Issue # 4
February 2022
Featured in this edition:
- Graduate Stories: Meet Denisse Luna
- Complaint Resolution Series
Part 4: Arbitration Types - Unlicensed Contractors Arrested
- Got A Story? Lunch Is On Us
RMO Graduate Series - Meet Denisse Luna
Meet Denisse Luna from JP’s Remodeling Home Improvement.
Denisse shares her story of going through the RMO program to graduate and get her own license.
It’s time for you to join Denisse and get on the path to your license.
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Complaint Resolution Series
Part 4: Arbitration Types
In our latest episode in our complaint series we cover the type of arbitration available to you.
If you have missed previous episodes, click HERE for the playlist
Unlicensed Contractors Arrested in Butte County Disaster Area Sting
“Unlicensed and unscrupulous contractors try to take advantage of consumers rebuilding after a disaster,”
said CSLB Registrar David Fogt. “Fire survivors need to check the license of any contractor they are considering before starting a rebuilding project.”
The January 19, 2022, undercover sting operation was conducted with representatives from the Butte County District Attorney’s Office and the Paradise Police Department. CSLB’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team members posed as homeowners and contacted suspected unlicensed contractors through their advertisements to perform earthwork, fencing, paving, and remodeling work.
The four people arrested for unlicensed contracting face felony charges because the unlicensed activity took place in a declared disaster area. Punishment may include a fine of up to $10,000, and up to three years in state prison, or both.
One unlicensed contractor bid $17,000 for fencing on the sting property, which is well over the legal limit for contracting without a license. In California, it’s illegal for an unlicensed person to bid for or perform any home improvement valued at $500 or more in combined labor and material costs.
Another unlicensed contractor was also charged with possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl. All suspects were ordered to appear in Butte County Superior Court.
CSLB-licensed contractors have met experience and testing requirements, carry a license bond, passed a criminal background check, and carry workers’ compensation insurance for employees.
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