| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2020 |
Contact: John Milburn 785-296-8495 [email protected] |
AG Derek Schmidt: 10 roofers fined during FY 2020 for violations of Kansas law
TOPEKA – (July 27, 2020) – Ten roofing contractors were fined after being found in violation of consumer protection laws during Fiscal Year 2020, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.
In the period ending June 30, Schmidt entered into consent judgments with the roofers for violations of the Kansas Roofing Registration Act (KRRA). The settlements require the contractors to pay civil penalties for KRRA violations. They also require the contractors to comply with the KRRA when providing roofing services in the future. The 10 roofing contractors fined are:
- KCRS, LLC, and KCRS Restoration Contractors, LLC, d/b/a Kansas City Roofing Service; Johnson County; Case No. 2019-CV-3906
- Lionheart Contracting LLC; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. CV-2019-556
- Garst Construction, LLC; Cloud County District Court; Case No. 2019-CV-30
- New Era Innovations LLC; Wyandotte County District Court; Case No. 2019-CV-651
- Absolute Roofseal, LLC; Johnson County; Case No. 2019-CV-6153
- Weaver Construction Services, LLC; Sedgwick County; Case No. 2019-CV-2539-OT
- Carlos Marquez d/b/a Marquez Construction; Decatur County District Court; Case No. 2020-CV-02
- Jose L. Nunez-Vazquez; Miami County District Court; Case No. 2020-CV-19
- Hometown Roofing, LLC; Johnson County District Court; Case No. 2020-CV-1969
- Winterstone, LLC; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. 2020-CV-308
In each case, Schmidt alleged the defendants or defendants’ subcontractors engaged in advertising, soliciting or performing roofing contractor services in Kansas without registering with the attorney general’s office as required by the KRRA or violating other provisions of the Kansas Roofing Registration Act. Copies of the consent judgments are available at www.ag.ks.gov/roofer-enforcement.
Schmidt reminded consumers to make sure roofing contractors are properly registered before signing any contract or having any work done. Consumers should request a copy of their roofer’s registration certificate and then should check the attorney general’s consumer protection website at www.InYourCornerKansas.org to confirm that the roofer’s registration is in good standing.
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