9.b.
Board of Examiners of Contractors
- Meeting Date:
- 03/13/2018
- Re
- Buster Nelson vs. Brad Jones- Freedom Homebuilders, Inc.
- Submitted For:
- Shaun Coss
SUBJECT:
| Contractor/Qualifier | Dba | Competency Card # | State License # |
| William B. Jones | Freedom Homebuilders, Inc. | 1700029097 | CBC1255957 |
CASE INFORMATION:
| Complainant | Date of Complaint | Address of Complaint | Property Owner |
| Buster Nelson | November 8, 2017 | 1732 N. Dovetail Dr. | Buster Nelson |
BACKGROUND
| Date Unkown: Acceptance of proposal. July 20, 2017: Permit application was submitted. August 10, 2017: Permit was issued. Date Unkown: Work started. September 21, 2017: Window buck inspection was approved. October 6, 2017: Building final inspection was disapproved. As of today, December 15, 2017 no further inspections have been scheduled. |
TIMELINE
| November 8, 2017 | Complaint was filed with the Department |
| November 29, 2017 | Notice of complaint was mailed to the contractor. |
| December 12, 2017 | Complainant was advised to submit alleged charges form. |
| December 15, 2017 | As of this date- no response has been made by the contractor. |
| January 5, 2018 | Continuance requested by Mr. Jones' attorney |
| February 21, 2018 | Notice of Hearing sent to Mr. Jones. |
ALLEGATIONS
| 1. | The complainant advises: Brad Jones of Freedom Homebuilders did not complete much of the work on my contract. I am attaching contract with everything not done and/or completed. He also did not use money appropriated for specific things the way it should have been used- Specifically a $5000 check for cabinets and painting. In addition, he used workers from a ministry service that were supposed to be supervised. many were skilled but others were not and they were left at my home often unsupervised. The most troubling aspect of this is that he did not let anyone know he was closing his doors. He left me, other clients and vendors in very tenuous and difficult situations. Also- There was a change order that they said I owed them. I never received a bill or invoice an to my knowledge all change order had been paid in full, except one. I had given Mary $1,100 for a change order because she did not have the paperwork handy. That change order was $1,196, and I told her I would gladly pay the extra $96.00 when she got me the invoice. |
| 2. | See attachment for breakdown of payments. |
ALLEGED CHARGES:
| 5-52(5) | Abandoning a construction project in which the contractor is engaged or under contract as a contractor. (A project may be presumed abandoned after ninety days if the contractor terminates the project without just cause or without proper notification to the owner, including the days.) |
| 5-52(6) | Committing mismanagement or misconduct in the practice of contracting that causes financial harm to a customer. Financial mismanagement or misconduct occurs when: (b) The contractor has abandoned a customer's job and the percentage of completion is less than the percentage of the total contract price paid to the contactor as of the time of abandonment, unless the contractor is entitled to retain such funds under the terms of the contract or refunds the excess funds within thirty (30) days after the date the job is abandoned. |
RECOMMENDATION:
| To be determined at the hearing. |
Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Building | Paul Thomas | 12/22/2017 10:59 AM |
- Form Started By:
- Shaun Coss
- Started On:
- 12/15/2017 11:58 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 01/22/2018