Ohio AG Sues Contractors for Allegedly Defrauding Consumers

In lawsuits filed precocious successful 3 counties, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses 3 home-improvement contractors and a builder of outdoor structures of defrauding consumers of $564,000 combined.

“Homeowners spot contractors oregon businesses with their hard-earned money,” Attorney General Dave Yost said. “Breaking that spot harms customers and undermines honorable professionals.”

All 4 lawsuits allege violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act.

Franlklin County: Acme Restoration

Anthony Ryan, proprietor of Acme Restoration, is accused of taking ample upfront deposits for home-improvement and operation services but failing to present the promised work. In soliciting consumers astatine their homes from August to November 2024 the suit says, Ryan besides failed to decently notify consumers of their close to cancel the contracts, arsenic required by the Home Solicitation Sales Act.

Three consumers filed complaints against Ryan, with damages totaling $46,000.

This civilian suit is the 2nd filed by Yost’s bureau against Ryan. The archetypal dates to 2023, erstwhile helium was operating as Ryan Roofing and Home Improvements, Ltd.

Ryan is presently serving clip successful the Madison Correctional Institution successful London arsenic portion of a related transgression lawsuit brought by Yost’s Economic Crimes Unit. He was convicted of engaging successful a signifier of corrupt enactment aft failing to present home-improvement services to consumers.

In the transgression case, Ryan, operating arsenic Ryan Roofing and Home Improvements, accepted astir $70,300 from 7 Ohio customers for home-improvement services. The probe determined that helium didn’t bash the agreed-upon enactment oregon contented refunds. In March 2025, Ryan was sentenced to 4 to six years successful prison.

Delaware County: KB Co. Builders

Through KB Co. Builders, owners Christopher Jordan Bazemore and Jared Kumala offered home-improvement services successful cardinal Ohio. The concern undertook extended location renovation projects and constructed location additions and rod barns.

Our lawsuit presently includes 5 consumers who complained to our bureau that enactment was shoddy, not afloat completed, oregon not begun astatine all. Consumers allege astir $240,000 successful damages.

Muskingum County: Timothy and Jessy May

Timothy and Jessy May, a father-and-son team, operated nether respective concern names that advertised arsenic designers, builders, renters and sellers of smaller outdoor structures – including log homes, tiny homes, sheds and kennels – successful Ohio and different states. The business, operating chiefly nether the sanction United Log Homes, was based successful Henry County, Ohio. It is nary longer successful operation.

Ten consumers filed complaints, with astir saying they didn’t person the items purchased. Two complaints cited incomplete and shoddy work.

Consumers allege implicit $225,000 successful damages.

Franklin County: Atlas Exetriors

In cardinal Ohio, contractor Michael Murnane, doing concern arsenic Atlas Exteriors, is accused of receiving payments from consumers for home-improvement projects but not doing the work.

Ten consumers filed complaints, alleging combined damages of $53,000. The concern is nary longer successful operation.

Source: Ohio Attorney General’s Office

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