Last year, 8 On Your Side Consumer Investigator Shannon Behnken exposed numerous contracting blunders across Florida.

Thousands of Florida homeowners lose money to contractor scams every year, especially after hurricane season creates urgent ...

Before hiring a contractor, ask to see their state-issued license. Then verify it. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com Are you looking for a contractor? Whether you want to remodel your home or ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Contractor fraud is a widespread issue in Florida, from pools to custom home builds and roofing fraud. It can be a disappointing and costly mistake for homeowners. Christopher ...

TAMPA, Fla. — His company received millions of dollars of taxpayer money to help hurricane victims replace or rebuild their homes. DSW Homes owner Paul Judson faced allegations of fraud and improper ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida pool company owner was sentenced to 18 years in prison after prosecutors said he defrauded nearly 100 homeowners. According to Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of ...

Courtney Dellinger-Porter told Newsweek that Beattie Development left her home “incomplete and uninhabitable,” describing the experience as “a four-year nightmare filled with empty promises, repeated ...

EXCLUSIVE. THE OWNER OF A LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A LAWSUIT. A STATE INVESTIGATION AND A CRIMINAL CHARGE. THREE OF HIS CENTRAL FLORIDA CUSTOMERS CLAIM THAT HE OWES THEM MORE ...

The subcontractor on a South Florida Water Management project owed workers $171,998 in cash and benefits after paying some employees only 67% of what they should have been paid, the U.S. Department of ...

A Florida contractor accused of targeting older people after Hurricane Milton spent their money at casinos instead of completing promised repairs, according to police.

A contractor for the state of Florida captured a large python and discovered her nest with a record number of 111 unhatched eggs, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. “The Python ...

An unlicensed contractor from Bradenton, located on the Manatee River on the Gulf Coast of Florida, has been accused of ...