AG Nessel has secured a default judgment (PDF) against Caltons Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC and its owners, Aron Dean Calton and Leslie Calton, of Kent City, for violating the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. The company took advanced payments or deposits for lawn service and pool projects, performed little or no work, and then ignored or blocked customers who requested refunds. The Attorney General filed a lawsuit last year after the Caltons, operating under the names Caltons Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC and Lake Michigan Pool and Outdoor Services on Facebook, engaged in this conduct with multiple consumers across West Michigan.    

“Contractors cannot take money from consumers and then disappear without the work being finished. I am proud of the work my office has done to secure this judgment and the work they continue to do to protect Michiganders from unscrupulous business practices.”  – AG Nessel