SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Customers haven’t received refunds, but they tell On Your Side they’re very relieved. They’ve waited years, and now the lawsuit against a shuttered roofing company in Springfield moves forward.

It all started with some research on your end. In spring 2021, We tell you about LoveOurRoof. We heard from several customers who paid thousands of dollars in deposits and then the company suddenly closed. No work was ever done.

Following our research, Missouri’s attorney general filed a lawsuit about two years ago. Not much has happened since then, but now there is movement.

“I really thought that day would never come,” Laura Leclair said.

We first spoke to Leclair a few years ago. He hired LoveOurRoof and paid almost $4,000 for new gutter siding and other improvements. Shortly after writing that check, the company went out of business. He filed a complaint with the Attorney General and is named in the lawsuit. She and a dozen others are scheduled to appear for depositions next month.

“I’m nervous about this, but I know we didn’t do anything wrong. We pay money for which we do not receive services. I have nothing to hide. I’m happy to share our side of the story. “I’m not going to hold my breath to see if we get our money back, but I’m holding my breath for the fact that they’re doing something and I hope they keep doing this again,” he said.

Court records show it was difficult to notify the defendants. The Attorney General is suing the company, James Harding and Matthew Preister, for violating the Missouri Marketing Practices Act. Court documents indicate the company made false promises to customers. The attorney general wants the defendants to pay more than $56,000 in restitution plus penalties and court costs.

In April 2021, Harding told On Your Side that he would do things right.

Meanwhile, a quick Internet search shows that Preister has been affiliated with other Kansas City-area roofing companies since the shutdown. The attorney general asked the judge to prohibit him and Harding from working in construction.

“Whether you’re a 1099 contractor or an employee or business owner, you’ve done people wrong in this industry, and I don’t think you should be allowed to work in it ever again in the state of Missouri,” Leclair said. .

The defendants have not filed a response to this lawsuit. On Your Side called and emailed them several times but received no response. At this time they do not have a lawyer in this case.

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