Bay City News
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Eleven workers were cited last week when state and local
officials conducted an undercover sting in Pacifica aimed at unlicensed
contractors, according to the Contractors State License Board.
A CSLB fraud team and the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office
participated in the July 22 operation, in which officers posed as homeowners
inviting bids on work such as painting, landscaping and concrete work.
According to state law, home improvement jobs with a value greater than $500
for labor and materials must be completed by workers with a state contractor's
license.
In the sting, those who bid more than $500 for a job were cited and face a
misdemeanor charge of contracting without a license. Eight of the 11 suspects
cited also face charges of illegal advertising, according to the CSLB.
"Unlawful contractors are a huge part of California's underground economy and
fail to follow California contracting laws," CSLB registrar Steve Sands said in
a statement.
"Homeowners may end up paying twice as much for a job if the person demands
an illegally high down payment before starting a job or abandons the project
before it's completed."
Submitted by Jim Alex
1 comment:
I saw firsthand who was making money and who wasn't,
what worked and what didn't, what people wanted that wasn't
available and what was to easy to find but wasn't wanted.
Had you always been thinking to upgrade the pavers of
the patio. A landscape designer knows where to place the flowers for greater effect and what plants to
seed.
My site landscape front of house
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