The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office in Kansas has confirmed a $510,755.40 default judgment against Flint Hills Roofing Co. LLC, Wichita, Kan., and its owner, Tyler Sims, “for unconscionable and deceptive acts under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act,” according to KWCH. The company is not an NRCA member.
The District Attorney’s Consumer Protection Division investigated after receiving complaints. Sims and Flint Hills Roofing are accused of committing 28 violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, including failing to pull permits, skipping inspections and failing to finish contracted projects.
The District Attorney’s office described various offenses, including roofs that “had to be partially or fully replaced to meet building codes,” and the company replacing a metal roof using “water-damaged, moldy plywood and heavy asphalt shingles,” which made the structure unsafe to enter.
Also, when an insurance company asked for two additional estimates, Sims provided one from a company he formerly owned that is no longer operating and forged a second estimate using another company’s logo without permission.
The court ordered Sims and Flint Hills Roofing to pay more than $36,000 in restitution and $470,000 in civil penalties, along with court costs and investigative fees. The company and owner are banned from doing business in Kansas until everything is paid in full and the company is properly licensed and has the appropriate permits.
