Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced her office has secured a consent judgment against a Michigan construction company for accepting deposits for construction projects that were never finished and then failing to return the funds.
Nessel filed a lawsuit last year against Hummingbird Construction Co., LLC and its owner, Matthew Ashline, for violating the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. The company allegedly collected deposits from customers in St. Clair, Monroe, Eaton and Washtenaw Counties to begin construction projects but failed to initiate the contracted work.
In multiple cases, despite repeated requests from the consumers for refunds, Ashline delayed repayment or failed to return deposits before the complaint was filed, the attorney general’s office said.
The judgment requires the dissolution of Hummingbird Construction and prohibits Ashline from selling construction jobs or owning or managing a construction company in Michigan for 10 years.
Before entering into the judgment, Ashline refunded seven impacted customers more than $150,000. He is also required to make monthly payments of $10,000 to a customer over the next 9 months.
Source: Michigan Department of Attorney General
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