Florida Attorney General Sues Evolve Construction Over Hundreds of Alleged Unfinished Roof Jobs

# What happened Florida's attorney general filed a civil lawsuit in Lee County against Evolve Construction & Restoration and six company officers after dozens of homeowner complaints. The complaint alleges that the company solicited work by knocking on doors after Hurricanes Ian and Milton, collected insurance proceeds and customer payments, then did not finish—or did not start—many contracted roof jobs.

# Who's named and what's alleged

• Requiring contingency agreements that lacked itemized estimates and the cancellation language Florida law requires.
• Charging penalty fees for canceled contracts.
• Threatening to place liens on homes and, in some cases, recording liens for inaccurate amounts.
• Pursuing foreclosure actions even when no work or materials were provided.

Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a public statement: "More than 60% of the consumers who complained to our office are seniors. The fraudsters should expect to be held accountable."

# Related regulatory and news developments In May, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation accepted the relinquishment of a construction financial officer license held by Ahmed Darkawi, who was identified as a former manager at Evolve. Local and regional news outlets had reported similar consumer complaints: WINK in Fort Myers cited at least 66 complaints, and KFOR in Oklahoma reported homeowners who said Evolve representatives "ghosted" them after collecting down payments.

An earlier corporate announcement—issued when investors acquired Evolve—described the company as operating in 35 markets with $160 million in revenue and roughly 7,500 completed projects. That release also said Evolve had been acquired in a deal valued at $50 million by the founder of EagleView Technologies and a partner company. The purchaser and Evolve had not commented in response to the AG's filing.

# What the lawsuit seeks The AG's complaint requests penalties, refunds to homeowners and a court order barring further deceptive actions by the defendants. As of the report, the company and the named officers had not yet filed an answer to the lawsuit in the online court record.

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