Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she has secured a default judgment (PDF) against Caltons Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC and its owners, Aron Dean Calton and Leslie Calton, of Kent City, for violating the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. The company took advanced payments or deposits for lawn service and pool projects, performed little or no work, and then ignored or blocked customers who requested refunds.
Nessell filed a lawsuit last year after the Caltons, operating under the names Caltons Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC and Lake Michigan Pool and Outdoor Services on Facebook, engaged in this conduct with multiple consumers across West Michigan.
The default judgment enjoins the Caltons or any entity they create from doing business in Michigan where they are paid in advance of the work being completed. The judgment also dissolves Caltons Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC and prohibits the Caltons from refusing to refund consumers.
The Caltons are additionally required to pay a $100,000 civil fine and are barred from transferring, assigning, spending, or disposing of funds or assets that could be used to refund affected consumers.
Source: Department of Attorney General
Topics Michigan Contractors
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