Watchdog: Attention State Lawmakers – the Case for a Roofers/contractors License

Second of two parts.The other week, I went to small claims court to watch a DeSoto business owner exact revenge on a roofer who relieved him of a $7,700 deposit but provided no roof. The roofer, Lucas Ray Currier, took the deposit money and disappeared.This story makes me sick. The victim is Bong Huynh, a Vietnamese-American who worked to buy his first American home. After a hail storm, roofers swarmed his neighborhood. He doesn't speak English, so after the roofer disappeared, a friend of his contacted me on his behalf. I suggested small claims court to get a judgment.Bong did that. He arrived with a translator whose English wasn't much better. Roofer Currier no-showed. Bong won. He may never see the money again. But here's what matters: Roofer Currier can continue to do business in Texas. Who's going to stop him?Want to stop him and the hundreds of other unreliable roofers and general contractors who take advantage of storm victims? I have a plan. Pull up a chair.  Continue reading...