Victims: Crooked Contractor Left Trail Of Homeowners Facing Possible Mechanics Lien F'closures; Accused Of Pocketing Customer Deposits, Stiffing Subs

In West Palm Beach, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reports:

• Roofer Gregory Haddox followed Hurricane Wilma to the tarp-covered homes of Palm Beach County. Soon after, in 2006, he was jailed because he had no license.(1)

• Despite his guilty plea, Haddox has continued to operate, leaving a trail of lawsuits and angry home­owners and subcontractors in his wake. The people who hired United Roofing Systems LLC say Haddox has failed to perform in a variety of ways:
  
  1) He has taken their deposits and done no work.
  2) He has installed shoddy roofs.
  3) He has failed to pay subcontractors, leaving homeowners with the bill.

• At least 30 homeowners are now facing possible foreclosure from unpaid [sub] contractors.

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• In May, Lido Holdings, doing business as Campany Roofing of West Palm Beach, was awarded an $893,000 judgment plus $446 a day in interest against United in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. [...] In late July, Campany sent 30 homeowners notices of intent to file foreclosure, [Campany's attorney Duncan] Farmer said. Before that, the firm worked out arrangements with 17 other homeowners. The majority are in Palm Beach County.

For more, see West Palm roofer leaves long trail of lawsuits, unpaid bills, misery.

(1) Reportedly, Haddox, 37, came to South Florida from Ohio, where he had a string of judgments, foreclosures, bankruptcies, federal and state tax liens and other problems, according to court records. In October, an Akron, Ohio municipal court issued a warrant for his arrest on theft charges, the story states.