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Cantonment Man Accused Of Acting As Contractor Without A License
January 24, 2024
A Cantonment man has been accused of acting as a contractor without being certified or registered.
Logan Michael Martin, 24, was charged with fraud, falsely identifying self as a contractor and as an unregistered electric contractor, both first degree misdemeanors. He was released on a $4,000 bond.
According to a complaint filed by a property owner, Martin was hired to “demo and build out my property (in the 2000 block) of Desert Street into a quadraplex”, but did not complete the work after starting or respond to text messages, emails or phone calls.
When a complaint was filed with Escambia County, it was discovered that Martin did not pull permits and was not licensed. The complaint indicates he was paid a total of $40,000.
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6 Responses to “Cantonment Man Accused Of Acting As Contractor Without A License”
There’s a fraud like this in South AL who takes money to do artwork on buildings and barns and then doesn’t do the work. Buyer beware.
Subiz.org will not tell you if they are a contractor unless they have formed an LLC or incorporated. Myfloridalicense.com will allow you to look them up to see if they have a license with the DBPR. If they are not there….run.
Sunbiz.org that is the website to at least see if they are active with the state. If not then there is no need to go any further.
People do your checking, don’t just hire a contractor because he might be a little cheaper. There is usually a good reason for the difference in cost. Having proper license and insurance isn’t cheap but it is mandatory. Ask to see a copy of there license and a COI prior to Contracting them, might save you a lot of head aches. When they take your money and do not do the work, or do partial, or do a bad job you will not have anyway of recouping your loss. I pay a lot out for the cost to stay in business but you as the ones hiring please do your due diligence and request these documents. How many people try and hire these people to build their homes, or do parts of their build just because they were a few dollars cheaper then end up getting burned?
No better than a common thief.
Everyone has to do a better job trying to choose the correct person for the job due to number of dishonest people in this world….I really hate to hear about stuff like this cause it happened to me 4 ago.