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Saturday, March 18, 2017

Topeka contractor temporarily banned from doing business in Kansas

A Topeka contractor has been temporarily banned from doing business in Kansas, according to information released Wednesday by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office.

Shawnee County District Judge Larry D. Hendricks issued a restraining order earlier this month against John Shively, doing business as J&R Remodeling and J&S Construction, temporarily banning him from doing business in Kansas as a roofing contractor.

Schmidt said Shively violated the Kansas Consumer Protection Act and Kansas Roofing Registration Act in that he allegedly “contracted and received payment from a consumer for roofing services that were never performed. The defendant also failed to register as a roofing contractor as required by the Kansas Roofing Registration Act, or KRRA.”

In Wednesday’s statement, Schmidt announced he has entered into consent judgments with seven other roofing contractors, including two in Shawnee County, for KRRA violations. The companies are required to pay civil penalties, restitution in some cases and are required to comply with the KRRA when providing roofing services in the future. The seven roofing contractors fined are:

Mike Rose Construction LLC, fined in Shawnee County District Court.
Rooftop Construction LLC, in Shawnee County District Court.
Griffin Roofing LLC, in Doniphan County District Court.
FA Construction LLC, in Cherokee County District Court.
Mike’s General Contracting LLC, in Mitchell County District Court.
Arturo Acosta, in Meade County District Court.

James Reynolds, doing business as JR Roofing and Repairs, in Greenwood County District Court.

In each case, Schmidt alleged the contractors “engaged in advertising, soliciting or performing roofing contractor services in Kansas without registering with the attorney general’s office as required by the KRRA.”

With the onset of spring and the construction season, Schmidt reminded Kansans to make sure roofing contractors are registered before signing any contract or having any work done on their homes.

“Consumers should request a copy of their roofer’s registration certificate and then should check the attorney general’s consumer protection website at www.InYourCornerKansas.org to confirm that the roofer’s registration is in good standing,” according to the release.

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