brown Roofing and Bob Brown Roofing.